🌐 CYBEREDU • LAB 68

Creating Differencing Virtual Hard Disk
Step by Step

To Create Differencing disk using Hyper-V

Prerequisites

  • Before working on this lab, You must have
  • A computer running windows server 2022 Operating System Hyper-V host.

Network Topology

Lab 68 Topology

Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1

Go to Start, select Hyper-V Manager.

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Step 2

In Hyper-V Manager, Right click on server Name (SYS1) and select New Hard Disk.

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Step 3

In Before you begin page, click Next.

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Step 4

In Choose Disk Format Page, select VHDX and click Next.

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Step 5

In Choose Disk Type, select Differencing and click Next.

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Step 6

Enter Name, Browse and select Location for virtual hard disk, click Next.

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Step 7

In Configure Disk Page, Browse and select the Parent Disk, click Next.

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Step 8

Click Finish to create the New Virtual Hard Disk.

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Step 9

It creates a new Differencing virtual hard disk.

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Verification

  • 1. Go to Hyper-V Manger Console, right click Server, select Inspect Disk.
  • 2. Browse and select the Differencing Disk from file Explorer.
  • 3. In Virtual Hard Disk Properties, select Inspect Parent.
  • 4. Verify the Parent Virtual Hard Disk Properties and click Close.