Hyper-V Virtual Disk Operations: Compact, Convert, Expand, and Shrink – How to Guide and Tips.
Compact
1. Run your Hyper-V Manager e fare clic su Edit Disk;
2. Clic Prossimo;
3. Fare clic su Browse to select your disk for operations;
4. After Disk is selected click Prossimo;
5. First option is Compact (this is the simplest operation). Clic Prossimo;
6. At the next page click Prossimo;
Convert
1. Option Convert (change your Virtual Disk format, *.vhd or *.vhdx). Clic Prossimo;
2. Select the format and click Prossimo;
3. Select the type of Virtual Disk.
NOTA: In enterprise is Best Practice – to use a Virtual Disk type Fixed size.
4. Make a choice and click Prossimo;
5. Fare clic su Browse to select the final name and destination of Virtual Disk, e fare clic Save;
7. If it’s ok – click Prossimo;
8. Clic Fine to run this operation;
Expand
1. Correre Hyper-V Manager and click on Inspect Disk and select target Virtual Disk to show information about it. Click the Vicino pulsante;
2. We have 60 GB VHDX, Expand it. Click on Edit Disk in Hyper-V Manager; Click the Prossimo pulsante;
3. Clic the Browse button and select target Virtual Disk;
4. After selecting click the Prossimo pulsante;
5. Selezionare Expand option and click the Prossimo pulsante;
6. Enter the new size and click the Next button, I’m set to 80 GB. (You must have free space to do this);
7. Check the final information and click the Fine pulsante;
8. Let’s Inspect Disk again. As we see – it now 80 GB size.
9. Connect to VM, which Virtual Disk we Expand. Login in (user must have Local Administrator Rights) and open This PC;
10. As we see it’s 60 GB (old size) but not 80 GB. Vicino This PC. Right Mouse Button fare clic su l'inizio pulsante e selezionare Disk Management;
11. After the Disk Management console opens you will see Unallocated space on the Disk (20 GB);
12. Right Mouse Button click on Disk “(C:)” and select Extend Volume;
13. Click the Prossimo pulsante;
14. It shows up space for extending. Click the Prossimo pulsante;
15. Clic Fine to apply changes;
16. As we see – The disk is extended to 80 GB, close the Disk Management console;
17. Open “This PC again. Hooray “Local Disk (C:)” now has an 80 GB size.
Shrink
1. Correre Hyper-V Manager and make sure your Macchina virtuale (VM) with target “Virtual Disk is in an Off state. Vicino Hyper-V Manager;
2. Aprire Disk Management on the Hyper-V computer (local pc). Right Mouse Button fare clic su l'inizio pulsante e selezionare Disk Management;
3. Dopo the Disk Management console opens, go to the upper menu. Clic Azione and then Attach VHD;
4. Clic Browse to select the target Virtual Disk file;
5. After selecting click the OK pulsante;
6. We connected Virtual Disk;
7. Right Mouse Button click on the connected Disk and select Shrink Volume;
8. Enter the size in MB (Megabytes) to shrink from Disk. Click the Shrink pulsante;
9. Perfetto, shrinking is successful;
10. Right Mouse Button click on your Virtual Disk e seleziona Detach VHD;
11. Clic OK and close the Disk Management console;
12. Run your Hyper-V Manager and click on Edit Disk;
13. Click the Prossimo pulsante;
14. Click the Browse button to select target Virtual Disk;
15. After selecting Disk click the Prossimo pulsante;
16. As you see we get a new option Shrink, select it and click the Prossimo pulsante;
NOTA: Option “Shrink” is available if “Virtual Disk” has “Unallocated” space.
17. Enter the new size and click the Fine pulsante;
18. Inspect our Virtual Disk again, now it’s 41 GB;
19. In the system;
