Hyper-V Virtual Disk Operations: Compact, Convert, Expand, and Shrink – How to Guide and Tips

Hyper-V Virtual Disk Operations: Compact, Convert, Expand, and Shrink – How to Guide and Tips.

Compact

1. Run your Hyper-V Manager en klik op op Edit Disk;

2. Klik Volgende;

3. Klikken op Browse to select your disk for operations;

4. After Disk is selected click Volgende;

5. First option is Compact (this is the simplest operation). Klik Volgende;

6. At the next page click Volgende;

Convert

1. Option Convert (change your Virtual Disk format, *.vhd or *.vhdx). Klik Volgende;

2. Select the format and click Volgende;

3. Select the type of Virtual Disk.

OPMERKING: In enterprise is Best Practice – to use a Virtual Disk type Fixed size.

4. Make a choice and click Volgende;

5. Klikken op Browse to select the final name and destination of Virtual Disk, en klik Save;

7. If it’s ok – click Volgende;

8. Klik Finish to run this operation;

Expand

1. Run Hyper-V Manager and click on Inspect Disk and select target Virtual Disk to show information about it. Click the Dichtbij knop;

2. We have 60 GB VHDX, Expand it. Click on Edit Disk in Hyper-V Manager; Click the Volgende knop;

3. Klik the Browse button and select target Virtual Disk;

4. After selecting click the Volgende knop;

5. Selecteer Expand option and click the Volgende knop;

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 Finish knop;

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. Dichtbij This PC. Rechtermuisknop klik op the Start button and select Disk Management;

11. After the Disk Management console opens you will see Unallocated space on the Disk (20 GB);

12. Rechtermuisknop click on Disk “(C:)” and select Extend Volume;

13. Click the Volgende knop;

14. It shows up space for extending. Click the Volgende knop;

15. Klik Finish to apply changes;

16. As we see – The disk is extended to 80 GB, close the Disk Management troosten;

17. Open “This PC again. Hooray “Local Disk (C:)” now has an 80 GB size.

Shrink

1. Run Hyper-V Manager and make sure your Virtual Machine (VM) with target “Virtual Disk is in an Off state. Close Hyper-V Manager;

2. Open Disk Management on the Hyper-V computer (local pc). Rechtermuisknop klik op the Start button and select Disk Management;

3. After the Disk Management console opens, go to the upper menu. Klik Action and then Attach VHD;

4. Klik Browse to select the target Virtual Disk file;

5. After selecting click the OK knop;

6. We connected Virtual Disk;

7. Rechtermuisknop click on the connected Disk and select Shrink Volume;

8. Enter the size in MB (Megabytes) to shrink from Disk. Click the Shrink knop;

9. Perfect, shrinking is successful;

10. Rechtermuisknop click on your Virtual Disk and select Detach VHD;

11. Klik OK and close the Disk Management troosten;

12. Run your Hyper-V Manager and click on Edit Disk;

13. Click the Volgende knop;

14. Click the Browse button to select target Virtual Disk;

15. After selecting Disk click the Volgende knop;

16. As you see we get a new option Shrink, select it and click the Volgende knop;

OPMERKING: Option “Shrink” is available if “Virtual Disk” has “Unallocated” space.

17. Enter the new size and click the Finish knop;

18. Inspect our Virtual Disk again, now it’s 41 GB;

19. In the system;