Hyper-V Virtual Disk Operations: Compact, Convert, Expandir, and Shrink – How to Guide and Tips.
Compact
1. Execute o seu Hyper-V Manager e clique em Edit Disk;
2. Clique Próximo;
3. Click on Navegar to select your disk for operations;
4. After Disk is selected click Próximo;
5. First option is Compact (this is the simplest operation). Clique Próximo;
6. At the next page click Próximo;
Convert
1. Option Convert (change your Virtual Disk format, *.vhd or *.vhdx). Clique Próximo;
2. Select the format and click Próximo;
3. Select the type of Virtual Disk.
OBSERVAÇÃO: In enterprise is Best Practice – to use a Virtual Disk type Fixed size.
4. Make a choice and click Próximo;
5. Click on Navegar to select the final name and destination of Virtual Disk, e clique Salvar;
7. If it’s ok – click Próximo;
8. Clique Terminar to run this operation;
Expandir
1. Run Hyper-V Manager and click on Inspect Disk and select target Virtual Disk to show information about it. Click the Fechar botão;
2. We have 60 GB VHDX, Expand it. Click on Edit Disk in Hyper-V Manager; Click the Próximo botão;
3. Clique the Browse button and select target Virtual Disk;
4. After selecting click the Próximo botão;
5. Selecione Expandir option and click the Próximo botão;
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 Terminar botão;
8. Let’s Inspect Disk again. As we see – it now 80 GB size.
9. Connect to VM, which Virtual Disk we Expandir. 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. Fechar This PC. Botão direito do mouse click on o começo botão e selecione Disk Management;
11. After the Disk Management console opens you will see Unallocated space on the Disk (20 GB);
12. Botão direito do mouse click on Disk “(C:)” and select Extend Volume;
13. Click the Próximo botão;
14. It shows up space for extending. Click the Próximo botão;
15. Clique Terminar 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. Run Hyper-V Manager and make sure your Máquina Virtual (VM) with target “Virtual Disk is in an Off state. Close Hyper-V Manager;
2. Abrir Disk Management on the Hyper-V computer (local pc). Botão direito do mouse click on o começo botão e selecione Disk Management;
3. After the Disk Management console opens, go to the upper menu. Clique Action e então Attach VHD;
4. Clique Navegar to select the target Virtual Disk arquivo;
5. After selecting click the OK botão;
6. We connected Virtual Disk;
7. Botão direito do mouse click on the connected Disk and select Shrink Volume;
8. Enter the size in MB (Megabytes) to shrink from Disk. Click the Shrink botão;
9. Perfect, shrinking is successful;
10. Botão direito do mouse click on your Virtual Disk e selecione Detach VHD;
11. Clique OK and close the Disk Management console;
12. Run your Hyper-V Manager and click on Edit Disk;
13. Click the Próximo botão;
14. Click the Navegar button to select target Virtual Disk;
15. After selecting Disk click the Próximo botão;
16. As you see we get a new option Shrink, select it and click the Próximo botão;
OBSERVAÇÃO: Option “Shrink” is available if “Virtual Disk” has “Unallocated” space.
17. Enter the new size and click the Terminar botão;
18. Inspect our Virtual Disk again, now it’s 41 GB;
19. In the system;
