We have some hyper-v server images that if possible we would like to not
rebuild. However the original machine they were installed on is no longer
available. So we have 1 vhdx and 8 avhdx. The vhdx is the virtual disk and the
avhdx are check points if I remember correctly. The process I used to build
these machines was such as base install...checkpoint..install SQL
Server...checkpoint...install visual studio...checkpoint etc... I created a new
vm on my windows 8 box and in the create wizard I told it to use an existing
vhdx then pointed to my previous one. The system boots and takes the correct
password. However it comes up at the base install point. The checkpoints do not
show in Hyper-V manager and consequently they do not get applied to the VM. Now
I have found that there is a sort of checkpoint database (xml) and several
related folders inC:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Hyper-Vthinking maybe there
are some pointers I could realign but it seems editing them is not supported. I
also tried under the settings option of the test vm to change the checkpoint
location. That seems to be a place for checkpoints to be stored and it doesn't
seem to pick them up if any exist........this behavior makes sense as the
pointer xml / database thingy is where that information should come from. So
is there a way to get these checkpoints associated / recreate / make use of
these existing hyper v machines? Thank YouJB
