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Applies To: Windows Server 2012 R2
Virtual machine checkpoints (formerly known as virtual machine snapshots) capture the state, data, and hardware configuration of a running virtual machine.
Note
In Windows Server 2012 R2, virtual machine snapshots were renamed to virtual machine checkpoints in Hyper-V manager to match the terminology used in System Center Virtual Machine Management. For clarity, this document will refer to virtual machine snapshots as checkpoints.For information about the new production checkpoints in the Windows Server® 2016 Technical Preview and Windows 10®, see What’s New in Hyper-V in Technical Preview: Production checkpoints.
Checkpoints provide a fast and easy way to revert the virtual machine to a previous state. For this reason, virtual machine checkpoints are intended mainly for use in development and test environments. Having an easy way to revert a virtual machine can be very useful if you need to recreate a specific state or condition so that you can troubleshoot a problem.
There are certain circumstances in which it may make sense to use checkpoints in a production environment. For example, you can use checkpoints to provide a way to revert a potentially risky operation in a production environment, such as applying an update to the software running in the virtual machine.
For information about a new type of checkpoints in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview and Windows 10 that were created for use in a production environment, see What’s New in Hyper-V in Technical Preview: Production checkpoints. For the most current version of this content, see Choose between standard or production checkpoints in Hyper-V and Enable or disable checkpoints in Hyper-V.
This topic contains the following information about standard checkpoints:
Considerations
Keep the following considerations in mind, especially if you plan to use checkpoints on a virtual machine in a production environment:
The presence of a virtual machine checkpoint reduces the disk performance of the virtual machine.
We do not recommend using checkpoints on virtual machines that provide time-sensitive services, or when performance or the availability of storage space is critical.
Important
Microsoft does not support the use of checkpoints on virtual machines running the Active Directory Domain Services role (also known as “domain controllers”) or the Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services role in Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2. For more information, see Operational Considerations for Virtualized Domain Controllers (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=159631).
Checkpoint files
Checkpoint files are stored in several locations:
| VM Setting | Default location | Contents |
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| Checkpoint File Location | %systemroot%ProgramDataMicrosoftWindowsHyper-VSnapshots | This folder will contain the .xml configuration file for each checkpoint using the checkpoint GUID as the file name. There will also be sub-folder created using the checkpoint GUID as the name (SnapshotsGUID). - If the virtual machine was not running when the checkpoint was created, this folder will be empty. - If the VM was running or in a saved state, this sub-folder will contain a .bin and a .vsv (virtual machine saved state file). If the virtual machine has no checkpoints, you can change where these checkpoint files are stored. |
| The path specified in the VM settings under Virtual Hard Disk > Hard Drive | Location: C:UsersPublicDocumentsHyper-VVirtual Hard Disks for Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1 or C:ProgramDataMicrosoftWindowsHyper-VNew Virtual MachineVirtual Hard Disks for Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8. | This is the path to the folder containing the original .vhdx file and an .avhdx file for each checkpoint. You can specify any location for the .vhdx and the .avhdx files are always created in the same location as their parent .vhdx files. |
Checkpoint Process
Creating a checkpoint
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Deleting a checkpoint
Applying a checkpoint
Frequently asked questions
I’ve taken multiple checkpoints and now my virtual machine pauses automatically. Hyper-V Manager shows the status as ‘paused-critical’. How can I fix this?
This problem occurs when you have run out of space on the physical storage where the virtual machine snapshot files are stored. Note that this may be on a different drive than where the virtual hard disk is stored.
To fix the problem, create additional space on the drive by deleting unused data. For example, if you do not need to keep some of the checkpoints, you can delete the checkpoints individually. Make sure to use Hyper-V Manager to delete the checkpoints. Do not delete the .ahvd files directly.
I’ve tried to delete checkpoints, but they failed to merge because there is not enough space on the disk (error 0x80070070). What can I do?
If possible, free up storage space on the volume where the .vhdx file is located. If you cannot free up space on the current volume, you can use storage migration to move the storage to a location with more space while the virtual machine is still running. For more information, see Storage migration.
You can also export the virtual machine to a volume that has sufficient disk space to allow the merge to complete. The process of exporting the virtual machine to delete checkpoints consists of the following steps:
Export the virtual machine to a location that has sufficient storage space. The location should be a different volume on the same host to avoid configuration problems.
Delete the virtual machine from the Hyper-V Management console.
Import the virtual machine using the Register import type. This imports the virtual machine in-place and keeps the same unique ID.
If you want to move the virtual machine back to the original location, free up additional space on the original volume.
Import the virtual machine back to the original location. For this, you can use the Restore import type, which copies the virtual machine files to the default location for the host.
For more information about exporting and importing virtual machines, see: Export and import VM.
Should checkpoints be used as a substitute for backups?
No, because virtual machine checkpoints are not the same as backups created by a Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) writer. We do not recommend using virtual machine checkpoints as a permanent data or system recovery solution. A backup solution helps provide protection that is not provided by checkpoints.
Even though virtual machine checkpoints provide a convenient way to store different points of system state, data, and configuration, there are some inherent risks of unintended data loss if they are not managed appropriately. Checkpoints do not protect against problems that may occur on the host, such as a hardware malfunction on the physical computer or a software-related issue in the management operating system. Also, applications that run in a virtual machine are not aware of the snapshot, and will not be able to adjust appropriately. For example, if you used a virtual machine snapshot to restore an Exchange server, the server would expect the same set of client connections that were present when the snapshot was taken.
For more information about backing up Hyper-V and its virtual machines, see Back up and restore.
See also
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This one is fully playable online here. It was made available on the developer's website sometime in June 2009. This prototype is very early in development, with several incomplete tidbits.
- 1General Differences
- 3Sprite Differences
General Differences
- There is no main menu. The game goes straight to the first room from the title screen.
- There are no cutscenes.
- The WASD keys cannot be used to move the player.
- You cannot flip by using the Up and Down arrow keys, only by pressing Z, V or SPACE.
- You cannot pause the game by pressing ENTER or ESC.
- Most of the game instructions say 'Press V' instead of 'Press ACTION'.
- Pressing R, which would normally kill the player, does nothing.
Music
None of the final game's music tracks are present in this prototype. Instead, there are two placeholder tracks, both composed by Matt Gray.
The title screen music, 'Main_music_1', which is the beginning of the Space Station Oblivion loader theme.
The level music, 'Main_music_2', which is the main theme from the Commodore 64 version of Deliverance: Stormlord II.
Coins
In this prototype, there are coins scattered along the level which you can collect. Their sprite would later be used for an enemy in the final game. You can still spawn them in using internal commands, but the score counter used to track the amount of coins collected was removed. Collecting a coin makes the following sound play, labeled internally as Main_ef_4:
Screens
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The screen before the title screen is much simpler.
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The title screen is completely different. Most noticeably, the title of the game is spelled VVVVVVVV (the letter V 8 times rather than 6).
Since no cutscenes are present, the game puts you directly in the first room along with the above placeholder text.
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Some of the HUD effects when collecting a trinket are missing. Additionally, collecting one does not actually pause the game, although the player is unable to move at all until they advance the text.
Map Differences
Every room has at least one difference from the final version, most commonly are the name and color palette changes. Here's the full map for the game's intro area:
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This room's design is much simpler, with no teleporter divot in the background and a basic set of steps leading towards the next room.
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Only the room's name and color palette changed here.
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The prototype has a path downwards that was removed, along with some coins.
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This room's location was moved two rooms up and one to the left, to where the Supply Room is in this prototype. The room's layout was completely remade, making it much easier to obtain the trinket.
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Only the room's name and color palette changed here, again.
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Same as above.
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This room is quite different. The gray 'dirt' blocks are actually fall-through blocks. The path leading up was completely removed, and a checkpoint was added.
These two rooms full of coins appear directly above and below the previous room. Both of which were removed.
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This room originally had no enemies, and the main obstacle was avoiding the spikes by switching between the platforms. Not one, but two checkpoints were added.
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Some layout changes, which again make this section easier.
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Again a complete revamp, most likely to accommodate the additions of the 'Comms Relay' room to the right, as it is not present in the prototype.
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While the room's name remained the same, the layout suffered small edits, mostly to reduce the room's difficulty.
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Some coins were removed from the prototype, again.
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In the prototype, you could just move along the platform at the top and collect the trinket. Some walls were later added to prevent that. The coins became extinct, like usual.
This room has been completely removed from the final version. It appears between the previous two rooms. The two platforms move left and right, but using them can be tricky as the player doesn't actually move along with the platforms.
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This Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins reference was sadly removed, coins included. If the player dies, the disappearing platform does not respawn. You must leave the room and come back for it to reappear.
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The bus in here is significantly smaller in the prototype. There is no path on the bottom part of the room as well.
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There is no checkpoint on the right side of the room, and there are no grids in the background.
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The path in the middle was removed, again.
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This evil set of spikes at the bottom was removed, much to the comfort of many gamers.
These rooms are either completely absent in the final version, or so different there's no way to even compare them. After following the path upwards, the prototype ends with the following screen:
Sprite Differences
Checkpoints
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The checkpoints in this prototype appear to be in a hexagonal-shape and have an S in them instead of a C.
Death Sprite
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Two pixels from his eyes are filled in rather than one in the final.
Bus
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The wheels are more visible in the prototype and makes it look more like a bus. Additionally, the bus in the prototype uses four frames, while the final uses two.
Fall-through Tiles
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The fall-through platforms from the previous prototype are still here. Only the block the player touches will disappear, making the noise above, labeled internally as 'Main_ef_6'. Previously, these would only break when the player landed on them, not when they walked into it from either side, but this feature has been removed.
Sound Differences
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The sound played when collecting a trinket is different.
VVVVVVVV Prototype (GOG version)
There's a different version of this prototype, distributed alongside the Mechanics Test. It is almost identical to the one described above, except:
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- There's no music at all in the game.
- You can change the amount of horizontal acceleration from 0.5 to 1.4 by pressing the keys 0 through 9 on the keyboard. The game starts with 1.1 by default.
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