Hyper-V checkpoints play a key role in the overall lifecycle management of Hyper-V virtual machines as they allow for effectively managing and performing software updates, upgrades, and installations with an effective rollback mechanism when things go badly.
In the latest releases of Hyper-V, Microsoft has enhanced and added to the checkpoint functionality with even more robust features including production checkpoints and utilizing the benefits of the ReFS file system. After Hyper-V checkpoints are used, however, getting rid of the checkpoints once they have served their purpose is certainly the best practice procedure in managing Hyper-V checkpoints.
Read this Article to know more about
- Why Hyper-V Checkpoints need to be merged
- How to merge Checkpoints using Hyper-V Manager, and PowerShell
- How to manually merge Hyper-V Checkpoints
