Hyper-V File Formats and their Uses

BDRSuite
1 min readMay 25, 2023

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Introduction

Microsoft Hyper-V administration requires a good working knowledge of the Hyper-V infrastructure to be able to troubleshoot, identify and manage issues as well as configurations in the Hyper-V environment. One area of understanding Hyper-V infrastructure is, knowing the various files and file types that are utilized by Hyper-V and how each of these come into play with running production workloads.

With Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V there have also been new types of files that have been introduced into the Hyper-V architecture.

In this post, we will take a closer look at the various files that make up a Hyper-V virtual infrastructure and the role each plays in the functionality of a virtual machine and relevant technologies.

New Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Files

To begin with, Hyper-V files architecture, let’s begin by taking a look at the files that are new to Hyper-V as of Windows Server 2016. There are several new files that make up Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V configuration.

  • VMCX
  • VMRS

Read this article to know more….

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