Your network contains an Active Directory domain named contoso.com. The domain contains a server named
Server1. Server1 runs Windows Server 2012 and has the Hyper- V server role installed.
On Server1, you create and start a virtual machine named VM1. VM1 is configured as shown in the following
table.
You plan to create a snapshot of VM1.
You need to recommend a solution to minimize the amount of disk space used for the snapshot of VM1.
What should you do before you create the snapshot?
A.
Run the Stop-VM cmdlet.
B.
Run the Convert-VHD cmdlet.
C.
Decrease the Maximum RAM
D.
Decrease the Minimum RAM.
Explanation:
Reducing the available RAM for the VM would reduce the size of the snapshot.
Note:
* A disk snapshot is a copy of the virtual machine disk file at a certain point in time. It preserves the disk file
system and system memory of your virtual machine byenabling you to revert to the snapshot in case
something goes wrong.
* Each snapshot consists of the following files:
Configuration file – An XML file containing the current configuration settings of the virtual machine.
Saved state file – A .vsv file containing virtual machine state information. Differencing disk image file – A .avhd
differencing disk. Memory image file – A .bin file containing an image of the virtual machine’s memoryat the
point the snapshot was taken.
Incorrect:
Not D: Convert-VHD
Converts the format, version type, and block size of a virtual hard disk file