{"id":49338,"date":"2023-05-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jotelulu.com\/blog\/using-powershell-to-manage-hyper-v-checkpoints\/"},"modified":"2023-05-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T22:00:00","slug":"using-powershell-to-manage-hyper-v-checkpoints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jotelulu.com\/en-gb\/blog\/using-powershell-to-manage-hyper-v-checkpoints\/","title":{"rendered":"Using PowerShell to Manage Hyper-V Checkpoints"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this article, you’ll find out how you can use PowerShell with Hyper-V checkpoints <\/strong>to make managing your virtualised infrastructure much more efficient.<\/p>\n

Checkpoints allow you to capture the status of a virtual machine <\/strong>(VM) at a given point in time and then revert to that status <\/strong>later if necessary.<\/p>\n

This is particularly useful if you want to revert to how things were before you installed a new program or tried out some changes to your configuration.<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/strong> A snapshot is not a backup and can cause problems, particularly with regard to data consistency when copying data with AD DS or other systems.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Using PowerShell to Manage Hyper-V Checkpoints<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Changing the Type of Checkpoint<\/strong><\/h3>\n

There are three different types of checkpoints <\/strong>available in Hyper-V: Standard, Production and ProductionOnly.<\/p>\n