Introduction
VHD tool is an unmanaged code command-line tool which provides useful VHD manipulation functions including instant creation of large fixed-size VHDs. The source code is included.
Requirements
A computer running one of the following Windows operating systems:
Server: Windows Server 2003 or above
Client: Windows XP or above
NTFS file system
Usage
VhdTool.exe /create <FileName> <Size> [/quiet]
VhdTool.exe /convert <FileName> [/quiet]
VhdTool.exe /extend <FileName> <NewSize> [/quiet]
VhdTool.exe /repair <BaseVhdFileName> <FirstSnapshotAVhdFileName> [/quiet]
Create: Creates a new fixed format VHD of size <Size>.
WARNING - this function is admin only and bypasses
file system security. The resulting VHD file will
contain data which currently exists on the physical disk.
Convert: Converts an existing RAW disk image file to a fixed-format VHD.
The existing file length, rounded up, will contain block data
A VHD footer is appended to the current end of file.
Extend: Extends an existing fixed format VHD to a larger size <Size>.
WARNING - this function is admin only and bypasses
file system security. The resulting VHD file will
contain data which currently exists on the physical disk.
Repair: Repairs a broken Hyper-V snapshot chain where an administrator
has expanded the size of the root VHD. The base VHD will be
returned to its original size. THIS MAY CAUSE DATA LOSS if the
contents of the base VHD were changed after expansion.