I am pretty particular about where I store virtual machine files. I STRONGLY DISLIKE the default storage paths of Hyper-V. I use 3 options:<\/p>\n
Each VM gets its own folder. All files for that VM, including virtual hard disks, go into that folder. I NEVER use the default VM file locations on the C: of the management OS. Using those locations is STUPID. And if you cannot see why \u2026 please put down the mouse and hand in your resignation now.<\/p>\n
Microsoft has published a KB article<\/a> to reinforce the fact that there are supported file share path formats. The wording is a bit iffy \u2013 see my above examples to see what is<\/em> supported. Long story short: Place the VM files into a dedicated subfolder for that VM.<\/p>\n I am pretty particular about where I store virtual machine files. I STRONGLY DISLIKE the default storage paths of Hyper-V. I use 3 options: Local storage: Virtual hard disks and virtual machine files go into D:Virtual Machines<VM Name> CSV: Virtual hard disks and virtual machine files go into C:ClusterStorage<CSV Mount Name><VM Name> SMB 3.0: Virtual … Continue reading “KB2928127 – Supported File Paths For Hyper-V Virtual Machine Storage”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[181,99,195,109,110,116,117,118,120],"class_list":["post-15968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hyper-v","tag-hyper-v","tag-storage","tag-virtualisation","tag-windows-8","tag-windows-8-1","tag-windows-server-2008","tag-windows-server-2008-r2","tag-windows-server-2012","tag-windows-server-2012-r2"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t