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resources (HR) department that use a local D: drive to store sensitive information. You plan to upgrade all HR devices to increase the local storage capacity by adding a new E: drive. You have the…

The correct answer is A. Download the tool, and run the disk2vhd command. disk2vhd is the correct Sysinternals tool to convert a live physical volume to a VHD file quickly and without data loss.

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resources (HR) department that use a local D: drive to store sensitive information. You plan to upgrade all HR devices to increase the local storage capacity by adding a new E:

drive. You have the following new requirements:

  • All sensitive documents must be stored locally on a virtual hard disk

(VHD).

  • Data migration must be quick and have no data loss.
  • Minimize impacts to the user experience.

You need to meet the requirements. What should you do?

Options

  • ADownload the tool, and run the disk2vhd command.
  • BRun the diskpart command.
  • CRun the New-VirtualDisk Windows PowerShell cmdlet.
  • DUse the Disk Management MMC snap-in.

How the community answered

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  • A
    79% (42)
  • B
    4% (2)
  • C
    11% (6)
  • D
    6% (3)

Why each option

disk2vhd is the correct Sysinternals tool to convert a live physical volume to a VHD file quickly and without data loss.

ADownload the tool, and run the disk2vhd command.Correct

disk2vhd is a Sysinternals utility that creates a VHD snapshot of a live, in-use volume without requiring the system to go offline, ensuring no data loss and minimal disruption to users. Running 'disk2vhd' against the D: drive converts its existing contents directly into a VHD file that can be placed on the new E: drive, satisfying all three requirements - local VHD storage, quick migration with no data loss, and minimal impact to the user experience.

BRun the diskpart command.

diskpart is a partitioning and volume management tool used to create, delete, or resize disk partitions; it has no capability to convert a populated volume's data into a VHD file.

CRun the New-VirtualDisk Windows PowerShell cmdlet.

New-VirtualDisk creates a new empty virtual disk within a Windows Storage Spaces pool and does not migrate or convert existing data from a physical volume into a VHD.

DUse the Disk Management MMC snap-in.

Disk Management MMC can create new blank VHDs but cannot directly migrate existing data from the D: drive into one, requiring a separate manual copy step that adds time and risk of data loss.

Concept tested: Converting live physical disk to VHD using disk2vhd

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/disk2vhd

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#VHD creation#disk2vhd#virtual hard disk#data migration

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