The key here is this; snapshots (with hyper-v) are NOT equivalent to backups.
with VMware they are treated this way, but not with hyper-v. That is the big key point.
they are fine for short durations but never intended for long duration, backup, or DR situations.
Brian Ehlert
http://ITProctology.blogspot.com
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