Windows Server Administration Fundamentals — Question 81

You are deploying a virtual machine (VM) on a computer running Windows Server 2016 that is configured as a Hyper-V host. The VM will be used to test a new application. You will be testing various configurations.
You need to provide storage that can expand in size automatically to provide more storage as necessary, but without making changes to the initial VHD.
Which type of VHD should you use?

Answer options

• A. differencing
• B. linked
• C. fixed
• D. dynamic

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct choice is 'differencing' VHD, as it allows the virtual disk to expand and grow based on the changes made in the VM while keeping the original VHD intact. The other options, such as 'linked' and 'fixed', do not provide this automatic expansion capability, and 'dynamic' VHDs, while they can grow, do not fit the context of maintaining a base VHD unchanged.