MSFT finally talks snapshots in detail

Finally, after a long time of answering forums posts and my own posts here.

Ben Armstrong (or VirtualPC Guy fame) has posted a series of articles regarding snapshots and snapshot behavior.

Please, read and enjoy.  These are not going away any time soon.

Where are my snapshot files?

http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2009/04/13/where-are-my-snapshot-files-hyper-v.aspx

What happens when I delete a snapshot?

http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2009/04/15/what-happens-when-i-delete-a-snapshot-hyper-v.aspx

What happens when a snapshot is being merged?

http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2009/04/16/what-happens-when-a-snapshot-is-being-merged-hyper-v.aspx

Why does it take so long to delete a virtual machine with snapshots?

http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2009/04/20/why-does-it-take-so-long-to-delete-a-virtual-machine-with-snapshots-hyper-v.aspx

What happens if I start a virtual machine that is merging snapshot files?

http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2009/04/21/what-happens-if-i-start-a-virtual-machine-that-is-merging-snapshot-files-hyper-v.aspx

Should virtual machine snapshots be used in production?

http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2009/04/23/should-virtual-machine-snapshots-be-used-in-production-hyper-v.aspx