微软发布的新版虚拟硬盘文件格式 .VHDX 技术白皮书-This paper describes the VHDX virtual hard disk format that provides a disk-in-a-file abstraction. This document is written to help guide development of VHDX virtual hard disk format implementations that are compatible with those provided by Microsoft.

This specification assumes that you are familiar with hard disk technologies, including how hard disks interface with the operating system or a virtual machine and understand how data is accessed and laid out on the physical medium.