A good example would be a VM running on Win7 PC - they manage to network very good, including sharing data. Many processes and apps on the same PC talk to each other via network (local host). So the first test would probably be along these lines, unless there are obstacles... Say, a VHD file is placed on HD not hooked directly, but accessible via local network to VPC - can we boot that file inside VPC via iSCSI?
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Somewhat unrelated matter:
Did you happen to check, if
hibernation & hybrid sleep (not regular sleep to RAM) can be enabled in OS on VHDs booted via
Grub4DOS & WinVBlock? Its blocked (seems to be hardcoded) for native boot method though... Highly miss this feature...
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Just keep in mind, these features might be disabled by default in these OS versions you test, even if installed directly on a hard drive, but one can usually enable them in Console:
powercfg.exe /hibernate on
powercfg.exe /hibernate off
Not sure, why hibernation isn't officially supported in native boot VHDs, but the reason is probably caused by licensing issues - to make it still attractive install OS on one's HD rather than take it with you on a Thumb. Interesting, MS started using hardcoded restrictions, since Registry fixes quickly become common knowledge.