Both vSphere 6.0 and Hyper-V provide checkpoint merge capability which allows a snapshot to be applied to a running VM without the need to shut down and restart.

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Both vSphere 6.0 and Hyper-V include capabilities for handling snapshots (referred to as checkpoints in Hyper-V) that allow for the merging of these snapshots with the running state of a VM without necessitating a shutdown and restart of the VM. This feature is particularly useful for quickly reverting a VM to a previous state or applying changes in a non-disruptive manner.

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