py-vhdmount

This Python program can mount/unmount VHD or VHDX virtual image as a drive or a folder on Windows. The main purpose of this project is helping testing jobs easier, I wanna save my time on manual testing.

• This vhdmount.py is based on DISKPART which is an utility of Microsoft.
• Run it as Administrator, because the requirement of DISKPART utility.

Welcome to use my code to save your time too, you can do anything you like with my source code. File bugs to me if you found something wrong, if you are more aggressive PR is appreciate.

Run Test

The cmd-test.cmd file is a test and also a demonstration. Please run it first.

1. Launch a console with Administrator.
2. Go to the project repo.
3. Run cmd-test.cmd
4. Check the result is "PASS"
   

Script Files

• cmd-test.cmd
• cmd-extract-vhd.cmd
• cmd-mount.cmd
• cmd-unmount.cmd

Usage

There is a vhdfile-10mb.vhd VHD image in the vhdfile-10mb.zip file. You need to unzip it first to the project root folder. Then try the following examples.

python vhdmount.py -h
usage: vhdmount.py [-h] [-mount] [-unmount] -source SOURCE [-folder FOLDER] [-drive  DRIVE]

optional arguments:
  -h, --help      show this help message and exit
  -mount          mount a vhd image.
  -unmount        unmount a vhd image.
  -source SOURCE  vhd image file location
  -folder FOLDER  target mount point foler
  -drive  DRIVE   target mount disk letter

:: Mount a VHD image file as a folder(mount-point)
python vhdmount.py -mount -source vhdfile-10mb.vhd -folder mount-point

:: Unmount the folder or drive and detach the VHD image from system.
python vhdmount.py -unmount -source vhdfile-10mb.vhd

LICENSE

MIT