HP Integrity Virtual Server Manager 6.3 User Guide

2. Click Modify→Replace DIO MAC Address.... The Modify DIO MAC address page is displayed.
The Replace DIO MAC Address... menu is enabled only after you select a guest. If you select
more than one guest, the menu items are not enabled.
3. Select DIOs in the guest DIO table.
4. Click Modify MAC Address & Command Preview, and then enter the new MAC address in
the new table that is displayed.
NOTE: To view errors if any, related to the data that is entered, click Modify MAC Address
& Command Preview.
5. Click OK to save the modified DIO MAC address.
Working with vPars
Creating vPars
To create a vPar, Virtual Server Manager uses the Create Virtual Partition wizard to guide you
through the process. Each steps presents a dialog that allows you to specify the required information.
At any time you can get help, return to previous steps, or exit the wizard. By creating a new vPar,
you assign attributes and resources to it. This creates an association among the virtual devices
known to vPar and the physical devices managed by the vPar VSP.
To access the Create Virtual Partition wizard, select Create→Virtual Partition from the vPars menu
bar. The Create Virtual Partition wizard leads you through several screens in the following order.
For more information about any screen, see the corresponding Virtual Server Manager help topic.
1. Specify vPar Identity
Specify the vPar name and an optional description.
2. Specify Processor Count
Specify the number of CPUs.
3. Specify Memory
Specify the amount of base and float memory (optional) designated for the vPar.
4. Specify Network Devices
To add a virtual network device, click Add Network Device... on the first network device screen.
This displays the Add Network Device screen. First, select the type of virtual network interface
card. The default card type is AVIO LAN (the choices depend on the version of the HP-UX
installed on the VSP). AVIO LAN supports newly attached devices on HP-UX 11i v2 and HP-UX
11i v3 vPars.
After you select the virtual network interface type, select the virtual switch from the list provided
or create a virtual switch. To provide network access for the vPar, a virtual switch is necessary.
Select the Specify virtual network interface card parameters (advanced) check box to manually
specify virtual network interface card parameters. This is an advanced option. By default,
virtual interface card parameters are numbered automatically during vPar creation, but they
can be specified manually when this option is selected. HP recommends accepting the
automatically numbered parameters that Virtual Server Manager provides. When manually
specifying virtual network interface card parameters, valid bus numbers are 0 to 6, and valid
device numbers are 0 to 7. You must either specify values for both numbers or leave both
blank.
5. Specify DIOs
You can add DIOs to a vPar to provide near native I/O functionality, manageability, and
performance by giving a vPar direct access to Host PCI Express (PCIe) functions, which may
be physical or virtual.
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