HP Integrity Virtual Server Manager 6.3 User Guide

The response “HPVMProviderModule OK” indicates the VM Provider is running. Any other
response indicates it is not running. For system and software requirements regarding the VM
Provider, see “System and software requirements” (page 13). For installation instructions and
information about providers that must be installed and running on VMs or vPars, see the HP-UX
vPars and Integrity VM Administrator Guide manual.
• Device special file displayed as unknown device ( )
If you use Integrity Virtual Server Manager to manage a VSP running Integrity VM Version
3.5 or earlier, Integrity Virtual Server Manager does not fully support virtual device special
files located in /hpap (introduced in HP StorageWorks Secure Path software Version 3.0F
SP2) as backing devices for virtual storage. If a virtual storage device using an /hpap device
special file already exists on a VM or vPar managed by, Integrity Virtual Server Manager
displays it on the VSP Storage and VM Properties Storage tabs as an unknown device (using
the question mark icon, ). Integrity Virtual Server Manager displays the correct device special
file name (for example, /hpap/rdsk/hpap1) but the box representing this device is not
connected to the boxes that represent the physical storage devices associated with that virtual
device special file. In general, Integrity Virtual Server Manager correctly displays only those
device special files located in /dev.
• Deleted VM or vPar still appears in HP Matrix OE visualization
Using Integrity Virtual Server Manager with Matrix Operating Environment for HP-UX, if you
create a VM or vPar and then delete it before the new VM or vPar has been identified by
Systems Insight Manager, the VM or vPar might appear in HP Matrix OE visualization as
though it had not been deleted. The appearance of the VM or vPar in HP Matrix OE
visualization depends on when the deletion occurred during the Systems Insight Manager
identification process. This is not an issue when using Integrity Virtual Server Manager from
HP SMH. In addition, if you decide to delete the VM or vPar soon after creating it, wait a few
minutes before doing so. If the deleted VM or vPar does appear in HP Matrix OE visualization,
delete it from the Systems Insight Manager All System view. (From the Systems Insight Manager
Systems and Event Collections list in the navigation area on the left, select All Systems.) For
more information, see the HP Matrix Operating Environment Getting Started Guide.
• Created VM or vPar does not appear immediately in HP Matrix OE visualization
After creating a VM or vPar using Integrity Virtual Server Manager, if you return immediately
to HP Matrix OE visualization, the machine might not yet appear in HP Matrix OE visualization.
This means Systems Insight Manager has not yet completed identifying the new VM or vPar.
However, it appears when the identification process completes (usually within a minute or
two).
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