HP Integrity Virtual Machines 4.3: Release Notes (5900-2265, May 2012)

5 Using Integrity VM Commands
This chapter contains notes about the Integrity VM commands.
5.1 Changes and Issues in the V4.3 Release
The following sections describe changes, issues, and new information pertaining to the V4.3
release.
5.1.1 Integrity VM Command Changes
The Integrity VM commands have changed in the following ways:
• The resource syntax for hpvmclone, hpvmcreate, and hpvmmodify commands has
changed to include support for NPIV, which is new in the v4.3 January 2012 patch release.
See the following:
hba:avio_stor:[b],[d],portid_wwn,nodeid_wwn:npiv:pfc
where:
hba - the guest device keyword
avio_stor - the adapter type keyword
b - bus (optional)
d - device (optional)
portid_wwn - port_id world wide name
nodeid wwn - node_id world wide name
npiv- backing store keyword
pfc - physical Fibre Channel device, for example. /dev/fcd0
For more information, see “NPIV Support” (page 33).
5.1.2 Integrity VM Command Changes in V4.3
The Integrity VM commands have changed in the following ways:
• The following new commands have been added:
hpvmnvram command
Displays, creates, edits and removes EFI variables in NVRAM files from a VM Host.
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◦ hpvmhostgdev command
Manages Integrity VM Host devices available for virtual machine access.
• The hpvmclone, hpvmcreate, and hpvmmodify commands have the following new options:
-K console_IP_Addr
Specifies the IP address used to connect to the guest's remote console. The address must
be specified in IPv4 dot notation or 0. If 0 is entered, then the guest will no longer have
remote console access using IP.
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◦ -L console_IP_Addr_Netmask
Specifies the IPv4 subnet mask used with the option when setting up the IP interface to
be used for accessing the remote console for this guest. The address is entered in dot
notation form.
• The hpvmsar command has several new options:
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