HP Integrity Virtual Machines 4.3: Release Notes (5900-2265, May 2012)
7 Networking Information.............................................................................29
7.1 Changes and Issues in V4.3 January 2012 Patch Release........................................................29
7.1.1 Maximum Length for vswitch Names..............................................................................29
7.2 Changes and Issues in the V4.3 Release..............................................................................29
7.2.1 IPv6 Support and Exceptions.......................................................................................29
7.2.2 Integrity VM virtual iLO Remote Console Limitations........................................................29
7.2.3 New Features Added to Integrity VM AVIO Networking..................................................30
7.2.4 IP Aliases Configured on the LAN Bound to a vswitch.....................................................30
7.2.5 AVIO LAN Devices Left Unclaimed by OpenVMS Guest if vswitch is Down at Boot.............30
7.2.6 Using IP Alias Addresses in the Guest Not Supported for IPv4.........................................30
7.2.7 Suspend and Resume During Guest Boot Might Cause Guest VIO LAN Problem.................30
7.2.8 Vswitch Use Disables TSO and CKO Capabilities on the IP Address on the Backing LAN
Interface...........................................................................................................................31
7.2.9 Vswitch Use Disables TSO and CKO Capabilities on IP Addresses and Online VM
Migration.........................................................................................................................31
7.2.10 Software LRO to be on by default on Host and Guest Interfaces .....................................31
8 Storage Information..................................................................................33
8.1 Changes included in V4.3 January 2012 Patch Release..........................................................33
8.1.1 NPIV Support.............................................................................................................33
8.1.1.1 Adding an NPIV Resource.....................................................................................33
8.1.1.2 Configuration Limits.............................................................................................33
8.1.2 Adding NPIV HBAs to Existing Guest with AVIO Storage HBAs May Cause a Problem........34
8.1.3 Leftover NPIV Entries in Database.................................................................................35
8.2 Changes and Issues in This Release....................................................................................35
8.2.1 Changes to the Default EFI AVIO Storage Driver Enumeration Policy.................................35
8.2.2 VM Guest Running on an NFS Backing Store................................................................37
8.2.3 Storage Interface Support for OpenVMS Guests............................................................37
8.2.4 Recommended Host AVIO and Guest AVIO Storage and Network Versions......................37
8.2.5 Agile DSFs Change in HP-UX 11i v3 Guest When Migrating Disks Between scsi and
avio_stor...........................................................................................................................39
8.2.6 AVIO Limitations.......................................................................................................39
8.2.6.1 Presenting a Logical Volume Created on iSCSI Devices as AVIO Backing Store to a
Guest Not Supported.....................................................................................................39
8.2.6.2 Online Modification of AVIO Devices Might Fail....................................................39
9 Migrating Virtual Machines.......................................................................41
9.1 Changes included in V4.3 May 2012 Patch Release...............................................................41
9.1.1 Issue with V4.2.5 VM Suspended then Migrated to V4.3 VM Host....................................41
9.2 Change included in V4.3 January 2012 Patch Release...........................................................41
9.2.1 Migrating VMs with NPIV Devices................................................................................41
9.2.2 Probe of NPIV HBAs for Fibre Channel Targets May Timeout...........................................42
9.2.3 Disk Space Required for Suspend File..........................................................................43
9.3 Changes and Issues in the V4.3 Release..............................................................................43
9.3.1 Guest LAN with IPv6 Address Configured And Online VM Migration................................43
9.3.2 Guests Using Attached AVIO Devices Not Supported for Online VM Migration.................43
10 Error Logging.........................................................................................45
10.1 Changes and Issues in This Release...................................................................................45
10.2 Known Issues and Information...........................................................................................45
10.2.1 Old Version of /etc/rc.config.d/hpvmconf Not Overwritten...........................................45
10.2.2 Guest Log Can Grow Unbounded..............................................................................45
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