HP Integrity Virtual Machines 4.2: Installation, Configuration, and Administration

Table 3-7 Options to the hpvmmodify Command (continued)
DescriptionOption
Sanity-checks the virtual machine configuration and returns warnings or
errors, but does not start the virtual machine.
-s
Specifies a new name for the virtual machine. The name can consist of up to
256 alphanumeric characters including A-Z, a-z, 0-9, the dash (-), the
underscore character (_), and the period (.). The virtual machine name cannot
start with a dash (—).
-N new-vm-name
Modifies the descriptive label for this virtual machine. The label can contain
up to 256 alphanumeric characters, including A-Z, a-z, 0-9, the dash (—), the
underscore (_), and the period (.). To include spaces, the label must be quoted
(" ").
-l vm_label
Modifies the startup behavior of the virtual machine. For start_attr, enter
one of the following:
auto: Automatically starts the virtual machine when Integrity VM is initialized
on the VM Host.
manual: The virtual machine is not started automatically. Use the hpvmstart
command to start the virtual machine manually.
-B start_attr
Modifies the type and version of the operating system running on the virtual
machine. For the os-type, specify one of the following (case-insensitive) values:
hpux
windows
linux
-O os_type[:version]
Modifies the number of virtual CPUs this virtual machine detects at boot time.
If unspecified, the number defaults to one. The maximum number of vCPUs
that you can allocate to a virtual machine is the number of physical processors
on the VM Host system.
-c number_vcpus
Modifies the virtual machine's CPU entitlement in CPU cycles. To specify the
percentage of CPU power, enter the following option:
-e percent[:max_percent]
To specify the clock cycles, enter one of the following options:
-E cycles[:max_cycles]M (for megahertz)
-E cycles[:max_cycles]G (for gigahertz)
-e percent[:max_percent] |
-E cycles[:max_cycles]
Specifies a group authorization. The specified administrative level (admin
or oper) is applied to the specified user group.
-g group[:{admin|oper}]
Specifies a user authorization. The specified administrative level (admin or
oper) is applied to the specified user.
-u user[:{admin|oper}]
Adds a virtual storage or network device to the virtual machine. For more
information, see hpvmresources(5).
-a rsrc
Modifies an existing I/O resource for a virtual machine. The resource is
specified as described below. You must specify the hardware address of the
device to modify. The physical device portion of the rsrc specifies a new
physical device that replaces the one in use.
-m rsrc
Deletes a virtual resource.
-d rsrc
Modifies the amount of memory available to this virtual machine. Specify the
amount as either amountM (for megabtyes) or amountG (for gigabytes).
-r amount
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