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

Table 3-10 Options to the hpvmremove Command (continued)
DescriptionOption
Forces the command to act regardless of errors.
-F
Performs the command without requiring user input to
confirm.
-Q
For example, the following command removes the virtual machine named host1. The subsequent
hpvmstatus command shows that host1 is gone:
# hpvmremove -P host1
hpvmremove: Remove the virtual machine 'host1'? [n/y]: y
# hpvmstatus
[Virtual Machines]
Virtual Machine Name VM # OS Type State #VCPUs #Devs #Nets Memory Runsysid
==================== ===== ======= ========= ====== ===== ===== ======= ========
config1 1 HPUX Off 1 5 1 512 MB 0
config2 2 HPUX Off 1 7 1 1 GB 0
winguest1 5 WINDOWS On (OS) 1 5 1 1 GB 0
winguest2 9 WINDOWS Off 1 3 1 2 GB 0
The default action of this command (if you press Enter) is to not perform the command action.
To perform the action, you must enter y.
This command removes host1 and all its configuration files, and restores any resources allocated
to that guest to the VM Host's pool of available resources. (Any guest operating system and
application data on the VM Host storage devices are not affected.)
To remove the guest without requiring user confirmation (for example, in a script), enter the
following command:
# hpvmremove -P host1 -Q
3.9 Troubleshooting Virtual Machine Creation Problems
If you encounter problems with creating virtual machines, report them through your support
channel. For information about collecting information to report the problem, see Chapter 12.
The following section describes a problem that might be encountered during virtual machine
creation.
3.9.1 Configuration Error on Starting the Virtual Machine
When you start the virtual machine, the following message is displayed:
Configuration error: Device does not show up in guest
If you encounter this type of problem:
1. Verify that the path name to the file-backing store is correct and that the physical storage
device is mounted.
2. Verify that the size of the physical storage device is divisible by 512 bytes (for a disk device)
or 2048 (for a DVD device).
3. Modify the virtual machine using the hpvmmodify command.
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