HP Matrix Operating Environment 7.0 Release Notes

Refer to the following table for the appropriate steps to prevent VM guests and VM logical servers
from becoming inoperable.
Steps to perform for the VM Host after performing the
steps on the VM guests
Steps to perform on VM guestsVM Host operation you
want to perform
1. Unregister the VM Host from Insight Control virtual
machine management. From HP SIM, select
Configure→Virtual Machine→Unregister Virtual
Machine Host…
2. Move the VM Host logical server. Select
Tools→Logical Servers→Move.
3. Register the moved VM Host using Insight Control
virtual machine management. From HP SIM, select
Configure→Virtual Machine→Register Virtual
Machine Host…
Power off or perform a graceful
shutdown of all VM guests
Move VC profile to
another blade
Shut down the VM Host logical server.Power off or perform a graceful
shutdown of all VM guests
Shut down VM Host
1. Perform a graceful shutdown of the VM Host.
2. Power off the VC blade where the VM Host logical
server resides. Select Tools→Logical
Servers→Power Off....
Power off or perform a graceful
shutdown of all VM guests
Power off the VC blade
1. Unregister the VM Host from Insight Control virtual
machine management. From HP SIM, select
Configure→Virtual Machine→Unregister Virtual
Machine Host…
2. Delete the VM Host logical server. Select
Tools→Logical Servers→Delete.
• If you no longer need the VM
guests, delete them. Otherwise,
move all VM guests to a suitable
host.
• If you have VM guests that are
not logical servers, then use the
appropriate tools to relocate the
guests.
• If you have any inactive VM
logical servers, reactivate them
and then move them to a suitable
host.
Delete the VM Host
logical server
Deactivate the VM Host logical server. Select
Tools→Logical Servers→Deactivate.
Power off or perform a graceful
shutdown of all VM guests
Deactivate or unassign the
VC profile
1. Unregister the VM Host from Insight Control virtual
machine management. From HP SIM, select
Configure→Virtual Machine→Unregister Virtual
Machine Host…
2. Activate the VM Host logical server. Select
Tools→Logical Servers→Activate.
3. Register the VM Host using Insight Control virtual
machine management. From HP SIM, select
Configure→Virtual Machine→Register Virtual
Machine Host…
Power off or perform a graceful
shutdown of all VM guests
Activate or reassign the
VC profile to a different
blade
Moving a logical server from a Microsoft Hyper-V R2 host to a Hyper-V R1 host is not supported
A limitation from Microsoft prevents you from moving or reactivating a virtual machine logical
server from a Microsoft Hyper-V R2 host to a Hyper-V R1 host. An error message is displayed if
you attempt the operation.
You can move or reactivate a virtual machine logical server from a Hyper-V R1 host to a Hyper-V
R2 host.
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