HP Integrity Virtual Machines Installation, Configuration, and Administration Version A.03.50

1.6.1 Integrity VM Manpages
For online information about using Integrity VM, see the following manpages on the VM Host
system:
• hpvm(5) - describes the Integrity VM environment.
• hpvmclone(1M) - describes how to create virtual machines based on existing virtual machines.
• hpvmcollect(1M) - describes how to collect virtual machine statistics.
• hpvmconsole(1M) - describes how to use the virtual machine console.
• hpvmcreate(1M) - describes how to create virtual machines.
• hpvmdevmgmt(1M) - describes how to modify the way virtual devices are handled.
• hpvminfo(1M) - describes how to get information about the VM Host.
• hpvmmigrate(1M) - describes how to migrate virtual machines from one VM Host to another.
• hpvmmodify(1M) - describes how to modify virtual machines.
• hpvmnet(1M) - describes how to create and modify virtual networks.
• hpvmpubapi(3) - describes several new public APIs.
• hpvmremove(1M) - describes how to remove a virtual machine.
• hpvmresources(5) - describes how to specify the storage and network devices used by virtual
machines.
• hpvmstart(1M) - describes how to start virtual machines.
• hpvmstatus(1M), - describes how to get statistics about the guests.
• hpvmstop(1M) - describes how to stop a virtual machine.
• p2vassist(1M) - describes how to move applications from one server to another.
On the HP-UX guest, the following manpages are provided:
• hpvmcollect(1M) - describes how to collect virtual machine statistics.
• hpvminfo(1M) - describes how to get information about the VM Host.
• hpvmmgmt(1M) - describes how to manage dynamic memory from the guest.
• hpvmpubapi(3) - describes several new public APIs.
On the Linux guest, the following manpages are provided:
• hpvmcollect(1M) - describes how to collect virtual machine statistics.
• hpvminfo(1M) - describes how to get information about the VM Host.
• hpvmpubapi(3) - describes several new public APIs.
NOTE: HP-UX 11i v2 0712 operating system includes the gvsdmgr utility, which manages
AVIO HBAs and provides replace_dsk functionality to guard against backing store changes
in use by the guest. For information about the gvsdmgr utility, see the HP-UX gvsdmgr manpage,
which is also documented in the HP Integrity Virtual Machines Release Notes A.03.50.
1.6.2 Help Files
The virtual machine console is a special interface for managing guests. To start the virtual console
after you create a guest, enter the hpvmconsole command and specify the guest name. For help
using the virtual console, enter the HE command. For more information about the virtual console,
see Section 9.4 (page 128).
1.7 Using This Manual
This manual provides all the information you need to install Integrity VM, create virtual machines,
install and manage guests, and use all the features of Integrity VM. Table 1-1 describes each
chapter in this manual.
22 Introduction