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

hpvmstart(1M)
NAME
hpvmstart -- Start a virtual machine.
SYNOPSIS
hpvmstart { -P vm-name | -p vm-number } [ -F | -s ] [-Q]
DESCRIPTION
The hpvmstart command causes the specified virtual machine to start. The virtual machine
must exist and be in the Off state. The hpvmstart command checks to make sure that the starting
virtual machine can be allocated all of the required resources defined by its configuration file. If
not, the virtual machine will not be started.
Any of the following conditions could prevent the virtual machine from starting:
1. The server has fewer CPUs than what the virtual machine requires.
2. The server has insufficient free memory.
3. The server has insufficient CPU resources.
4. The server has insufficient swap resources.
5. Another virtual machine is using a specified nonshared backing device.
6. The server is using a specified backing device.
7. A specified backing device does not exist.
8. A specified vswitch is not available. The vswitch must be created using the hpvmnet
command before the guests using it can be started.
9. The specified MAC address is in use.
10. The specified guest is a distributed guest.
Only superusers can execute the hpvmstart command.
Options
No option can be specified more than once.
The hpvmstart command recognizes the following command-line options and arguments:
-P vm-name
Specifies the name of the virtual machine to be started.
You must specify either the -P or the -p option.
-p vm-number Specifies the number of the virtual machine to be booted. The vm-number
is displayed by the hpvmstatus command.
You must specify either the -P or the -p option.
-F
Forces the virtual machine to skip all the resource checks. No warnings will
be issued.
Caution: HP does not recommend using the -F option because it can result
in poor virtual machine performance, oversubscription, data corruption, or
it may hang the virtual machine.
-s
Sanity-checks the specified guest configuration and reports any errors or
warnings that would prevent it from starting. The guest is not started.
-Q
Quietly performs the command. The default is to prompt for confirmation
of the command before performing it.
RETURN VALUES
The command exits with one of the following values:
0: Successful completion.
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