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

3.6 Stopping Virtual Machines
To stop a running virtual machine, use the hpvmstop command. You must confirm this command.
Table 3-7 describes the options to the hpvmstop command:
Table 3-7 Options to the hpvmstop Command
DescriptionOption
Specifies the name of the virtual machine.
-P vm-name
Specifies the number of the virtual machine. To display the virtual machine
number, enter the hpvmstatus command.
-p vm_number
Specifies all the virtual machines that are running. You must also specify
the —F option.
-a
Performs a hard stop on the virtual machine, similar to a power failure.
-h
Performs a graceful shutdown on the virtual machine. This is the default.
-g
Forces the command to act without requiring confirmation.
-F
Performs the operation without requiring you to confirm the command.
-Q
Makes certain scripted operations less verbose (quiet mode).
-q
For example, the following command stops the virtual machine named compass1. The
hpvmstatus command shows that the virtual machine is Off.
# hpvmstop -P compass1
hpvmstop: Stop the virtual machine 'compass1'? [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
compass1 12 UNKNOWN Off 1 0 0 2 GB 0
The default action of this command (if you press Enter) is to not perform the command operation.
To continue the operation, you must enter y.
To enter the command without requiring a confirmation (for example, in a script), enter the
following command:
# hpvmstop -P compass1 -Q
#
To quickly shut down all three virtual machines that are running on the VM Host, enter the
following command:
# hpvmstop -a -F
Stopping virtual machine compass1
Stopping virtual machine compass2
Stopping virtual machine compass3
You can also use the hpvmconsole command to force the virtual machine to shut down. However,
after you install the guest operating system, you should use the standard operating system
commands and procedures on the guest to shut it down.
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