HP Integrity Virtual Machines 4.2.5: Release Notes

corrupted. This can cause problems with subsequent reboots of that guest. To correct the problem,
copy the file /opt/hpvm/guest-images/common/nvram to
/var/opt/hpvm/guests/vm_name/nvram on the VM Host system. This procedure restores
the copy of the NVRAM that was used when the guest was created. Then you can used the EFI
Boot Manager to recreate the guest's boot path and other data. (The installed guest's operating
system should be intact and unaffected by the corruption.)
To build the EFI Boot Menu Entry for Windows Server 2003 guest:
1. From the EFI Shell, enter the following command, which assumes that the guest boot disk is
fs0:
fs0> ls \EFI\Microsoft\WINNT50
Look for the Bootxxxx filename.
2. Change to the MSUtil directory. For example:
fs0> cd \MSUtil
3. Enter the following command:
fs0:> nvrboot
4. Enter the I command to import the Windows boot entry. Then enter the correct location of
the boot entry. For example:
\EFI\Microsoft\WINNT50\Bootxxxx
To build the EFI Boot Menu Entry for a Windows Server 2008 guest:
1. From the EFI Shell, enter the following command, which assumes that the guest boot disk is
fs0:
Shell> bcfg boot add 1 fs0:\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmfgw.efi "Windows Boot Disk"
4.2 HP-UX Guests
The following sections contain release notes specific to installing HP-UX guests.
4.2.1 Changes and Issues in this Release
The following section provides new information or issues for HP-UX guest in the V4.2.5 release.
4.2.1.1 Problem Using Local DVD as vMedia to VM Host on Integrity i2–Based server blades
On an Integrity i2–Based server blade, if you use a local DVD as vMedia to a VM Host and assign
this DVD to a guest for operating system installation, the guest terminates once the installation
starts. To work around this problem, follow these steps:
1. Create ISO images from the original OE DVD media using any DVD-burning software like
Roxio or Nero. In this example, there are two DVD media disks for 11i v3 0909 BOE:
• 1131_0909_DVD1.iso
• 1131_0909_DVD2.iso
2. Save those .iso images to the VM Host directory. For example:
# my_host :/iso> ll
total 24310112
-rw-r--r-- 1 root sys 4575508480 Jun 18 13:59 1131_0909_DVD1.iso
-rw-r--r-- 1 root sys 4426500096 Jun 18 14:05 1131_0909_DVD2.iso
3. Assign those .iso images to the guest by following the instructions in the Chapter 7 of the HP
Integrity Virtual Machines 4.2: Installation, Configuration, and Administration manual. For
example:
# my_host :/> hpvmmodify -P my_guest -a dvd:avio_stor::null:/iso/
4. Start the guest and stop it at the EFI Boot Manager. Launch the virtual console, and select the
first DVD .iso image. For example:
42 Installing Guests