HP Integrity Virtual Machines Manager 4.1 Software: User Guide

NOTE: An up-to-date version of the WBEM Utilization Provider (UP) must be installed
on the virtual machine to enable HP Insight Capacity Advisor software and the memory
utilization meters in VM Manager and Integrity VM to reflect the dynamic change in memory.
For information about verifying and installing software on virtual machines, see “System
and software requirements” (page 13) and the HP Integrity Virtual Machines documentation.
4. Specify Network Devices
To add a virtual network device, click Add Network Device... on the first network device
screen. This brings up the Add Network Device screen. First, select the type of virtual
network interface card. The default is an emulated LAN device. You can select Accelerated
Virtual Input/Output (AVIO) device type if AVIO is supported by the version of Integrity
VM (Version 3.5 or later) on the VM Host and by the intended guest OS. For Windows and
Linux guests, support for AVIO virtual network devices requires that compatible Windows
and Linux drivers be installed on the guest and additional patches be installed on the Integrity
VM Version 3.5 or later.
For HP-UX, HP recommends that you install the latest AVIO components for both the VM
Host and the guest; however, updating both guest and host components at the same time
is not mandatory. Updating both components ensures that you always receive the latest bug
fixes for a complete solution. Always check the following software depot website for the
latest version of AVIO software (search for “HPVM AVIO”):
http://software.hp.com
The guest AVIO drivers are included in the VMGuestSW bundle available from the software
depot website. Search for the bundle and make sure you install the latest version.
For more information, see the HP Integrity Virtual Machines documentation.
After you select the virtual network interface type, select the virtual switch from the list
provided or create a virtual switch. To provide network access for the virtual machine, a
virtual switch is necessary.
NOTE: VM Manager does not automatically update its display of I/O while the Create
Virtual Machine wizard is being used. If the network or storage I/O configuration on the
VM Host changes while the Create Virtual Machine wizard is in use, update the configuration
changes displayed by the wizard by clicking the Refresh Data link.
5. Each virtual storage device is backed by physical storage in the VM Host system. A physical
storage device can be a disk device, a logical volume, a DVD or CD, a DVD writer (burner),
a tape device, a tape changer, an existing file (a file or directory being used as the backing
storage device for a virtual storage device of an already-existing virtual machine on the VM
Host), or a new file that VM Manager allows you to create as a backing storage device for
a virtual disk (Virtual FileDisk). When you add a DVD writer, tape device, or changer, they
are added as attached devices.You can add attached devices only if they are using an
emulated SCSI adapter. You cannot use VM Manager to add an attached AVIO device; to
add such a device to a virtual machine, use the hpvmdevmgmt command at the Integrity
Virtual Machines host.To add a virtual storage device, click Add Storage Device... on the
first storage device screen. This brings up the Add Storage Device screen. First, select the
type of virtual storage adapter. The default is an emulated SCSI adapter. You can select
Accelerated Virtual Input/Output (AVIO) adapter type if AVIO is supported by the version
of Integrity VM (Version 3.5 or later) on the VM Host and by the intended guest OS (HP-UX
11i v3 only).
If the VM Host is running HP-UX 11i v3, the Add Storage Device screen gives you the
choice of listing storage devices by their agile address (the default) or by their legacy address.
HP recommends using agile device addressing when configuring storage devices. This
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