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

Figure 9-1 Installing Guest Management Software
Real VM Host
Installation
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HP-UX VM
Guest
Windows VM
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Guest
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Windows
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The guest management software is required on each guest. The guest management software
ensures that guests have the required patches for optimum performance and managability. It
also enables the hpvmmgmt, hpvmcollect, and hpvminfo commands on the guests, as
appropriate. (Not all commands run on all types of guests.)
The guest management software is stored on the VM Host system in the /opt/hpvm/
guest-images directory. A subdirectory contains the guest management software for each
type of guest operating system, as shown in the following example:
# cd /opt/hpvm/guest-images
# ls
common hpux linux windows
Each guest management software directory contains a README file that describes how to install
the guest management software for that type of guest. For information about any additional
software updates that you should also install on your guests, see the HP Integrity Virtual Machines
Release Notes.
9.4 Using the Virtual Console
Each virtual machine has its own virtual console, from which the virtual machine can be powered
on or off, the guest operating system can be booted or shut down, and so forth. The hpvmconsole
command connects to the virtual console of a specified virtual machine.
To start the virtual console for the guest named compass1, enter the following command:
# hpvmconsole -P compass1
vMP MAIN MENU
CO: Console
CM: Command Menu
CL: Console Log
SL: Show Event Logs
VM: Virtual Machine Menu
HE: Main Help Menu
X: Exit Connection
[compass1] vMP>
When the display is in the EFI, to return to the virtual console, press Ctr/B. Use the co command
to open the virtual console. For example:
[compass1] vMP> co
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