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

VERSION: HPVM A.03.50 clearcase opt Mon Aug 01 2007 13h32m14s EDT
MYUUID: 1C57939a-56b1-11dc-a903-0017a4510fc0
SERVER UUID: 58d03fSd-79ed-11d9-b720-17c097e9e0d0
SERVER HOSTNAME: test.case.com
• You can now add a server in one step instead of three. Previously, you needed to specify
three commands to add an HPVM server. For example, the following three commands add
a server whose host name is company:
1. Add the entry:
hpvmdevmgmt -a server:company
2. Add the SERVERID attribute:
hpvmdevmgmt -a server:company:attr:SERVERID=5
3. Add the SERVERADDR attribute:
hpvmdevmgmt -a server:company:attr:SERVERADDR=16.116.66.159
Although the three steps still work, you can now add a server by entering a single command,
for example:
# hpvmdevmgmt -a server:company:attr:SERVERID=5,SERVERADDR=16.116.66.159
• Storage used by the VM Host system is now better protected in this release. The new
hpvmhostrdev command identifies disks, LUNs, and logical volumes used by the VM
Host for its operating system, file system and swap storage as "restricted devices" in the
Integrity VM device database. This prevents their use by virtual machines as storage, avoiding
inadvertent corruption or destruction of the VM Host's environmnent.
When Integrity VM starts on the VM Host system, it invokes the hpvmhostrdev command,
automatically adding these restricted devices to the Integrity VM device database. The
hpvmhostrdev command is based on the same storage analysis tools used by System
Management Homepage (SMH) and other Virtual Server Environment (VSE) management
tools, maintaining consistency across HP management products.
The hpvmhostrdev command may also be used by privileged users on the VM Host system
to update the Integrity VM device database. By default, the command forces a full hardware
scan on the VM Host system. Depending on storage and network configuration, this may
take several minutes to complete. This use may be prudent whenever new hardware is
added to the VM Host system. The hpvmhostrdev command also accepts the -u option,
which does not force a new HW scan, using the latest HW configuration information to
update the device database. The only other option accepted by hpvmhostrdev is the -h,
which provides a brief summary of the available options and their use.
1.3 Using AVIO with Integrity VM
AVIO is supported on HPV-UX 11i v2 guests and is optional based on a properly configured
VM Host and changes to the guest configuration. You must install and configure kernel drivers
on both the VM Host and the guest systems. AVIO supported guests are HP-UX 11i v2 (0505 or
later). The guest configuration file and the hpvmstatus command display the avio_lan and
avio_stor designators. The following example shows the hpvmstatus command output of
AVIO adapters for guest avioclone:
[Storage Interface Details]
Guest Device type :disk
Guest Adaptor type :avio_stor
Bus :0
Device :0
Function :0
Target :3
Lun :0
Physical Storage type :disk
Physical device :/dev/rdsk/c2t2d0
18 Introduction