HP Integrity Virtual Machines Version 4.2 Release Notes

5.2.17 Manpages Display on Linux Guests
The hpvmcollect and hpvminfo commands are available on Linux guests after installing the
Linux guest management software kit, as described in the HP Integrity Virtual Machines Installation,
Configuration, and Administration manual. To view the command displays properly, enter the
following commands on the Linux guest:
# export LANG=en_US.iso88591
# export TERM=vt200
Exporting these environment variables allows you to display the manpage content from a Linux
guest console. Some minor differences in the appearance of the manpages as displayed on HP-UX
and as displayed on Linux are expected.
5.2.18 Integrity VM Check Might Fail Because of Bad Switch
The Cisco switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class Server Blades has a protocol error that causes it to
respond to every MAC address. Because MAC addresses are unique, Integrity VM checks that
the generated guest virtual MAC address is unique. If one of these bad switches is on your
network, Integrity VM's check will fail.
The hpvmcreate command might fail with messages like the following:
hpvmcreate: WARNING (host): Failed after 3 attempts.
hpvmcreate: WARNING (host): Unable to create Ethernet MAC Address.
Similarly, the hpvmstart command might fail with messages like the following:
# hpvmstart -P vm2
HPVM guest vm2 configuration problems:
Warning 1 on itme nic1: Guest MAC address for switch nic1 is in use.
Cisco Systems, Inc. released a fix for the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 in December 2006,
which is available from the Cisco Systems website:
http://cco.cisco.com
It is also available from the HP website:
http://www.hp.com
From the HP website, select Software & Driver downloads and search for switch cisco 3020. The
minimum required firmware version is 12.2(35) SE.
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