HP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software 7.4.0-00 Administrator Guide (web) (TB581-96325, December 2012)

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Operation workflow for allocating volumes to virtual machines, page 42
How to register a virtualization server: HP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software
User Guide or HP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software CLI Reference Guide
Tasks required to change the virtual machine configuration
In a configuration in which a virtual HBA is allocated (an NPIV HBA is used) for each virtual machine,
any changes to the configuration of virtual machines must also be applied to Device Manager.
If you move a virtual machine from one virtualization server to another :
You need to update (refresh) the information of the source and destination virtualization servers
in Device Manager. After moving a virtual machine, if there are no volumes assigned to the source
virtualization server, manually delete the information about the source virtualization server from
Device Manager.
If a virtual WWN was added or changed:
1. Execute the createnpivinfo command to register the virtual WWN in Device Manager.
This operation must be performed if vMA is used to manage virtualization servers.
2. Use the Device Manager GUI or CLI to refresh the information about virtual machines and
virtualization servers registered in Device Manager.
If a command device was configured or released:
Restart the virtualization server.
If you change the host name of a virtual machine or remove a virtual machine:
Make sure that you update the npivmapping.properties file manually.
In Windows:
installation-folder-for-Device-Manager-server\Server\config\
npivmapping.properties
In Linux:
installation-directory-for-Device-Manager-server/Server/config/
npivmapping.properties
Related topics:
Registering virtual WWNs in Device Manager, page 45
How to refresh the virtualization server or virtual machine information: HP P9000 Command View
Advanced Edition Suite Software User Guide or HP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition
Suite Software CLI Reference Guide
Prerequisites for virtualization servers
Device Manager requires Host Data Collector or vMA to manage virtualization servers.
Device Manager collects machine information about virtualization servers and information about
volumes allocated to the virtualization servers via a virtualization server management program (Host
Data Collector or vMA).
The required system configuration and environment settings differ depending on whether Host Data
Collector or vMA is used to manage virtualization servers.
Prerequisites for virtualization servers managed by Host Data Collector
To manage virtualization servers from Host Data Collector, you must install Host Data Collector.
System configuration and requirements46