HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition Administrator Guide (Web Version) (TK981-96004, May 2014)

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• Chapter 12, page 295
• How to register a virtualization server: HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition User Guide or
HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition CLI Reference Guide
Prerequisites for virtual machines managed by Device Manager agent
To use the Device Manager agent to manage virtual machines, install the Device Manager agent on
each virtual machine. After installation, specify the environment settings such as the management
server information and the execution interval of the HiScan command.
Note that the environment settings that must be specified differ depending on the HBA configuration.
Figure 4 Environment settings on virtual machines (when the Device Manager agent is used for
management)
• If an HBA is allocated for each virtual machine
• Install a Device Manager agent on each virtual machine.
• For virtual machines running the AIX OS, set the ODMDIR environment variable.
• If an HBA is shared by multiple virtual machines
• Install a Device Manager agent on any one of the virtual machines.
• For virtual machines running the AIX OS, set the ODMDIR environment variable.
• If a virtual HBA is allocated to each virtual machine (if an NPIV HBA is used)
• Install a Device Manager agent on each virtual machine.
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