HP Integrity Virtual Machines Manager 4.3 User Guide

At this step, you can still cancel (exit the Create Virtual Machine wizard) or return to modify
previous steps in the wizard. When you click Finish, the wizard executes the hpvmcreate
commands displayed in the Command Preview area:
• If the Create VM even if resources are insufficient, missing or unavailable check box is
not selected, the wizard executes the first of two commands (hpvmcreate -s) to check
for resource availability and other issues without actually creating the virtual machine.
This command reports any errors or warnings at the top of the page. If warnings or errors
are detected, the virtual machine will not be created. Upon analyzing any reported
warnings, you can choose to create the virtual machine anyway by selecting the check
box and clicking Finish again.
If no serious problems are detected by the first command, the wizard then executes the
second command (hpvmcreate -F), which creates the virtual machine.
• If the Create VM even if resources are insufficient, missing or unavailable check box is
selected, the wizard does not check for resource warnings. It simply runs the hpvmcreate
-F to create the virtual machine even if potential resource issues exist (but not if a fatal
error is detected). For example, if this check box is selected, you can create a virtual
machine that uses a physical disk that some other running virtual machine is already
using. As another example, you can create a virtual machine for which you incorrectly
specified a storage device file. You can correct these kinds of problems after the virtual
machine is created and before it is started. For information about problem solving, see
“Troubleshooting virtual machine problems” (page 118).
7. Specify VLAN IDs
If the VM Host supports vswitch VLANs (virtual LANs), and virtual NICs (vNICs) are specified
for the new virtual machine, then you can assign VLAN IDs to the newly created virtual machine.
You can assign a VLAN ID to the vswitch port connected to each virtual NIC in the virtual
machine. By default, VLANs are not specified (VLAN ID is “none”). When you click OK on
this page, any modifications to the VLAN IDs are updated, after which the Create Virtual
Machine wizard Next Steps page is displayed.
8. Next Steps
After creating the new virtual machine, VM Manager presents you with the next steps you can
take to manage and use the new virtual machine. The steps presented depend on the
environment in which you created the virtual machine. For example, when virtual machine
scheduling on a VM Host is managed by Global Workload Manager (gWLM), the Next Steps
page advises you to associate the virtual machine with a gWLM policy and add the virtual
machine to a Shared Resource Domain (SRD). You cannot start the virtual machine until you
complete that action.
If the new virtual machine includes AVIO devices (AVIO support is provided on HP Integrity
VM Version 3.5 or later), you are advised to make sure the appropriate OS that supports
AVIO is installed on the VM Host and the virtual machine. If the intended OS on the virtual
machine does not support AVIO, you are warned of this. In addition, HP strongly recommends
that AVIO components (such as drivers and libraries) on the virtual machine and VM Host be
updated to the latest release of the OS. If the virtual machine OS is Windows or Linux, install
additional AVIO-compatible drivers on the VM Host and virtual machine; the Windows and
Linux AVIO drivers include instructions for installing the drivers on virtual machines. For more
information about AVIO requirements, see the HP Integrity Virtual Machines Installation,
Configuration, and Administration manual.
Other steps you can take include starting the virtual hardware for the virtual machine, accessing
the virtual machine console, adding additional software (provider components) needed to
support management of the virtual machine, getting information about the virtual machine,
and tuning the performance of the virtual machine.
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