HP-UX vPars and Integrity VM V6.3 Administrator Guide

Table 22 Options to the hpvmmodify command
DescriptionOption
Specifies the name of the VM. You must specify either the -P option or the -p
option.
-P vm-name
Specifies the number of the VM. To determine the VM number, enter the
hpvmstatus command.
-p vm_number
Suppresses all resource conflict checks and associated warning messages (force
mode). Use force mode for troubleshooting purposes only.
NOTE: The -F option is deprecated in Integrity VM commands. This option
must be used only if instructed by HP Support.
-F
Sanity-checks the VM configuration and returns warnings or errors, but does
not start the VM.
-s
Specifies a new name for the VM. The name can consists of up to 255
alphanumeric characters including A-Z, a-z, 0-9, the dash (-), the underscore
character (_), and the period (.). The VM name cannot start with a dash (—).
-N new-vm-name
Modifies the descriptive label for this VM. The label can contain up to 255
alphanumeric characters, including A-Z, a-z, 0-9, the dash (—), the underscore
(_), and the period (.). To include spaces, the label must be quoted (" ").
-l vm_label
Modifies the startup behavior of the VM. For start_attr, enter one of the
following:
auto: Automatically starts the VM when Integrity VM is initialized on the VSP.
manual: The VM is not started automatically. Use the hpvmstart command
to start the VM manually.
-B start_attr
Modifies the type and version of the operating system running on the VM. For
the os_type, specify the following (case-insensitive) value:
hpux
-O os_type[:version]
Modifies the number of virtual CPUs this VM detects at boot time. If unspecified,
the number defaults to one. The maximum number of vCPUs that you can
allocate to a VM is the number of physical processors on the VSP system.
-c number_vcpus[:min[:max]]
Modifies the CPU entitlement of the VM in CPU cycles. To specify the percentage
of CPU power, enter the following option:
-e percent[:max_percent]
To specify the clock cycles, enter one of the following options:
-E cycles[:max_cycles]M (for megahertz)
-E cycles[:max_cycles]G (for gigahertz)
-e percent[:max_percent] |
-E cycles[:max_cycles]
Specifies a group authorization. The specified administrative level (admin or
oper) is applied to the specified user group.
-g group[:admin | oper]
Specifies the IP address used to connect to the virtual iLO Remote Console of
the guest. The address must be specified in IPv4 dot notation or 0. If 0 is entered,
then the guest will no longer have virtual iLO Remote Console access using IP.
-K console_IP_Addr
Specifies the IPv4 subnet mask used with the option when setting up the IP
interface to be used for accessing the virtual iLO Remote Console for this guest.
The address is entered in dot notation form.
-L console_IP_Addr_Netmask
Specifies a user authorization. The specified administrative level (admin or
oper) is applied to the specified user.
-u user[:admin | oper]
Adds a virtual storage or network device to the VM. For more information, see
hpvmresources(5).
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