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

1. Start the VM from the VSP administrator account using the hpvmstart command.

# hpvmstart -P guest1

....

hpvmstart: Successful start initiation of guest 'guest1'

After the command is executed, check the status of the VM:

# hpvmstatus

[Virtual Machines]

Virtual Machine Name VM # OS Type State #VCPUs #Devs #Nets Memory

==================== ==== ======= ======= ====== ===== ===== ======

config1 1 HPUX Off 1 5 1 512 MB

config2 2 HPUX Off 1 7 1 1 GB

guest2 5 HPUX On(OS) 1 5 1 1 GB

guest1 12 UNKNOWN On(EFI) 1 0 0 2 GB

2. Connect to the guest console:

# hpvmconsole -P guest1

vMP MAIN MENU

CO: Console

CM: Command Menu

CL: Console Log

SL: Show Event Logs

VM: Virtual Machine Menu

HE: Main Help Menu

X: Exit Connection

[guest1] vMP>

The hpvmconsole command opens the VM console. The VM prompt is displayed.

From the VM console, you can control the VM just as if it were a physical Integrity server.

3. Enter the co command at the VM prompt:

[guest1] vMP> co

EFI Boot Manager ver 1.10 [14.62] [Build: Wed Jun 4 11:37:36 2008]

Please select a boot option

EFI Shell [Built-in]

Boot option maintenance menu

Use ^ and v to change option(s). Use Enter to select an option

The EFI Boot Manager is displayed.

4. Select the EFI Shell and create a data base profile by running the following command:

<Shell> dbprofile -dn newdbprof -sip <IP_address_of_ignite-server>

-cip <IP_address_of_vPar> -gip <IP_address_of_gateway> -m

<network_mask> -b "/opt/ignite/boot/nbp.efi".

NOTE: IP_address_of_gateway is the IP address of gateway from the LAN domain of the

vPar to the LAN domain of the Ignite server. network_mask is the netmask (in dotted notation)

of the LAN to which vPar is connected.

5. Now, exit back to the main screen and select Boot option maintenance menu:

EFI Boot Maintenance Manager ver 1.10 [14.62]

Main Menu. Select an Operation

Boot from a File

Add a Boot Option

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