HP Integrity Virtual Machines Manager Version 4.
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Table of Contents About This Document.........................................................................................................7 Intended Audience.................................................................................................................................7 New and Changed Information in This Edition.....................................................................................7 Typographic Conventions...................................................................
Using the Tools Menu......................................................................................................................59 Using the Create Menu....................................................................................................................61 Using the Modify Menu..................................................................................................................62 Using the Delete Menu........................................................................
List of Figures 1-1 1-2 2-1 3-1 3-2 3-3 3-4 3-5 3-6 3-7 3-8 3-9 3-10 3-11 3-12 3-13 3-14 3-15 3-16 3-17 3-18 3-19 3-20 3-21 3-22 3-23 3-24 3-25 3-26 3-27 3-28 3-29 3-30 4-1 4-2 4-3 4-4 VM Manager with HP SMH..........................................................................................................14 VM Manager with HP SIM and VSE.............................................................................................15 HP SMH: Set WBEM Credentials Page....................................
List of Tables 3-1 3-2 3-3 3-4 3-5 3-6 3-7 3-8 6 Data Displayed by the Vswitch Properties General Tab...............................................................55 VM Manager Tools Menu Options................................................................................................59 VM Manager Create Menu Options..............................................................................................61 VM Manager Modify Menu Options..........................................................
About This Document This document helps system administrators understand and use HP Integrity Virtual Machines Manager (VM Manager, also called VMMgr), a graphical user interface that provides visualization and configuration of Integrity virtual machines and the VM Host. This application is a component of HP Virtual Server Environment (VSE) Management Software, which integrates with HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM). VM Manager also integrates with HP System Management Homepage (HP SMH).
are included in the VMGuestSW bundle available from the software depot at the following website: http://software.hp.com Search for “VMGuestSW” and select the link for Integrity Virtual Machines (HP-UX 11i v3 VM Host). At the time of publication of this document, the Linux guest AVIO drivers are not yet available. The Integrity VM version 3.5 patches are PHSS_38297 and PHSS_38298. The Integrity VM version 4.0 patches (for HP-UX 11i v3) are PHSS_38566, PHSS_38567, PHSS_38611, PHSS_38631.
the list of possible backing devices. If you add a directory to the database, it is included in the list as a possible backing device for a virtual DVD. Do not specify the USAGE attribute for a directory; the attribute is not needed for a directory.
http://www.hp.com A website address that is a hyperlink to the site. Command Command name or qualified command phrase. user input Commands and other text that you type. computer output Text displayed by the computer. Enter The name of a keyboard key. Note that Return and Enter both refer to the same key. A sequence such as Ctrl+A indicates that you must hold down the key labeled Ctrl while pressing the A key. variable The name of an environment variable, for example PATH or errno.
Publishing History Manufacturing Part Number Supported VM Manager Version Publication Date T8669–90041 A.04.00.00.70 distributed with HP January 2009 VSE Management Software version 4.1 for use with HP SIM and also available for standalone use with HP SMH T8669–90021 A.04.00.00.01 standalone release (for October 2008 use with HP SMH) T8669-90001 3.5 May 2008 T2767-90046 3.0 June 2007 T2767-90015 2.0 BETA October 2006 T2767-90008 1.
1 Introduction to HP Integrity Virtual Machines and HP Integrity Virtual Machines Manager This chapter provides an overview of HP Integrity Virtual Machines (Integrity VM) and of HP Integrity Virtual Machines Manager (VM Manager), its associated management product. It also lists the basic management tasks you can perform using VM Manager.
information about Integrity VM resources through Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) providers installed on the VM Host. You can access VM Manager using either of two Web-based software components: • HP System Management Homepage (HP SMH) VM Manager is installed separately on any given VM Host to manage the Integrity VM Host and virtual machines. You access VM Manager from a browser that can connect over the network to that VM Host. Figure 1-1 shows how VM Manager is configured and used with HP SMH.
Figure 1-2 VM Manager with HP SIM and VSE Using VM Manager with VSE through HP SIM CMS HP SIM VSE Management Software Capacity Advisor Virtualization Manager gWLM Browser VM Mgr Application Discovery ... WBEM HP Integrity VM VM Host HP Integrity VM WBEM VM Host WBEM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM In this environment, you can use VM Manager in seamless integration with other VSE Management Software components.
— of automated workload management policies across multiple servers, and provides centralized monitoring and reporting and improved server utilization to assist in meeting your service level objectives. Using VM Manager with VSE, you can create, view, and modify gWLM policies for virtual machines. For more information, see “Using the Policy Menu” (page 67).
2 Installing VM Manager This chapter discusses how to install VM Manager on your system or on the systems you will manage, including setup and software requirements, licensing requirements, and how to set WBEM security credentials.
on each of the guests; however, HP recommends upgrading the VM Providers on the guests to match the version of the Integrity VM on the VM Host. — For the VM Hosts, install the VM Provider (bundle name: VMProvider). This component is included with the Integrity VM product and with the HP-UX 11i v2 December 2005 (or later) release. — For HP-UX guests, install the VM Provider (bundle name: VMProvider). This component is included with the Integrity VM product and with the supported HP-UX releases.
Manager. You cannot access the functionality in VM Manager unless you have a license for, and have installed Integrity VM on, at least one system to be managed through your licensed VSE Management Software components. For information about system requirements and installation instructions, see the HP VSE Management Software Version 4.1 Installation and Update Guide for HP-UX. This and other VSE documentation is available from the HP Technical Documentation website: http://docs.hp.com/en/vse.
Setting Security Credentials To display the full range of data about each virtual machine in VM Manager, you must have WBEM-recognized credentials for each virtual machine. A user name and password are required to collect resource utilization and other data, such as the status of the installed operating system. This data is available only from a WBEM provider on the VM Host or virtual machine. The WBEM providers are the tools used to gather data about the virtual machine and the VM Host.
Figure 2-1 HP SMH: Set WBEM Credentials Page On this page, you can set one user name and password combination for all virtual machines, or you can set them individually for one or more virtual machines. If you set the credentials for some but not all of the individual systems, VM Manager does not collect utilization data and operating system information for the excluded systems. You can also save the user name and password entries in obscured format in the file system.
NOTE: Displaying all the information about the virtual machines' configuration exposes the credentials of a connecting user. 1. 2. Create a nonlogin, nonprivileged account on each virtual machine to which VM Manager might connect and whose credentials can be intercepted on the network.
IMPORTANT: After you enter the data, save it by clicking OK. Otherwise, the data is cleared when the session ends. Trusted Certificates If you require the additional security provided by certificate validation you can turn on SSL certificate validation by selecting the Require trusted certificates check box on the VM Manager Set WBEM Credentials for Virtual Machines page.
guest OS version) is not seen until the page refreshes again. The utilization meters update immediately after VM Manager retrieves the utilization data; refreshing the page is not required for updating that data.
3 Using VM Manager This chapter discusses how to access and use VM Manager. This chapter includes the following sections: • • • • • • “Accessing VM Manager” (page 25) “Navigating VM Manager” (page 30) “Using VM Manager Views and Tabs” (page 33) “Using VM Manager Menus” (page 58) “Collecting and Viewing Utilization Data” (page 68) “Viewing Integrity VM Host and VM Logs” (page 72) Accessing VM Manager You access VM Manager through a web browser.
NOTE: If you are accessing VM Manager for the first time under HP SMH, you might encounter an End User License Agreement (EULA), which you must accept to continue using the VM Manager product. Figure 3-1 HP SMH: Accessing VM Manager If you have already saved WBEM credentials for each virtual machine, selecting Integrity Virtual Machines Manager displays the VM Host General tab as shown in Figure 3-2.
Figure 3-2 HP SMH: VM Host General Tab If you have not set and saved WBEM credentials for each virtual machine, the Set WBEM Credentials page is displayed first (instead of the VM Host General tab). An example of the Set WBEM Credentials page is shown in Figure 2-1. Enter the appropriate information and click OK, or click Cancel to skip this step and advance to the VM Manager VM Host General tab. For more information about setting WBEM credentials, see “Setting Security Credentials” (page 20).
Accessing VM Manager from HP SIM To use all the VM Manager facilities (view all screens and perform all menu actions), you must have VSE All Tools authorization. To access VM Manager from HP SIM, follow these steps: 1. From the HP SIM Home page, select Tools→VSE Management, as shown in Figure 3-3. Figure 3-3 HP SIM: Accessing VSE Management Software The first time you start Virtualization Manager, the Visualization tab appears with the default Physical and Virtual perspective, as shown in Figure 3-4.
NOTE: The Perspective menu allows you to choose a view comprised solely of VM Hosts and virtual machines (both HP Integrity VM and VMware ESX, if both products are present among the VSE resources). Select Virtual Machine from the drop-down menu. For more information about using Virtualization Manager, see the HP Virtualization Manager and Logical Server Management Version 4.1 Getting Started Guide.
2. Select the VM Host or virtual machine that you want to manage. For example, in the Integrity VM representation shown in Figure 3-5 (a closeup from the screen shown in Figure 3-4 (page 29)), you can select VM Host system chili3 by clicking the monitor icon beneath the VM Host name. (If you hover your cursor over the icon, a pop-up pane displays explanatory text.) When you select a VM Host monitor icon, the VM Manager VM Host General tab is displayed.
NOTE: The VM Manager navigation aids available in a particular view vary according to the view. The view in Figure 3-6 shows most of the navigation aids that VM Manager provides. Missing from this view are navigation buttons such as Previous and Next, visible in some of the Create Virtual Machines wizard pages (discussed in “Creating Virtual Machines” (page 75)).
3 4 Click a menu in the menu bar beneath the tab title. This displays additional information about the actions you can perform. The VM Manager menu bar is described in “Using VM Manager Menus” (page 58). Click the top of a column of a table (on or near the title of the column) to change which column is driving the sort order of the table. Click the arrow in the selected column to toggle between ascending and descending order. Not all columns can drive the sort order.
Using VM Manager Views and Tabs VM Manager provides three basic views, each with several tabs, as described in the following sections: • “VM Host View” (page 34) (Integrity Virtual Machines Manager: Manage Host) • “Virtual Machines (VM) Properties View” (page 46) (Integrity Virtual Machines Manager: Manage VM) • “Virtual Switch (Vswitch) Properties View” (page 53) (Integrity Virtual Machines Manager: Manage Vswitch) For information about navigating views and their tabs, see “Navigating VM Manager” (page 30)
NOTE: The figures in this section and in the remainder of the manual display views seen from VSE using HP SIM. Views in HP SMH might differ slightly. Differences are noted. In addition, the examples display maximized window views to give more focus to the VM Manager window (eliminating the HP SIM system status pane available on the left of the page and the HP SIM header and menu bar on the top of the page). Select the HP SIM maximized view by clicking Maximize in the top right corner of the page.
The following sections describe each tab in more detail: • • • • • “VM Host General Tab” (page 36) “VM Host Virtual Machines Tab” (page 38) “VM Host Virtual Switches Tab” (page 40) “VM Host Network Tab” (page 41) “VM Host Storage Tab” (page 43) Using VM Manager Views and Tabs 35
VM Host General Tab The VM Host General tab displays information about the state and configuration of the VM Host system, as shown in Figure 3-8. Figure 3-8 VM Host General Tab The following provides general information about the screen. More detailed information is provided by VM Manager help. 1 2 3 4 5 36 Goes back to the previous view, in this case Virtualization Manager.
6 field identifies the Central Management Server (CMS) on which gWLM is running and provides a hyperlink to the HP SIM login screen (you cannot modify gWLM policies from HP SMH). In either case (using VM Manager under VSE Software Management or HP SMH), if the virtual machines are not being managed by gWLM or HP Serviceguard, this field displays (none). Summarizes resource utilization for the VM Host system. Meters display data retrieved by the WBEM Utilization provider.
VM Host Virtual Machines Tab The VM Host Virtual Machines tab displays information about the state of virtual machines in the VM Host system, as shown in Figure 3-9. Figure 3-9 VM Host Virtual Machines Tab The following provides general information about the screen. More detailed information is provided by VM Manager help. 1 2 3 4 5 6 38 Goes back to the previous view, in this case Virtualization Manager.
in the full-width view, see Figure 3-10.) The meter data is a 5-minute average that is calculated and updated on 5-minute boundaries. If the data cannot be displayed, the meter is dimmed and a label indicates the probable cause. For a description of meter labels, see “Utilization Meter Status/Error Information” (page 92).
VM Host Virtual Switches Tab The VM Host Virtual Switches tab shows information about the virtual switches on the VM Host system, as shown in Figure 3-11. Figure 3-11 VM Host Virtual Switches Tab The following provides general information about the screen. More detailed information is provided by VM Manager help. 1 2 3 4 5 6 40 Goes back to the previous view, in this case the Virtualization Manager.
VM Host Network Tab The VM Host Network tab shows the mapping from virtual network interface cards in the virtual machines to the physical network interface cards in the VM Host system, as shown in Figure 3-12. Figure 3-12 VM Host Network Tab The following provides general information about the screen. More detailed information is provided by VM Manager help. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Goes back to the previous view, in this case Virtualization Manager.
data cannot be displayed, the meter is dimmed (as in the meter in the next box below) and a label indicates the probable cause. For a description of meter labels, see “Utilization Meter Status/Error Information” (page 92). Using VM Manager with HP SIM and VSE Management Software, you can click a meter to view a snapshot of HP Capacity Advisor historical data for network I/O; this feature is not provided when using VM Manager from HP SMH.
VM Host Storage Tab The VM Host Storage tab shows the mappings from the virtual storage devices in the virtual machines to the physical storage devices in the VM Host system, as shown in Figure 3-13. Figure 3-13 VM Host Storage Tab The following provides general information about the screen. More detailed information is provided by VM Manager help. 1 Goes back to the previous view, in this case Virtualization Manager.
2 HP SMH, the link is not provided. The link appears whenever you move from one VM Manager view to another (such as from VM Properties view to VM Host view, in which case the Go back to Integrity Virtual Machines Manager: Manage VM link appears on the VM Host view). With the Show physical host bus adapters check box selected (as in this example), the view includes the complete storage bus structure, host bus adapters, and multipath storage configurations.
be displayed, the meter is dimmed (as in the meter underneath this one) and a label indicates the probable cause. For a description of meter labels, see “Utilization Meter Status/Error Information” (page 92). Using VM Manager with HP SIM and VSE Management Software, you can click a meter to view a snapshot of HP Capacity Advisor historical data for storage I/O; this feature is not provided when using VM Manager from HP SMH.
Virtual Machines (VM) Properties View You can access the VM Properties view directly from the Virtualization Manager or from any other VM Manager views that include a link to a virtual machine, such as the VM Host General tab, the VM Host Virtual Machines tab, or any Network or Storage tab. You can also access the VM Properties view by selecting View→ Virtual Machine Properties... (a virtual machine must be selected in the current view). Figure 3-14 shows a portion of a typical VM Properties view.
VM Properties General Tab The VM Properties General tab shows the state and configuration details of a specific virtual machine, as shown in Figure 3-15. Figure 3-15 VM Properties General Tab The following provides general information about the screen. More detailed information is provided by VM Manager help.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Goes back to the previous view, in this case the VM Manager VM Host view. When you access the VM Properties view from another VM Manager view (such as the VM Host view), the link returns you to that previous view. If you had accessed the VM view directly from Virtualization Manager, the link returns you to Virtualization Manager. In HP SMH, when you first access this page from HP SMH, the link is not provided.
VM Properties Network Tab The VM Properties Network tab shows the network devices for a specific virtual machine, as shown in Figure 3-16. Figure 3-16 VM Properties Network Tab The following provides general information about the screen. More detailed information is provided by VM Manager help. 1 2 3 4 5 Goes back to the previous view, in this case the VM Manager VM Host view.
6 The meter (bar graph) displays network I/O throughput data, if available. The data is a 5-minute average that is calculated and updated on 5-minute boundaries. If the data cannot be displayed, the meter is dimmed as in this example, and a label indicates the probable cause. For a description of meter labels, see “Utilization Meter Status/Error Information” (page 92).
VM Properties Storage Tab The VM Properties Storage tab shows state and configuration information for a specific virtual machine, as shown in Figure 3-17. Figure 3-17 VM Properties Storage Tab The following provides general information about the screen. More detailed information is provided by VM Manager help. 1 2 Goes back to the previous view, in this case the VM Host view. If you accessed the VM Properties view from Virtualization Manager, the link returns you to Virtualization Manager.
unchecked when you return (you continue to see the simple view). The check box state on the VM Properties Storage tab does not affect the state of the same check box on the VM Host Storage tab. For example, selecting the check box on the VM Properties Storage tab does not automatically affect the check box and view of the VM Host Storage tab. 3 4 5 Displays this window in a format suitable for printing. Updates the data displayed on this page.
Virtual Switch (Vswitch) Properties View You can access the Vswitch Properties view from any VM Manager views that include a link to a virtual switch, such as the VM Host Virtual Switches tab, the VM Host Network tab, or the VM Properties Network tab. You can also access the Vswitch Properties view by selecting View→ Virtual Switch Properties... (a virtual switch must be selected in the current view). Figure 3-18 shows a typical Vswitch Properties view.
Vswitch Properties General Tab The Vswitch Properties General tab shows the status, configuration properties, and port assignments of a virtual switch, as shown in Figure 3-19. Figure 3-19 Vswitch Properties General Tab The following provides general information about the screen. For more detailed information, see Table 3-1. 1 2 3 4 Goes back to the previous view, in this case the VM Manager VM Host view.
Table 3-1 Data Displayed by the Vswitch Properties General Tab Data Description Vswitch Name Name of the virtual switch Status The status of the virtual switch: • Up (operational) • Down (inoperational) • Link down (the physical network interface used by the vswitch is not running) Type The type of virtual switch: • shared vswitch: can be used by more than one virtual machine that includes a virtual network device (virtual NIC) backed by the switch • dedicated vswitch: can be used by only one started
Vswitch Properties Network Tab The Vswitch Properties Network tab shows information about the network devices for a specific virtual switch, as shown in Figure 3-20. Figure 3-20 Vswitch Properties Network Tab The following provides general information about the screen. More detailed information is provided by VM Manager help. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Goes back to the previous view, in this case the VM Properties view.
For more information about using VM Manager to collect and view utilization data, see “Collecting and Viewing Utilization Data” (page 68).
Using VM Manager Menus VM Manager views provide a menu bar beneath the tabs row, as shown in Figure 3-21. The menus enable you to perform a variety of actions. Not all actions (menu options) are available from every screen view. Actions are enabled or disabled based on the state of the system, the view you are in, and the objects in that view that are currently selected. Actions that are disabled are dimmed and unselectable.
Using the Tools Menu The VM Manager Tools menu allows you to perform actions on a selected virtual machine or virtual switch, and to collect and view HP Capacity Advisor data. The options that might be available when you select the Tools menu are shown in Figure 3-22. In this example, the Start Virtual Switch... and Stop Virtual Switch... options are disabled.
Table 3-2 VM Manager Tools Menu Options (continued) Menu Selection Action Summary Tools→Restart Virtual Machine... Restarts an already started virtual “Restarting Virtual Machines” machine, taking it first to an Off state (page 84) (powered off) and then to an On state (powered on). Starts a stopped virtual machine. Tools→Start Virtual Switch... Starts a virtual switch, taking it from “Starting, Stopping, and Deleting a Down state (powered off) to an Up Virtual Switches” (page 89) state (powered on).
Using the Create Menu The Create menu allows you to create a virtual machine or virtual switch. Figure 3-23 shows the choices when you select the Create menu. Figure 3-23 VM Manager Create Menu Table 3-3 describes the Create menu options and where to obtain more information in this manual. More detailed information is provided by the VM Manager help. Table 3-3 VM Manager Create Menu Options Menu Selection Action Summary More Information Create→Virtual Machine...
Using the Modify Menu The VM Manager Modify menu allows you to perform actions on a selected virtual machine. The options displayed when you select the Modify menu using VM Manager from HP SIM are shown in Figure 3-24. The options are available only when you are in a VM Properties view or in a view in which you have selected a virtual machine, such as on the VM Host Virtual Machines tab. You can only modify one virtual machine at a time.
Table 3-4 VM Manager Modify Menu Options (continued) Menu Selection Action Summary Modify→Virtual Machine CPU Count... Modifies the number of virtual CPUs allotted to a virtual machine that has been configured for symmetric multiprocessing. The changed value takes effect when the virtual machine is restarted. Modify→Virtual Machine VLAN Settings... Modifies the VLAN assignments of virtual switch ports connected to the virtual machine. Modify→Virtual Machine Hardware Auto Start...
Using the Delete Menu The Delete menu allows you to delete a virtual machine or virtual switch. Figure 3-25 shows the choices that might be available when you select the Delete menu. The choices are enabled according to the view and tab. In Figure 3-25, the Virtual Machine... option is enabled and the Virtual Switch... option is disabled. The Virtual Machine...
Using the View Menu The View menu allows you to display a variety of information. Figure 3-26 shows the choices that might be available when you select the View menu. NOTE: The Capacity Advisor Data item is displayed only when you use VM Manager from VSE Management Software under HP SIM; it is not displayed when using VM Manager through HP SMH. The accessibility of the other menu items depends on the current view and selections.
Table 3-6 VM Manager View Menu Options (continued) 66 Menu Selection Action Summary View→Integrity VM log for VM... Displays the events logged by Integrity VM pertaining to a virtual machine. To use this feature with VM Manager running under HP SMH, you must be logged into HP SMH with either Operator or Administrator privileges.For more information, see “Viewing Integrity VM Host and VM Logs” (page 72). View→Capacity Advisor Data...
Using the Policy Menu The Policy menu allows you to perform a variety of tasks pertaining to the gWLM policy. When using VM Manager with HP SIM and VSE Management Software, VM Manager can be integrated with gWLM. When gWLM is managing specific virtual machines, the virtual machines have assigned policies and are placed in a shared resource domain (SRD).
Table 3-7 VM Manager Policy Menu Options (continued) Menu Selection Action Summary Policy→Remove Associated gWLM Policy... Removes the policy association from the virtual machine, effectively removing the virtual machine from the SRD. The selected virtual machine must be powered off before it can be removed from the SRD. This menu option is available when you are in VM Properties view or in another view in which one or more virtual machines are selected. Policy→Create gWLM Policy...
Meters for the VM Host and host resources are still available if the VM Host's WBEM Utilization provider is running. When using VM Manager with VSE Management Software, you can enable collection of utilization data from systems licensed for HP Capacity Advisor. Select the Tools→Collect Capacity Advisor Data menu item from the VM Manager menu bar. This menu item is not available when using VM Manager through HP SMH.
Table 3-8 Utilization Meters Available on VM Manager Tabs VM Manager Tab Utilization Metrics CPU (%) Memory (%) Network I/O (throughput) Storage I/O (throughput) VM Host only VM Host only VM Host only VM Host only Per VM only VM Host Virtual VM Host CPU utilization per VM Machines VM vCPU utilization Per VM only Per VM only VM Host Network VM Host (Physical Network Interfaces column) VM (Virtual Network Interfaces column) VM Host General VM Host (Physical Storage column) VM (Virtual Storage c
without having enabled data collection, no data is displayed; however, the screen includes a link to the Collect Capacity Advisor Data facility so that you can begin collecting data to view.) Figure 3-29 (page 71) shows a view of the data collected for a VM Host: Figure 3-29 View Capacity Advisor Data Screen The data collection view is provided by the Capacity Advisor Profile Viewer. The Profile Viewer displays historical utilization data along with additional information you provide.
categories of data. In the Capacity Advisor graphs, you can view utilization data for both CPUs and memory. You can also view network and disk bandwidth utilization (throughput) for whole OS profiles. For more information about the Capacity Advisor Profile Viewer, see the HP Capacity Advisor Version 4.1 User's Guide or the Capacity Advisor Profile Viewer Screen help topic. When you click the View→Capacity Advisor Data...
CLI (where vm-name is the name of the virtual machine). The event log records all changes to configurations of the virtual machine and information about commands issued and error messages. NOTE: With VM Manager running under HP SMH, to view the Integrity VM logs using either of these View menu items, you must be logged into HP SMH with either Operator or Administrator privileges.
Figure 3-30 VM Manager Version Information Screen 74 Using VM Manager
4 Working with Virtual Machines The following sections discuss the tasks you can perform with virtual machines using VM Manager: • “Planning Virtual Machines” (page 75) • “Creating Virtual Machines” (page 75) • “Modifying Virtual Machines” (page 79) • “Starting Virtual Machines” (page 80) • “Stopping Virtual Machines” (page 82) • “Restarting Virtual Machines” (page 84) • “Deleting Virtual Machines” (page 85) • “Deleting Network or Storage Devices” (page 89) • “Creating Virtual Switches” (page 86) • “Startin
by the version of Integrity VM running on the VM Host, you can specify an entitlement cap and the minimum and maximum number of vCPUs to be allotted to the virtual machine. An entitlement cap is the maximum amount of computing power allotted to a virtual machine for each vCPU. 3. Specify Memory Specify the amount of memory for the virtual machine. If the VM Host has Integrity VM 3.
NOTE: The list can include file and directory backing devices that have not been associated with a particular virtual machine, or that were associated with virtual machines that have been removed or from which the associated virtual devices have been removed. For more information, see the Create Virtual Machine wizard Add Storage Device help topic. NOTE: If you use VM Manager to manage a VM Host running Integrity VM version 3.
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.
NOTE: After creating a virtual machine using VM Manager, if you return immediately to Virtualization Manager, the machine might not yet appear in Virtualization Manager. This means HP SIM has not yet completed identifying the new virtual machine. However, it appears when the identification process completes (usually within a minute or two). Modifying Virtual Machines To modify a virtual machine, select one of the following items from the VM Manager Modify menu.
NOTE: The list of possible backing devices for the storage device you want to add can include file and directory backing devices that have not been associated with a particular virtual machine, or that were associated with virtual machines that have been removed or from which the associated virtual devices have been removed. For more information, see the Modify→Add Storage Device to Virtual Machine... help topic. NOTE: If you use VM Manager to manage a VM Host running Integrity VM version 3.
NOTE: Virtual machines that are configured as HP Serviceguard packages cannot be started by VM Manager. For information about managing virtual machines that are configured as HP Serviceguard packages, see the HP Integrity Virtual Machines Installation, Configuration, and Administration manual. To start one or more selected virtual machines, perform the following steps. 1. 2.
the current VM Host system environment. If the virtual machine cannot be started, VM Manager displays messages indicating which resources cannot currently be provided. For information about possible reasons that a virtual machine might not start, see “Troubleshooting Virtual Machine Problems” (page 93). Stopping Virtual Machines To stop one or more virtual machines, perform the following steps. This action allows you to stop the virtual hardware for a virtual machine.
Figure 4-2 Stop Virtual Machine Page 4. In the screen example shown in Figure 4-2, two of the selected virtual machines are going to be stopped (bitsy00 and bitsy01), while two are already stopped (vm001 and vms). The screen reports that the OS is running on one of the virtual machines and advises you to shut down the OS on that machine before stopping it. The How to Stop options allow you to control how a virtual machine is stopped: • • Graceful. This is the default.
Restarting Virtual Machines When you choose to restart one or more virtual machines, VM Manager stops a virtual machine that is already started, and then restarts it; if a machine is stopped, VM Manager starts it. Once a virtual machine starts, the resources assigned to the virtual machine are allocated for its use.
Figure 4-3 Restart Virtual Machine Page 4. In the screen example shown in Figure 4-3, two virtual machines will be stopped (gracefully) and restarted. A message indicates that these machines have an active operating system that should be shut down prior to stopping the virtual machine. The How to Stop options allow you to control whether the virtual machines are stopped gracefully (the default) or forcefully. For a description of each stop option, see “Stopping Virtual Machines” (page 82).
NOTE: Before deleting a virtual machine, you must first stop the virtual machine (put it in the Off state). For instructions, see the section “Stopping Virtual Machines” (page 82). Deleting a virtual machine removes the configuration definition for a virtual machine and frees any resources assigned to the virtual machine, making the resources available to be assigned to other virtual machines.
Figure 4-4 Create Virtual Switch Page The table on the screen shown in Figure 4-4 displays the following information: • LAN interface: Shows the physical LAN interface to which a vswitch can be attached. The “(none)” entry indicates that the vswitch is local, meaning that it not connected to a LAN interface. Communication over such a vswitch does not go out on the physical network and is useful only for communicating between virtual machines.
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.
can communicate only with other virtual machines on the same VM Host that are connected to the same local vswitch. 4. Specify whether or not to start the vswitch after it is created. The default is to start the vswitch. Clicking OK does the following: • Creates the new vswitch, using the hpvmnet command. • If you chose to make the vswitch dedicated, configures the vswitch as a dedicated vswitch, using the hpvmdevmgmt command.
The following command example shows how to delete the AVIO network device at hardware address 0,1 on virtual machine miney01 : # hpvmmodify -P miney01 -d network:avio_lan:0,1 You can determine the network device's address in a similar manner by inspecting the Virtual Network Interfaces column of the VM Properties Network tab.
A Error Messages and Troubleshooting This appendix discusses error messages and troubleshooting related to VM Manager problems, and describes the error and status labels that might appear with utilization meters (bar graphs) displayed on certain VM Manager screens.
left-hand navigation bar of HP SIM (System and Event Collections→Systems→Shared→Systems by Type→All VSE Resources). • The user is not authorized to use Integrity Virtual Machines Manager on this VM host. With HP SMH, VM Manager is configured by default to permit read-only access to HP SMH users with User-level privileges, and read-write access to HP SMH users with Operator-level and Administrator-level privileges.
Troubleshooting Virtual Machine Problems This section discusses problems that might occur when using VM Manager to create, start, or modify a virtual machine or to display virtual machine data. Also included are ways for resolving these problems. • Failure Creating a Virtual Machine When using the Create Virtual Machines wizard, a number of warning or error conditions can prevent the virtual machine from being created.
components are required on any virtual machine for which you want data. If the VM Provider is not running on the VM Host, no data will be available on any VM Manager tabs; all tabs will display a “No data available” message. To verify that the VM Provider is running, enter the following command on the virtual machine or VM Host cimprovider -ls The response “HPVMProviderModule OK” indicates the VM Provider is running. Any other response indicates it is not running.
Glossary The following terms are commonly used to discuss VM Manager and its integrated components: Accelerated Virtual Input/Output See AVIO. agile addressing Supported on Integrity Virtual Machines running HP-UX 11i v3, a storage device addressing model that addresses a logical unit (referred to as LUN, this is the logical device that refers to the physical storage device) by using the same device special file (DSF) regardless of the location of the LUN.
Integrity Virtual Machines HP Integrity Virtual Machines (Integrity VM). The HP product that allows you to install and run multiple systems (virtual machines) on the same physical host system. legacy addressing The storage device addressing model that uses the device special file (DSF) path as defined in HP-UX 11i v2 and earlier versions. In contrast to the agile addressing model introduced with HP-UX 11i v3, the legacy device special file (DSF) is bound to a specific hardware path to a storage device.
a resource. WBEM clients send requests to providers to get information about, and access to, the registered resources.
Index A F Accelerated Virtual Input/Output (see AVIO) agile device addressing Add Storage screen, 76 APA, 88 Automatic Port Aggregation (see APA) AVIO performance tuning, 75 support indication, Create Vswitch screen, 87 support information, 78 AVIO backing device support indication, VM Host view, 40 support indication, Vswitch Properties view, 55 AVIO network adding, 76 support indication, VM Host view, 42 support indication, VM Properties view, 49 AVIO storage adding, 76 support indication, VM Host view,
M T Maximize link, 34 memory displaying, 48 modifying, 79 specifying, 76 utilization, 69 VM Host view, 36 VM Properties view, 47 trusted certificates enabling, 21, 23 N network device adding, 76, 80 deleting, 89 VM Host view, 41 VM Properties view, 49 Vswitch Properties view, 56 P printer-friendly view, 33 providers enabling use of, 20 utilization meter status and error information, 92 viewing version of, 65, 73 R Refresh Data link, 33 Restore Size link, 34 S security certificates, 23 service and sup
virtual machine console, 78 virtual machine entitlement (see vCPU entitlement) virtual machine identity displaying, 47 specifying, 75 virtual machine OS (see guest OS) virtual machine startup attribute displaying, 47 modifying, 79 specifying, 75 virtual machine wizard, 75 Virtual Server Environment (see VSE) virtual switch (see vswitch) Virtualization Manager accessing from HP SIM, 28 accessing from VM Manager, 32 accessing VM Manager from, 30 and VM Manager, 15 requirements, 17 VLAN displaying port assignm
