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

Tasks required to change the virtual machine configuration

In a configuration in which a virtual HBA is allocated (an NPIV HBA is used) for each virtual machine,

any changes to the configuration of virtual machines must also be applied to Device Manager.

If you move a virtual machine from one virtualization server to another :

You need to update (refresh) the information of the source and destination virtualization servers

in Device Manager. After moving a virtual machine, if there are no volumes assigned to the source

virtualization server, manually delete the information about the source virtualization server from

Device Manager.

If a virtual WWN was added or changed:

Use the Device Manager GUI or CLI to refresh the information about virtual machines and virtual-

ization servers registered in Device Manager.

If a command device was configured or released:

Restart the virtualization server.

If you change the host name of a virtual machine or remove a virtual machine:

Make sure that you update the npivmapping.properties file manually.

In Windows:

installation-folder-for-HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition\

DeviceManager\Server\config\npivmapping.properties

In Linux:

installation-directory-for-HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition/

DeviceManager/Server/config/npivmapping.properties