HP Integrity Virtual Machines Release Notes Version A.03.50

# swinstall -x autoreboot=true -s my.server.foo.com:/depot/path T2767AC vmProvider
Installation of the current version of Integrity VM fails on systems that have older versions
of the VMProvider bundle. The swinstall session fails and logs messages to /etc/rc.log
indicating that a new version of VMProvider must be installed before or at the same time
as Integrity VM. The VMProvider bundle is available on the Integrity VM installation media.
If you do not wish to install the new version of the VMProvider, you must remove the VM
Provider before you install the current version of Integrity VM.
To see which bundles are installed, enter the following command:
# swlist | grep -i "integrity vm"
T2767AC A.03.50 Integrity VM
VMGuestLib A.03.50 Integrity VM Guest Support Libraries
VMKernelSW A.02.50 Integrity VM Kernel Software
VMProvider A.03.50 WBEM Provider for Integrity VM
The VMGuestLib guest support libraries and the VMKernelSW kernel software are included
with the HP-UX operating system installation.
• The VMMigrate bundle shipped in earlier versions of Integrity VM has been merged into
the T2767AC bundle and is installed or upgraded when T2767AC is installed.
• Reinstall the guest management software on each existing guest, as described in the HP
Integrity Virtual Machines Installation, Configuration, and Administration manual.
2.3 Installing the HP Integrity Virtual Machines Product Over the Evaluation
Software
If you installed the evaluation version of Integrity VM, you must remove the evaluation software
before you install the current version of the product. For example, to remove the evaluation
version of Integrity VM, enter the following commands:
# swremove -x autoreboot=true T2801AA vmProvider
# rm -rf /opt/hpvm
# rm -rf /opt/hpvmprovider
Do not remove the directory /var/opt/hpvm. This directory contains all the virtual machine
configurations that were created with the evaluation software.
2.4 Do Not Install Applications on the VM Host System
When you install Integrity VM, HP-UX kernel parameters are changed to accommodate the
virtual machine environment. This makes the system unsuitable for running any other
applications. Regardless of whether guests are configured and running, the VM Host system is
not configured to allow applications to share system resources. You can run system management
utilities and Serviceguard, as documented in the HP Integrity VM Installation, Configuration, and
Administration manual.
• Using backup solutions for VM Host and guest backups
Backup solutions such as HP Data Protector or Veritas NetBackup can be used on both the
VM Host system and the guest systems. Consult the support matrix of such products for
supported versions. Install the backup (client) agents on the VM Host and the guests. HP
highly recommends that the /var and /opt directories, in addition to the standard locations,
be backed up regularly on the VM Host system. Do not use the VM Host system as a backup
server. For more information, see the HP-UX 11i Installation and Update Guide corresponding
to the target operating system.
• Using HP GlancePlus/iX to monitor guests
You can use Glance on the VM Host to monitor guest data, but recorded measurements can
be misleading. Glance receives the CPU accounting information from the guest kernel.
Because the VM Host can take the processor away (for example, when a hardware interrupt
occurs), the time spent running other guests is reported for the state that the guest was in
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