HP vPars and Integrity Virtual Machines V6.1 Administrator Guide

Table 2 contains a summary of the VSP commands and descriptions of their use. The following
sections provide brief information about each command. For more information about the commands,
see the respective manpages.
Table 3 VSP commands in vPars
DescriptionCommand
Boots a virtual partition.vparboot(1M)
Creates a new virtual partition.vparcreate(1M)
Renames or modifies the resources of a virtual partition. It can also suspend the configuration of
the virtual partition.
vparmodify(1M)
Removes an existing virtual partition.vparremove(1M)
Resets a virtual partition. Simulates, at the virtual partition level, the hard reset, soft reset (Transfer
Of Control, TOC), power off, or graceful shutdown operations. When compared with the earlier
versions of vPars, the vparreset operations more closely match that of physical hardware.
vparreset(1M)
Displays information about one or more virtual partitions. The vparstatus can also display details
about the available resources that can be added to a virtual partition.
vparstatus(1M)
Manages the pool of CPU resources dedicated for use by the virtual partitions on the VSP.vparhwmgmt(1M)
Creates and controls a vswitch.vparnet(1M)
Connects to the console of a virtual partition.vparconsole(1M)
When you use vparcreate command to create a vPar, resources are reserved are configured,
even while the vPar is off. The vPar is also set to boot automatically whenever the VSP reboots.
However, if you use the hpvmcreate command to create a vPar, the resource reservations are
not configured, and the vPar is not set to reboot automatically. For more information, see “Reserved
resources and resource over-commitment” (page 68).
1.12.3 Virtual Environment Console
The virtual environment console is a special interface for managing vPar/VMs. To start the virtual
console after you create a vPar or VM, enter the either the vparconsole command or the
hpvmconsole command and specify the vPar/VM name. For help using the virtual console, enter
the HE command. For more information about the virtual console, see Section 11.6 (page 176).
1.13 Using this manual
This manual provides all the information you need to install Integrity VM, create virtual machines,
install and manage guests, and use all the features of Integrity VM. Table 4 describes each chapter
in this manual.
Table 4 Chapters in this Manual
Read if...Chapter
You are new to HP Integrity Virtual Machines.Chapter 1: “Introduction” (page 13)
You are installing and configuring the VSP.“Installing and configuring VSP for HP-UX vPars and
Integrity VM V6.1” (page 29)
You are installing the HP-UX vPars and Integrity VM V6.1
product.
Chapter 3: Installation procedures for HP-UX vPars and
Integrity VM V6.1 (page 35)
You are using NPIV to configure a vPar or VM to use
vHBAs.
“Using NPIV with vPars and Integrity VM” (page 53)
You are setting up a new virtual partition on a VSP system.Chapter 6: “Creating virtual partitions” (page 59)
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