HP vPars and Integrity Virtual Machines V6.1 Administrator Guide
9.1.4.3 vPar/VM storage devices...................................................................................115
9.1.4.3.1 Virtual devices...........................................................................................115
9.1.4.3.2 Attached devices.......................................................................................115
9.2 Configuring vPar/VM storage...........................................................................................116
9.2.1 Storage considerations.............................................................................................116
9.2.1.1 Storage supportability........................................................................................116
9.2.1.2 Performance of virtual devices............................................................................116
9.2.1.3 Storage multipath solutions.................................................................................118
9.2.1.4 VM storage management...................................................................................119
9.2.1.5 VM storage changes.........................................................................................121
9.2.1.6 Virtual storage setup time ..................................................................................121
9.2.2 Setting up virtual storage..........................................................................................121
9.2.2.1 Storage specification.........................................................................................122
9.2.2.2 VSP storage specification..................................................................................122
9.2.2.3 Storage resource statements..............................................................................123
9.2.2.3.1 Virtual Disks.............................................................................................124
9.2.2.3.2 Virtual LvDisks..........................................................................................124
9.2.2.3.3 Virtual FileDisks........................................................................................126
9.2.2.3.4 Virtual DVDs............................................................................................127
9.2.2.3.5 Virtual FileDVDs.......................................................................................128
9.2.2.3.6 Virtual NullDVDs......................................................................................129
9.2.2.3.7 Attachable devices...................................................................................130
9.2.2.4 NFS-Mounted backing stores for root, swap, and dump........................................132
9.3 Using vPars and Integrity VM storage................................................................................133
9.3.1 Storage roles...........................................................................................................133
9.3.1.1 VSP administrator..............................................................................................133
9.3.1.2 Creating vPar/VM administrator and operator accounts........................................134
9.3.1.3 Guest administrator...........................................................................................135
9.3.1.4 Guest user.......................................................................................................136
9.3.2 Storage use cases....................................................................................................136
9.3.2.1 Adding virtual storage devices...........................................................................136
9.3.2.2 Deleting storage devices...................................................................................137
9.3.2.3 Modifying storage devices................................................................................138
10 Creating virtual networks.......................................................................143
10.1 Introduction to virtual network configuration......................................................................143
10.2 Creating and managing vswitches...................................................................................144
10.2.1 Creating vswitches.................................................................................................144
10.2.1.1 Local networks................................................................................................147
10.2.2 Changing vswitches...............................................................................................147
10.2.3 Cloning vswitches..................................................................................................148
10.2.4 Deleting vswitches.................................................................................................148
10.2.5 Recreating vswitches..............................................................................................149
10.2.6 Starting vswitches..................................................................................................149
10.2.7 Halting vswitches...................................................................................................149
10.2.8 Restarting vswitches...............................................................................................150
10.2.9 Guest AVIO interface behavior................................................................................150
10.3 Managing vNICs..........................................................................................................150
10.3.1 Adding vNICs.......................................................................................................151
10.3.2 Removing vNICs....................................................................................................152
10.4 Configuring VLANs.......................................................................................................152
10.4.1 Port-Based VLANs..................................................................................................153
10.4.1.1 Cloning guests with VLAN information...............................................................155
10.4.1.2 Displaying VLAN information...........................................................................155
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