HP Integrity Virtual Machines 4.2: Installation, Configuration, and Administration

• null. Specify an empty storage unit. Do not specify a world-writable directory such as tmp.
(This is useful for removable media, such as DVDs.)
NOTE: When assigning a null device to a resource on a virtual machine, the file name
serves as a placeholder. Therefore, you do not receive an error if the file does not exist. For
example, in the following command, if the file XXX.iso does not exist, no error is given.
# hpvmmodify -P vm1 -a disk:scsi::null:/opt/XXX.iso
• attach. For VIO, specify an attached device, such as a tape device, media changer, or
CD/DVD burner.
• attach_path. For AVIO, specify an attached device, such as a tape device, media changer,
or CD/DVD burner.
The physical device names must not contain the following characters: colon (:), semicolon (;),
and comma (,).
The following example associates a guest virtual disk device with a physical disk device, using
VIO:
# disk:scsi::0,1,0:disk:/dev/rdisk/disk1
• The virtual device type is disk.
• The virtual device adapter type is scsi.
• The virtual device PCI bus number is 0.
• The virtual device PCI slot number is 1.
• The virtual device SCSI target number is 0.
• The physical storage type is disk.
• The physical device is /dev/rdisk/disk1.
The following example associates an empty guest virtual DVD with multiple future choices of
ISO files:
dvd:scsi::null:/docs
• The virtual device type is dvd.
• The virtual device adapter type is scsi.
• The virtual device hardware address is automatically generated.
• The physical storage type is null.
• The physical device is /docs.
The following example specifies a tape device using VIO:
# tape:scsi::attach:/dev/rscsi/c6t5d0
The following example associates a guest tape device with a physical device, using AVIO:
# tape:avio_stor::0,4,0:attach_path:0/7/1/1.0x500104f00048b29e.0x0
• The virtual device type is tape.
• The virtual device adapter type is avio_stor.
• The virtual device PCI bus number is 0.
• The virtual device PCI slot number is 4.
• The virtual device avio_stor target number is 0.
• The lunpath hardware path of the device is 0/7/1/1.0x500104f00048b29e.0x0.
Specifying Network Devices
To associate a guest virtual network device with a virtual network switch (vswitch), use the
following syntax. (Before you can associate the virtual network device to a virtual switch, you
must create the vswitch using the hpvmnet command.)
The format of the rsrc parameter for network devices is:
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