HP Integrity Virtual Server Manager 6.0 User Guide

9 Viewing logs and version information
Viewing VSP and VM logs
You can view the events logged by Integrity vPar for the VSP by selecting View→VSP log... from
the Virtual Server Manager menu bar. This gives a display similar to that created by the
hpvmstatus -e command (used at the Integrity VM CLI), except Virtual Server Manager limits
the display to the most recent 1000 log lines. The VSP event log records all changes to configurations
of the VSP and to virtual partitions on the VSP, including information about commands issued and
error messages.
You can view the events logged by Integrity VM pertaining to a selected virtual partition by selecting
View→Integrity VM log for VM... from the Virtual Server Manager menu bar (if you are in a VSP
or Vswitch Properties view, a virtual partition must be selected). This gives the same display that
the hpvmstatus -e -P vm-name command would give when used at the Integrity VM CLI
(where vm-name is the name of the virtual partition). The event log records all changes to
configurations of the virtual partition and information about commands issued and error messages.
NOTE: With Virtual Server Manager running under HP SMH, to view the Integrity VM logs using
either of these View menu items, you must be logged into HP SMH with either Operator or
Administrator privileges. For more information, see the HP SMH documentation, available from
the following website (click the Support and Documents link):
http://www.hp.com/go/smh
Some reasons that you might want to view either log include the following:
• To confirm a change that you made to a running virtual partition. This is especially useful
when the Virtual Server Manager does not immediately display the changed data, such as
modification of memory or the number of virtual CPUs for a running virtual partition. In such
circumstances, Virtual Server Manager does not display the new data until the virtual partition
is shut down or restarted.
• To review an error message that resulted from an Integrity VM command run by Virtual Server
Manager, or to view the actual command line that was run. Virtual Server Manager displays,
or allows you to view this information, at the time of the action. This view allows you to review
the information at a later time without having to access a log manually from the VSP.
• To view commands, logged information, and error messages obtained directly from the Integrity
VM CLI and that might not have been recorded by Virtual Server Manager.
• To view other information logged on the VSP, such as the status of the virtual partition subsystem
startup sequence (this information includes whether the virtual partition starts automatically
when the Integrity VSP starts or remains in the Off state until manually started).
Viewing the VSP log
To view the VSP log:
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