HP Integrity Virtual Machines Manager Version 4.0 Getting Started Guide

can communicate only with other virtual machines on the same VM Host that are
connected to the same local vswitch.
4. Specify whether or not to start the vswitch after it is created. The default is to start the
vswitch.
Clicking OK does the following:
• Creates the new vswitch, using the hpvmnet command.
• If you chose to make the vswitch dedicated, configures the vswitch as a dedicated vswitch,
using the hpvmdevmgmt command.
• If you chose to have the switch started, starts the vswitch, using the hpvmnet command.
A preview of these commands is shown in the Command Preview area. After you click OK, any
errors that occur with the execution of these commands is displayed on a separate error page
that lists each command and whether the command succeeded, failed, or was not attempted.
Clicking OK on the error page returns you to the Create Vswitch page.
Starting, Stopping, and Deleting Virtual Switches
To start or stop a virtual switch, select Tools→Start Virtual Switch... or Tools→Stop Virtual
Switch... from the VM Manager menu bar. To delete a virtual switch, select Delete→Virtual
Switch.... Access these menu options from a view that allows you to select one or more virtual
switches, such as the VM Host Virtual Switches tab. In this way, you can act on several multiple
switches simultaneously, if selected. (You can also access the menu options from the Vswitch
Properties view, in which case the action is performed on a single virtual switch: the one being
viewed.)
To start a vswitch, select Tools→Start Virtual Switch.... Once a vswitch is started, the virtual
machines that are connected to it can use it for network connectivity. Before you start a vswitch,
it must be stopped.
To stop a vswitch, select Tools→Stop Virtual Switch.... The selected vswitch must currently be
started. Once a vswitch is stopped, the virtual machines connected to it can no longer use it for
network connectivity.
To remove all configuration information for a vswitch, select Delete→Virtual Switch.... Before
you remove a vswitch, you must first stop it.
NOTE: For information about creating and managing vswitches, see the HP Integrity Virtual
Machines Installation, Configuration, and Administration manual.
Deleting Network or Storage Devices
To delete a network device or storage adapter, use the hpvmmodify command at the Integrity
VM CLI. For example, to delete the virtual disk at hardware address 0,1,0 from the virtual machine
miney01, enter the following command:
# hpvmmodify -P miney01 -d disk:scsi:0,1,0
You can determine a storage device's hardware address by viewing the VM Properties Storage
tab and inspecting the box that represents the storage device in the Virtual Storage column. The
following figure shows a portion of the column. In this example, the address is displayed as “bus
0, dev 1, tgt 0”.
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