HP-UX HB v13.00 Ch-18 - HPVM

HP-UX Handbook – Rev 13.00 Page 36 (of 49)
Chapter 18 Integrity Virtual Machines (HPVM)
October 29, 2013
Main options:
Task
Syntax
List/Add/Delete/Modify
devices
-l {all|server|rdev|gdev}
-a {all|server|rdev|gdev}:entry_name
-d {all|server|rdev|gdev}:entry_name
-m
{all|server|rdev|gdev}:entry_name:attr:atti_name=a
ttr_value
Create a file for use as a
virtual device
-S size filename (size must end in M for megabyte
or G for gigabyte)
Replace a guest device
-n
gdev:oldentry_name:newentry_name0[,newentry_name1}
Install sctl devices
under the /dev/rscsi
directory
-I
Example:
Information about all devices:
vmhost:>hpvmdevmgmt -l all
# HP Virtual Machine Management Database
# Created 02/23/06 16:48:21 by user root
# Version 1.20.0
#
# This file must not be modified by hand.
#
HPVM MANAGEMENT_DB START
vmhost:CONFIG=SERVER::WWID_NULL
localnet:CONFIG=gdev,EXIST=YES,DEVTYPE=SWITCH,SHARE=YES::WWID_NULL
lan0:CONFIG=gdev,EXIST=YES,DEVTYPE=NIC,SHARE=NO:vswa:WWID_NULL
vswa:CONFIG=gdev,EXIST=YES,DEVTYPE=SWITCH,SHARE=YES:vmguest1:WWID_NULL
/dev/vgguestimages/rvmguest1:CONFIG=gdev,EXIST=YES,DEVTYPE=LV,SHARE=NO:vmguest1:HPVM_S
TATID_2942_1073807361
/dev/rdsk/c4t0d0:CONFIG=gdev,EXIST=YES,DEVTYPE=DISK,SHARE=NO:vmguest1:6006-0b00-0009-
291e-0000-0000-0000-0083
/dev/rdsk/c0t0d0:CONFIG=gdev,EXIST=YES,DEVTYPE=DISK,SHARE=YES:vmguest1,vmguest2:HPVM_S
TATID_127_3154116608
lan1:CONFIG=gdev,EXIST=YES,DEVTYPE=NIC,SHARE=NO:vswb:WWID_NULL
vswb:CONFIG=gdev,EXIST=YES,DEVTYPE=SWITCH,SHARE=YES:vmguest1,vmguest2:WWID_NULL
/dev/vgguestimages/rvmguest2:CONFIG=gdev,EXIST=YES,DEVTYPE=LV,SHARE=NO:vmguest2:HPVM_S
TATID_2973_1073807362
HPVM MANAGEMENT_DB EOF
- Modify dvd SHARED attribute so several virtual machines could use it.
vmhost:/>hpvmdevmgmt -m gdev:/dev/rdsk/c0t0d0:attr:SHARE=YES
hpvmclone
The hpvmclone command creates a copy of an existing virtual machine and its configuration
information. This command copies the configuration files of the existing guest. It does not copy