HP Integrity Virtual Machines 4.3: Installation, Configuration, Administration

hpvmnvram(1M)
NAME
hpvmnvram -- Display, create, edit and remove EFI variables in NVRAM files from a VM Host.
SYNOPSIS
hpvmnvram { -P vm-name | -p vm-number | -f filename } -l
hpvmnvram { -P vm-name | -p vm-number | -f filename } -a devpath[: [boot_order]]
[:[efi_file_path]] [-Q]
hpvmnvram { -P vm-name | -p vm-number | -f filename } -d boot_order [-Q]
hpvmnvram { -P vm-name | -p vm-number | -f filename } -m
from_boot_order:to_boot_order [-Q]
hpvmnvram { -P vm-name | -p vm-number | -f filename } -L
hpvmnvram { -P vm-name | -p vm-number | -f filename } -G [guid:]name -b
binary_filename
hpvmnvram { -P vm-name | -p vm-number | -f filename } -S
[guid:]name:binary_filename [-Q]
hpvmnvram { -P vm-name | -p vm-number | -f filename } -R [guid:]name [-Q]
DESCRIPTION
A virtual machine's NVRAM file contains the EFI variables that are used for communication
between the virtual machine's virtualized firmware and the operating system. The hpvmnvram
command is used from the VM Host's command line to display, create, edit and remove EFI
variables in an inactive virtual machine's NVRAM file.
Variables that are in active use during a virtual machine's boot sequence are displayed. The
variables in the file are of the type NV, or non-volatile. The specified NVRAM file must already
have the proper EFI-readable format complete with storage bank headers.
Only superusers can execute the hpvmnvram command.
Options
The following options can be specified only once.
The hpvmnvram command recognizes the following options and arguments:
l
Lists all the boot options in the specified virtual machine
or NVRAM file.
-a
dev_path[:[boot_order]][:efi_file_path]]
Adds a new boot option to the specified virtual machine
or NVRAM file. It first creates a new EFI boot variable,
Boot####, using dev_path and the optional
efi_file_path and then adds the Boot#### variable
to the boot_order entry of the EFI BootOrder ordered
list.
dev_path
Specifies the path of a guest virtual disk device that
is to be used to create the new boot option. The guest
virtual disk device must be currently assigned to the
specified virtual machine and is backed by a file in
the VM Host file system by a logical volume or by a
whole disk. The hpvmstatus command can be used
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