HP Integrity Virtual Machines 4.2: Installation, Configuration, and Administration
6.1.3 Linux Guest Installation Media...............................................................................................82
6.2 Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux Guests from ISO Images.......................................................82
6.3 Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux Guests from a Boot Disk and Network Server.....................86
6.4 Installing SUSE Linux Guests from ISO Images.............................................................................88
6.5 Installing Integrity VM Linux Guest Management Software.........................................................91
6.6 Managing Linux Guests..................................................................................................................91
7 Creating Virtual Storage Devices...............................................................................93
7.1 Introduction to Integrity VM Storage.............................................................................................93
7.1.1 Integrity VM Storage Goals.....................................................................................................93
7.1.1.1 Storage Utilization...........................................................................................................93
7.1.1.2 Storage Availability.........................................................................................................93
7.1.1.3 Storage Performance.......................................................................................................93
7.1.1.4 Storage Security...............................................................................................................94
7.1.1.5 Storage Configurability...................................................................................................94
7.1.2 Integrity VM Storage Architectures........................................................................................94
7.1.2.1 Shared I/O........................................................................................................................94
7.1.2.2 Attached I/O....................................................................................................................95
7.1.3 Attached Device Support in AVIO..........................................................................................95
7.1.3.1 Resource Syntax..............................................................................................................95
7.1.3.2 Finding the lunpath Hardware Path...............................................................................96
7.1.3.3 Sharing an Attached Device............................................................................................96
7.1.3.3.1 Sharing Conflicts.....................................................................................................98
7.1.3.4 VIO to AVIO Migration with Attached Devices.............................................................99
7.1.3.5 Limitations.....................................................................................................................100
7.1.3.6 Multi-Guest Boot Conflict with DVDs..........................................................................100
7.1.3.7 Minimum Required Software Depot Versions..............................................................100
7.1.3.8 Patch Dependency.........................................................................................................100
7.1.3.9 Error Messages..............................................................................................................101
7.1.4 Integrity VM Storage Implementations.................................................................................101
7.1.4.1 Integrity VM Storage Adapters.....................................................................................101
7.1.4.2 Integrity VM Storage Devices.......................................................................................102
7.1.4.2.1 Virtual Devices......................................................................................................102
7.1.4.2.2 Attached Devices...................................................................................................102
7.2 Configuring Integrity VM Storage................................................................................................102
7.2.1 Integrity VM Storage Considerations....................................................................................103
7.2.1.1 VM Storage Supportability............................................................................................103
7.2.1.2 Performance of Virtual Devices.....................................................................................103
7.2.1.3 VM Storage Multipath Solutions...................................................................................105
7.2.1.4 VM Storage Management..............................................................................................106
7.2.1.5 VM Storage Changes.....................................................................................................107
7.2.1.6 Virtual Storage Setup Time ..........................................................................................107
7.2.2 Setting Up Virtual Storage.....................................................................................................108
7.2.2.1 VM Guest Storage Specification....................................................................................108
7.2.2.2 VM Host Storage Specification......................................................................................109
7.2.2.3 VM Storage Resource Statements..................................................................................110
7.2.2.3.1 Virtual Disks..........................................................................................................110
7.2.2.3.2 Virtual LvDisks......................................................................................................111
7.2.2.3.3 Virtual FileDisks....................................................................................................113
7.2.2.3.4 Virtual DVDs.........................................................................................................114
7.2.2.3.5 Virtual FileDVDs...................................................................................................115
7.2.2.3.6 Virtual NullDVDs..................................................................................................115
7.2.2.3.7 Attachable Devices................................................................................................117
7.3 Using Integrity VM Storage...........................................................................................................118
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