HP Integrity Virtual Machines 4.3: Installation, Configuration, Administration

Table 3-6 Options to the hpvmstart Command (continued)
DescriptionOption
Suppresses all resource conflict checks and associated
warning messages (force mode). Use force mode for
troubleshooting purposes only.
NOTE: The -F option is deprecated in Integrity VM
commands; this option should be used only at the
direction of HP Support.
-F
Sanity-checks the virtual machine configuration and
returns warnings or errors, but doesn't start the virtual
machine.
-s
Quietly performs the command. The default is to prompt
for confirmation of the command before performing it.
-Q
For example, to start the new virtual machine host1, enter the following command:
# hpvmstart -P host1
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Opening minor device and creating guest machine container
Creation of VM, minor device 2
Allocating guest memory: 2048MB
allocating low RAM (0-80000000, 2048MB)
/opt/hpvm/lbin/hpvmapp (/var/opt/hpvm/uuids/8ba249f2-3399-11db-aacc-00306ef392e0
/vmm_config.current): Allocated 2147483648 bytes at 0x6000000100000000
locking memory: 0-80000000
allocating firmware RAM (ffaa0000-ffab5000, 84KB)
/opt/hpvm/lbin/hpvmapp (/var/opt/hpvm/uuids/8ba249f2-3399-11db-aacc-00306ef392e0
/vmm_config.current): Allocated 860 bytes at 0x6000000180000000
locked SAL RAM: 00000000ffaa0000 (4KB)
locked ESI RAM: 00000000ffaa1000 (4KB)
locked PAL RAM: 00000000ffaa4000 (4KB)
locked Min Save State: 00000000ffaa5000 (1KB)
RAM alignment: 40000000
Memory base low : 6000000100000000
Memory base FW : 6000000180000000
Loading boot image
Image initial IP=102000 GP=62C000
Initialize guest memory mapping tables
Starting event polling thread
Starting thread initialization
Daemonizing....
hpvmstart: Successful start initiation of guest 'host1'
The hpvmstatus command displays the allocation of memory and devices. After you start the
virtual machine, the hpvmstatus command displays the virtual machine status as On (EFI),
because the virtual machine is powered on but the guest operating system is not running. Because
the operating system has not been installed, the guest OS type is listed as UNKNOWN.
# hpvmstatus
[Virtual Machines]
Virtual Machine Name VM # OS Type State #VCPUs #Devs #Nets Memory Runsysid
==================== ===== ======= ========= ====== ===== ===== ======= ========
config1 1 HPUX Off 1 5 1 512 MB 0
config2 2 HPUX Off 1 7 1 1 GB 0
guest1 5 OPENVMS On (OS) 1 5 1 1 GB 0
host1 13 UNKNOWN On (EFI) 1 0 0 2 GB 0
For more information about using the hpvmstatus command, see Chapter 8 (page 143).
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