HP vPars and Integrity Virtual Machines V6.1 Administrator Guide

multiple devices at a time takes less time than adding them one at a time, with one device per call

to hpvmcreate and then one device per call in subsequent calls to hpvmmodify.

You can add any number of devices at a time up to the supported limit. However, you might find

that adding multiple devices at a time per call to hpvmmodify not only takes less time than adding

all of them at once, but also using one particular number of devices at a time provides better

hpvmmodify performance than others. For example, if you are adding a total of 256 disks,

adding 64 at a time might provide better performance than adding 8 at a time and better

performance than adding 128 at a time. The best number to use might vary depending on many

factors including how many total devices you are adding.

For a sample script for adding multiple devices, see Appendix B (page 227).

9.1.4.3 vPar/VM storage devices

vPars and Integrity VM V6.1 supports a variety of virtual and attachable devices. Disk and DVD-ROM

devices support several virtual media types (see Section 9.1.4.3.1 (page 115)). Physical tapes,

media changers, and CD/DVD burners are attachable; they can be used to perform data backups

directly from a vPAr/VM. (See Section 9.1.4.3.2 (page 115)).

9.1.4.3.1 Virtual devices

vPar and Integrity VM V6.1 supports the following virtual disk types:

For more information, see...Backing Storage DeviceVirtual Disk Type

“Virtual Disks” (page 124)VSP diskVirtual Disk

Section 9.2.2.3.2 (page 124)VSP LVM or VxVM logical volume.Virtual LvDisk

Section 9.2.2.3.3 (page 126)VSP VxFS fileVirtual FileDisk

The following virtual DVD-ROM types are supported:

Described in ...Backing Storage DeviceVirtual DVD Type

Section 9.2.2.3.4 (page 127)Disk in a VSP physical DVD driveVirtual DVD

Section 9.2.2.3.6 (page 129)ISO file on a VSP VxFS file systemVirtual FileDVD

Section 9.2.2.3.3 (page 126)VSP physical DVD drive or VxFS