HP Integrity Virtual Machines Installation, Configuration, and Administration

• hpvmnet(1M) - describes how to create and modify virtual networks.
• hpvmstart(1M) - describes how to start virtual machines.
• hpvmstatus(1M), - describes how to get statistics about the guests.
• hpvmstop(1M) - describes how to stop a virtual machine.
• hpvmremove(1M) - describes how to remove a virtual machine.
• hpvmresources(1M) - describes how to specify the storage and network devices used by virtual
machines.
• p2vassist(1M) - describes how to move applications from one server to another.
On the HP-UX guest, the following manpages are provided:
• hpvmmgmt(1M) - describes how to manage dynamic memory from the guest.
• hpvminfo(1M) - describes how to get information about the VM Host.
• hpvmcollect(1M) - describes how to collect virtual machine statistics.
On the Linux guest, the following manpages are provided:
• hpvminfo(1M) - describes how to get information about the VM Host.
• hpvmcollect(1M) - describes how to collect virtual machine statistics.
1.4.2 Help Files
The virtual machine console is a special interface for managing guests. To start the virtual console
after you create a guest, enter the hpvmconsole command and specify the guest name. For help
using the virtual console, enter the HE command. For more information about the virtual console,
see Section 9.4: “Using the Virtual Console” (page 118).
1.5 Using This Manual
This manual provides all the information you need to install Integrity VM, create virtual machines,
install and manage guests, and use all the features of Integrity VM. Table 1-1 describes each
chapter in this manual.
Table 1-1 Chapters of this Manual
Read if...Chapter
You are new to HP Integrity Virtual Machines.Chapter 1: “Introduction” (page 15)
You are installing the HP Integrity Virtual Machines
product.
Chapter 2: “Installing Integrity VM” (page 21)
You are setting up new virtual machines on your VM
Host system.
Chapter 3: “Creating Virtual Machines” (page 27)
You are creating virtual machines that will run the HP-UX
operating system.
Chapter 4: “Creating HP-UX Guests” (page 45)
You are creating virtual machines that will run the
Windows operating system.
Chapter 5: “Creating Windows Guests” (page 49)
You are creating virtual machines that will run the Linux
operating system.
Chapter 6: “Creating Linux Guests” (page 63)
You need to make changes to the storage devices used by
the VM Host or virtual machines.
Chapter 7: “Creating Virtual Storage Devices” (page 71)
You need to make changes to the network devices on the
VM Host system or to the virtual network devices used
by the virtual machines.
“Creating Virtual Networks” (page 99)
You need to manage existing virtual machines and
resources.
“Managing Guests” (page 113)
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