HP Integrity Virtual Machines 4.3: Release Notes HP Part Number: 5900-1828 Published: August 2011, Edition 15.
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Contents About This Document.....................................................................................7 Intended Audience....................................................................................................................7 New and Changed Information in This Edition..............................................................................7 Typographic Conventions...........................................................................................................
6 Guest Administration.................................................................................25 6.1 Changes and Issues in this Release......................................................................................25 6.1.1 Using HP Serviceguard to Manage Guests.....................................................................25 7 Networking Information.............................................................................27 7.1 Changes and Issues in This Release....................
11.3 VM Host OS and Server Support ......................................................................................40 11.4 HP-UX Guest Support........................................................................................................41 11.5 Windows and Linux Guest Support.....................................................................................42 11.6 OpenVMS Guest Support.................................................................................................43 11.
Tables 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Guest and VM Host Support..............................................................................................13 .....................................................................................................................................14 Guest Management Software Kit Locations..........................................................................14 Host AVIO and Guest AVIO Versions..................................................................................
About This Document The HP Integrity Virtual Machines Release Notes document describes the latest enhancements and changes to the HP Integrity Virtual Machines product (Integrity VM), including limitations and guidelines for using the Integrity VM software. Always read the release notes before installing and using the product. For the most current information, obtain the latest version of this document from Integrity Virtual Machines documentation.
• Chapter 3: “Creating Virtual Machines” (page 19) contains information about creating virtual machines. • Chapter 4: “Installing Guests” (page 21) contains information about installing guest operating system and management software. • Chapter 5: “Using Integrity VM Commands” (page 23) contains information about using Integrity VM commands. • Chapter 6: “Guest Administration” (page 25) contains information about guest system administration.
Publication Number Supported VM Host Operating System Supported Integrity VM Version Edition Number Publication Date T2767–90076 HP-UX 11i v2 September 2006 and later HP Integrity Virtual Machines 4.0 A.03.00 April 2007 T2767–90094 HP-UX 11i v2 December 2007 and later HP Integrity Virtual Machines 5.0 A.03.50 December 2007 T2767–90114 HP-UX 11i v2 December 2007 and later HP Integrity Virtual Machines 6.0 A.03.
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1 Introduction Thank you for installing HP Integrity Virtual Machines (also called Integrity VM). This Release Notes document describes the changes in this version of the Integrity VM product. The Integrity VM Version 4.3 release introduces several new features including support for the HP-UX 11i v3 1103 as a VM Host. These release notes include information for the Integrity VM V4.3. It also introduces the release notes for V4.
• Support for the latest Intel® Itanium® Processor 9300 series on the following VM Host and guests: ◦ HP-UX 11i v3 VM Host — HP-UX 11i v3 1103 and 1109 ◦ HP-UX 11i v3 guests — HP-UX 11i v3 1003 through 1109 (all Integrity servers) ◦ HP-UX 11i v2 guests — HP-UX 11i v2 0712 (all Integrity servers) • NVRAM Edit Utility — Displays, creates, edits and removes EFI variables in NVRAM files from a VM Host.
• OpenVMS V8.4 guest support • HP Integrity server blades support • Suspend and Resume support on HP-UX and OpenVMS guests, which allows you to suspend and resume a virtual machine. See the hpvmsuspend (1M) and hpvmresume (1M) manpages for details. • Vswitch can be backed by a VLAN interface (IEEE 802.1Q). • Support for HP Integrity Superdome 2 • hpvmhostgdev script utility • Integrity VM is now fully supported with HP Insight Dynamics - VSE (ID−VSE) 6.2.
# hpvmstatus -P guestname # hpvmstatus -P guestname -d | grep -w scsi -d | grep -w lan Integrity VM V4.3 does not support a communication of a guest lan bound to a VIO localnet vswitch port that has a tagged VLAN configured. The following table provides supported scenarios of two network end points of a guest lan.
NOTE: The HP OpenVMS guest kit is included in the HP OpenVMS Version 8.4 distribution media as part of the WBEM Provider kit. Installing the guest management software kit causes the guest to reboot. Whenever you upgrade Integrity VM, reinstall the guest kit on all the guests. This ensures that guests run well and continue to be manageable and supportable. Failure to install and upgrade the guest management software on each guest can cause problems that are difficult to diagnose and solve. 1.
2 Installation Notes This chapter contains notes about installing and upgrading Integrity VM and associated software on the VM Host system. 2.1 Installing Integrity VM This section describes information about installing the HP Integrity Virtual Machines product and associated software on the VM Host system. HP Integrity Virtual Machines B.04.30 is supported on HP Integrity servers or nPartitions running HP-UX 11i v3 March 2011 1103 and HP-UX 11i v3 August 2011 1109.
Note that changing this tunable requires a reboot of the system. 2.3 HP-UX Patches Required in the VM Host To add the V4.3 Patch kit, install PHSS_42189. The only patches required in the VM Host are the patches needed to support the virtual iLO Remote Console feature on telnet. These are: • PHCO_41595 • PHNE_41452 To view patches required prior to V4.
3 Creating Virtual Machines This chapter contains notes about creating and configuring virtual machines on the VM Host system. 3.1 Changes and Issues in this Release This section describes virtual machine creation or configuration issues in this release. 3.1.
4 Installing Guests This chapter describes notes pertaining to installing guest software on the virtual machines. 4.1 HP-UX Guests The following sections contain release notes specific to installing HP-UX guests in the V4.3 release. 4.1.1 Do Not Use the iomap(7) Mechanism on HP-UX Guests The iomap(7) mechanism allows you to map physical I/O addresses into the user process address space. Do not use this command on HP-UX guests. 4.
5 Using Integrity VM Commands This chapter contains notes about the Integrity VM commands. 5.1 Changes and Issues in This Release The following sections describe changes, issues, and new information pertaining to the V4.3 release. 5.1.1 Integrity VM Command Changes in V4.3 The Integrity VM commands have changed in the following ways: • The following new commands have been added: ◦ hpvmnvram command Displays, creates, edits and removes EFI variables in NVRAM files from a VM Host.
5.1.2 Changing Guest LAN from AVIO to VIO When changing a guest LAN from AVIO to VIO, you must restart the vswitch that the LAN is on. Use the following commands: hpvmnet -r -S switchname // for the vswitch associated with the LAN change 5.1.3 The hpvmdevmgmt Command Truncates File Sizes When you use the -S option on the hpvmdevmgmt command to create a file to be used as a virtual device, you can specify the file size. The file size must be specified in whole integers.
6 Guest Administration This chapter contains information about managing Integrity VM guests. 6.1 Changes and Issues in this Release There are no new guest administration issues in the V4.3 release. 6.1.1 Using HP Serviceguard to Manage Guests This section lists release notes specific to using Serviceguard in the Integrity VM environment. You can install HP Serviceguard A.11.20 on the VM Host or on the HP-UX guest running HP-UX 11i v3.
7 Networking Information This chapter contains notes about configuring networks for virtual machines. 7.1 Changes and Issues in This Release The following sections contain networking information for the V4.3 release. 7.1.
7.1.4 Using IP Alias Addresses in the Guest Not Supported for IPv4 Integrity VM Version 4.3 does not support the use of IP alias addressing in the guest for IPv4. 7.1.5 AVIO LAN Devices Left Unclaimed by OpenVMS Guest if vswitch is Down at Boot If you boot an OpenVMS guest while the vswitch is not UP, AVIO interfaces associated with the vswitch might not be claimed in the guest.
nwmgr -s -A drv_pr=on -c lanPPA The guest also supports LRO in the igssn driver, and it is on by default. Enabling or disabling s/w LRO for the 10 Gigabit drivers in the VM Host does not affect the performance of the guest. See the driver release notes for other considerations regarding the use of s/w LRO. 7.
8 Storage Information This chapter contains information about storage devices used as backing stores for guest virtual devices. 8.1 Changes and Issues in This Release The following sections provide storage issues in the V4.3 release. 8.1.1 Changes to the Default EFI AVIO Storage Driver Enumeration Policy Prior to HP Integrity Virtual Machines V4.3, the default policy of the EFI AVIO storage driver was to enumerate and configure all AVIO storage devices defined in a guest's configuration.
errors during the startup. VIO devices and attached AVIO devices are not supported on OpenVMS guests. 8.1.4 Recommended Host AVIO and Guest AVIO Versions The following table shows the recommended Host AVIO and Guest AVIO storage versions: Table 4 Host AVIO and Guest AVIO Versions AVIO Product Version Operating System Other Software HostAVIOStor B.11.31.1109.
entry 0 - major is 64, minor is 0x2; start = 0, size = 4194304 Checking root file system. file system is clean - log replay is not required Root check done. Create STCP device files : : GuestAVIOStor: Instance numbers for AVIO/VIO disks fixed due to HBA type changes. GuestAVIOStor: Refer to /etc/opt/gvsd/files//gvsd.log for details. 8.1.6 Configuration Limits A guest can have up to 286 LUN — 256 AVIO and 30 VIO. A guest can have a maximum of 30 file backing stores, including both AVIO and VIO. 8.1.
9 Migrating Virtual Machines This chapter contains information about migrating virtual machines. 9.1 Changes and Issues in This Release The following sections discuss issues that apply to in the V4.3 release. 9.1.
10 Error Logging This chapter contains information about the way Integrity VM logs messages. 10.1 Changes and Issues in This Release There are no new error logging issues in the V4.3 release. 10.2 Known Issues and Information The following sections describe known issues and information from previous releases that still apply to V4.3. 10.2.1 Old Version of /etc/rc.config.d/hpvmconf Not Overwritten When you install the new version of Integrity VM, a new version of the /etc/rc.config.
10.2.6 Virtual Console Event Logs Different from Physical Machine Logs The virtual console allows you to use the sl command to list the System Event log and the Forward Progress log. The displays from the virtual console differ from those generated on a physical machine in the following ways: 38 • Event numbering is inconsistent for different lines. • Although the command menu allows you to specify a cell number, virtual machines are not cellular. Therefore, this option is not functional.
11 Integrity VM Support Policy This chapter describes the HP Integrity Virtual Machine support policies and software version requirements for Integrity VM Host and guest operating system environments. 11.1 Integrity VM Minimum Support Life The following table shows the support dates for Integrity VM versions. Integrity VM Version Release Date Expected End of Support Date Current Status A.03.50 December 2007 Same as HP-UX 11i v2 Supported B.04.00 September 2008 September 2011 Supported B.04.
Table 5 Localnet vswitch VLAN Support AVIO Untagged AVIO Tagged VIO Untagged AVIO Tagged YES YES NO AVIO Untagged YES YES YES VIO Untagged YES NO YES A VLAN tag can be configured on an AVIO localnet vswitch port. The guest lan bound to this vswitch port can be used only to communicate with another guest lan bound to a vswitch port that does not have a VLAN tag configured. • Use of the hpvmupgrade and the p2vassist commands is deprecated starting in the next Integrity VM release.
11.4 HP-UX Guest Support Type of Guest OS Support Integrity VM Version A.03.50 Integrity VM Integrity VM Version Version B.04.00 B.04.10 Integrity VM Integrity VM B.04.20 B.04.20.05 Integrity VM B.04.
Type of Guest OS Support Integrity VM Version A.03.50 Integrity VM Integrity VM Version Version B.04.00 B.04.10 Integrity VM Integrity VM B.04.20 B.04.20.05 Integrity VM B.04.30 Notes HP-UX 11i v3 March 2010 through September 2011 HP Integrity rx2800 i2 Servers Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported 1 Support for the latest Intel® Itanium® Processor 9300 series 2 Requires V4.
11.6 OpenVMS Guest Support Integrity VM Version B.04.20 Integrity VM Version B.04.20.05 and B.04.30 Not supported Not supported Not supported OpenVMS V8.42 OpenVMS V8.4 HP Integrity Not supported Not supported Not supported server blades 1 OpenVMS V8.42 OpenVMS V8.4 HP Integrity server blades (i2–based)3 OpenVMS V8.42 OpenVMS V8.4 Type of Guest OS Support Integrity VM Version A.03.50 Integrity VM Version B.04.00 Integrity VM Version B.04.
11.7 HP Serviceguard Support The version of Serviceguard must be supported with the version of HP-UX on which the VM Host is running. Integrity VM V4.3 supports Serviceguard 11.20. For specific support information, see the Serviceguard documentation. Packages or Integrity VM Nodes Version A.03.50 Integrity VM Integrity VM Version Version B.04.00 B.04.10 Integrity VM Integrity VM Version Version B.04.20 B.04.20.05 Integrity VM Notes B.04.
11.8 Storage Interface Support Integrity VM Version A.03.50 (Both VIO and AVIO unless explicity excluded) Integrity VM Version B.04.00 (both VIO and AVIO unless explicitly excluded) Integrity VM Version B.04.10 (both VIO and AVIO unless explicitly excluded) • Fibre Channel • Fibre Channel • Fibre Channel adapters supported adapters supported adapters supported by TD, FCD, or by TD, FCD, or FLCP by TD, FCD, or FLCP FLCP drivers drivers drivers Integrity VM Version Notes B.04.20, B.04.20.05, and B.04.
NOTE: This table reflects support for the “disk” backing store type for VIO (other backing store types do not care what the adapter is). The adapter support reflects all paths to a given a disk backing store (that is, an unsupported adapter cannot be in parallel with support adapters and still work; all paths to the disk backing store must be with supported adapters. You cannot rely on the CLI and API interfaces to prevent unsupported disk adapter configurations.
• On EVA 4000/6000/8000, all released firmware revisions support Active-Active configuration. Therefore, no action is necessary on these arrays. • EVA 3000/5000 arrays need minimum firmware revisions of VCS v4.004 (Active-Active firmware). For more information about EVA firmware upgrades, see the HP Services website: HP Services. 11.9 Network Interface Support VM Host I/O is HP-UX based.
Host running version 4.2.5 (provided the guest has not been rebooted since beginning its migration).
NOTE: When migrating across versions (Integrity VM 4.1 and later), be aware of the guest OS versions that are supported on the target host. If the guest is not supported by the target host, the guest must be updated immediately after migrating to maintain support on the target host. Before booting B.11.31.1103 GuestAVIOStor on Integrity VM V4.2.5 (or earlier) and migrating this guest from the source host with Integrity VM V4.2.5 (or earlier) to a target host with Integrity VM V4.
• AD385A — Add-in (10GbE) • AD386A — Add-in (10GbE) • HBA's AM225A, AM232A, AM233A • NC360m — C-class Mezz card • NC364m — C-class Mezz card • HP NC551m Dual Port FlexFabric 10Gb Converged Network Adapter Integrity VM Support Policy
