1. To start an HP VM, edit /etc/rc.config.d/hpvmconf to set HPVM_ENABLE=1 and reboot the host, or use hpvmstart -P guestname on the host.
2. To stop a VM, use shutdown -hy 0 on the guest or hpvmstop -P guestname on the host.
3. To identify if running on host or guest, use hpvminfo which will indicate running on host or inside guest.
1. To start an HP VM, edit /etc/rc.config.d/hpvmconf to set HPVM_ENABLE=1 and reboot the host, or use hpvmstart -P guestname on the host.
2. To stop a VM, use shutdown -hy 0 on the guest or hpvmstop -P guestname on the host.
3. To identify if running on host or guest, use hpvminfo which will indicate running on host or inside guest.
1. To start an HP VM, edit /etc/rc.config.d/hpvmconf to set HPVM_ENABLE=1 and reboot the host, or use hpvmstart -P guestname on the host.
2. To stop a VM, use shutdown -hy 0 on the guest or hpvmstop -P guestname on the host.
3. To identify if running on host or guest, use hpvminfo which will indicate running on host or inside guest.
1. To start an HP VM, edit /etc/rc.config.d/hpvmconf to set HPVM_ENABLE=1 and reboot the host, or use hpvmstart -P guestname on the host.
2. To stop a VM, use shutdown -hy 0 on the guest or hpvmstop -P guestname on the host.
3. To identify if running on host or guest, use hpvminfo which will indicate running on host or inside guest.
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HP-UX virtual Machine Cheat Sheet
HP VM Cheat Sheet
1) How to Start HP VM?
On a host a)
# vi /etc/rc.config.d/hpvmconf # Set to 1 (0) to enable (disable) Integrity VM at boot time. HPVM_ENABLE=1 # /sbin/init.d/hpvm start
Note: When host is rebooted it will start all the guest
by default b) Starting HPVM on the guest
# hpvmstart P guestname
2) How to Stop HP VM?
# shutdown hy 0 (gracefully shutdown, from guest OS)
# hpvmstop -P guestname ( forced shutdown from host not recommended)
3) How to identify Identify Host or Guest using hpvminfo command?
Examples: Using hpviminfo on a host
hpvminfo (-v, -V)(on host) # hpvminfo hpvminfo: Running on an HPVM host. # hpvminfo -v Version B.04.10.00 hpvminfo: Running on an HPVM host. #hpvminfo -V hpvminfo: Running on an HPVM host. # model ia64 hp server XXXX
Example: Using hpviminfo on a Guest
# model ia64 hp server Integrity Virtual Machine # hpvminfo (On guest OS) hpvminfo: Running inside an HPVM guest.
# hpvminfo -v Version B.04.10.0 hpvminfo: Running inside an HPVM guest. #hpvminfo -V hpvminfo: Running inside an HPVM guest. configured guest name: guest_hostname Host chassis information Host model string : ia64 hp server xxxxx Host serial number :xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Host partition ident : xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Host machine ident : bxxxxxxxxxxxx Host physical serial number :xxxxxxxxxxx Host physical ident : xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Host Inet information Hostname : hostname.x.x.x Number of host IPv6 Addresses : 0 Number of host IPv4 Addresses : 2 IP Address : X.X.X.X IP Address : X.X.X.X Host SCSI information Timeout : 4000
C 4) How to connect to guest console?
# hpvmconsole P guestname vMP MAIN MENU CO: Console CM: Command Menu CL: Console Log SL: Show Event Logs VM: Virtual Machine Menu HE: Main Help Menu X: Exit Connection [XXXXX] vMP> co
5) How to check status of VM's?
# hpvmstatus
6) How to create a VM?
# hpvmcreate -P (name)\ -O (ostype)\ -a (resource/device)\ -e (CPU entitlement in %)\ -E (CPU entitlement in clock cycles)\ -r (memory allocation in MB or GB; default: 2GB)\ -c (#cpus; default: 1) 7) How to check the device management # hpvmdevmgmt -l all (List all entries) # hpvmdevmgmt -d rdev:/dev/vx/rdsk/rootdg/test1vol ( to delete Restricted device) # hpvmdevmgmt -l rdev (to check restricted devices)
8) How to add memory to an HPVM guest?
Procedures to add memory to an HPVM guest:
a. Display and note status of guests (on host) # hpvmstatus b. Display and note current available resources (on host) # hpvmstatus -s c. Change memory of guest (use below command on host) # hpvmmodify -P <guest_name> -r <total_amout_of_memory_in_GB>
Example: hpvmmodify -P guesthostname -r 10G
Note: The command above will go in as deferred (pending).
d. Display deferred memory assignment (on host) # hpvmstatus -D -P <guest_name> e. Reboot system (on guest) # shutdown -ry 0 f. Display and note status of guests to verify change (on host) # hpvmstatus g. Display and note remaining resources to verify change (on host) #hpvmstatus -s
9) How to remove a guest?
a)# shutdown -ry 0 (on guest) b) # hpvmstatus (on host, check if all guests are "off" state" c)# hpvremove -P guestname hpvmremove: Remove the virtual machine 'guestname'? [n/y]: y
Confirm all retired guests are gone:
d) # hpvmstatus hpvmstatus: No guests currently configured. hpvmstatus: Unable to continue. HPVM Commands:
hpvmcreate : Create a new virtual machine
hpvmremove: Remove a virtual machine hpvmstart: Boot a virtual machine hpvmstop: Stop a virtual machine hpvmconsole: Connect to the console of a virtual machine hpvmstatus: Display information about one or more virtual machines hpvmmodify: Modify the attributes of a virtual machine hpvmnet: Create and control an Integrity Virtual Machines virtual network switch (vswitch) hpvmdevmgtm: Manage the devices that are associated with the VM host and the guests hpvmclone: Create a VM that is copy of an existing VM hpvmmigrate (*): Migrate a VM to a different host hpvmcollect: Collect crash dumps, logs, system status, and configuration on the VM host or guests for analysis hpvminfo: Display information about VM environment
