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HP VMguest boot: Validating HP Virtual Machine Configuration .................. FAIL *

silusan — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 18:47:58 GMT

Installed a VM guest on a VM Host

Integrity VM B.04.30

Environment: VSE-OE

Host and Guest have same OE and are @ 11.31

Whenever I boot the VM guest, I see this message which worries me:

Validating HP Virtual Machine Configuration .................. FAIL *

There are other messages, which I see, you might want to consider:

Please suggest. Thank you.

attachment: messages when the guest is shutting down and then coming up.

Re: HP VMguest boot: Validating HP Virtual Machine Configuration .................. FAIL *

Hiren N Dave — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 06:04:40 GMT

You can try these out...

Use AVIO to assign LUNs instead of SCSI

Check other configurations as well

If the OS is installed on Storage LUN, create a new VM and assign the same LUN as OS disk and check with new configuration to find out whether it is a Guest level or Host level issue.

Re: HP VMguest boot: Validating HP Virtual Machine Configuration .................. FAIL *

Eric SAUBIGNAC — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 08:18:07 GMT

Bonjour,

You have missed installation of guest's lib in the VMGuest. You will find the depot on the VMHost, in /opt/hpvm/guest-images/hpux/11iv3/hpvm_guest_depot.11iv3.sd

In order to understand the other error messages "Checking user database" and "Configure HP iether 100BT/Gigabit Ethernet interfaces" check /etc/rc.log

Eric

Re: HP VMguest boot: Validating HP Virtual Machine Configuration .................. FAIL *

silusan — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:04:56 GMT

I have checked for the softwares and /etc/rc.log in the vm guest and I see these:

*******************************************************************************************
vm guest:/ # swlist | grep 4.30
VMGuestLib B.04.30 Integrity VM Guest Support Libraries
VMGuestSW B.04.30 Integrity VM Guest Support Software
vm guest:/ #

*******************************************************************************************

from /etc/rc.log

Validating HP Virtual Machine Configuration
Output from "/sbin/rc3.d/S829hpvmguestlib start":
----------------------------
ERROR: The HPVM-Guest software bundle is not installed on this VM.
Overall system performance and stability may not be optimal.
"/sbin/rc3.d/S829hpvmguestlib start" FAILED

Start LVM daemon
Output from "/sbin/rc3.d/S900lvm start":
----------------------------

*******************************************************************************************

208 Configure HP iether 100BT/Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
   209 Output from "/sbin/rc2.d/S306hpiether start":
   210 ----------------------------
   211 ERROR lan7 is not an iether card.
   212 "/sbin/rc2.d/S306hpiether start" FAILED
   213
   214 Configure HP iexgbe 10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
   215 Output from "/sbin/rc2.d/S307hpiexgbe start":

*******************************************************************************************

Just checked this....on it vm host, I see this:

VMHost:/opt/hpvm/guest-images/hpux/11iv3 # ll
total 18640
-rw-r--r-- 1 bin bin 9543680 Jan 11 2011 hpvm_guest_depot.11iv3.sd
VMHost:/opt/hpvm/guest-images/hpux/11iv3 #

Do you still suggest to install this file from vm host onto the vm guest?

Re: HP VMguest boot: Validating HP Virtual Machine Configuration .................. FAIL *

Eric SAUBIGNAC — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 17:12:58 GMT

Yes, some bundles are missing in the VMGuest :

#swlist -s /opt/hpvm/guest-images/hpux/11iv3/hpvm_guest_depot.11iv3.sd

HPVM-Guest    B.04.30        Integrity VM Guest
VMGuestLib    B.04.30        Integrity VM Guest Support Libraries
VMProvider    B.04.30        WBEM Provider for Integrity VM

In a guest :

#swlist | egrep 4.30
HPVM-Guest                            B.04.30        Integrity VM Guest
VMGuestLib                            B.04.30        Integrity VM Guest Support Libraries
VMProvider                            B.04.30        WBEM Provider for Integrity VM
PHSS_42545                            1.0            HPVM B.04.30 vmProvider PATCH

An other point : as far as I know, the software VMGuestSW has nothing to do in a VMGuest

Eric

Re: HP VMguest boot: Validating HP Virtual Machine Configuration .................. FAIL *

silusan — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:01:35 GMT

Earlier:

vmguest :/ # swlist | egrep 4.30
VMGuestLib B.04.30 Integrity VM Guest Support Libraries
VMGuestSW B.04.30 Integrity VM Guest Support Software
vmguest :/ #

Got this depot file hpvm_guest_depot.11iv3.sd from the vm host to the vm guest.

vmguest :/ # swlist -s /var/opt/mx/vmGuest/hpvm_guest_depot.11iv3.sd
# Initializing...
# Contacting target "vmguest"...
#
# Target: vmguest :/var/opt/mx/vmGuest/hpvm_guest_depot.11iv3.sd
#

#
# Bundle(s):
#

HPVM-Guest    B.04.30        Integrity VM Guest
VMGuestLib    B.04.30        Integrity VM Guest Support Libraries
VMProvider    B.04.30        WBEM Provider for Integrity VM
vmguest :/ #

while installing selected HPVM-Guest and VMProvider

vmguest :/ # swlist | egrep 4.30
HPVM-Guest                            B.04.30        Integrity VM Guest
VMGuestLib                            B.04.30        Integrity VM Guest Support Libraries
VMGuestSW                             B.04.30        Integrity VM Guest Support Software
VMProvider                            B.04.30        WBEM Provider for Integrity VM
vmguest :/ #

I rebooted the server, and still go this error:

Validating HP Virtual Machine Configuration .................. FAIL *

Do I need to add that patch? PHSS_42545 ?

Re: HP VMguest boot: Validating HP Virtual Machine Configuration .................. FAIL *

Eric SAUBIGNAC — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:53:37 GMT

In theory no, it is just a patch ... hpvm_guest_depot.11iv3.sd should be enough by itself ...

Well. First check that all software is correctly installed.The command :

swlist -l fileset -a state | egrep -v "^#|configured"

should output nothing.

Second thing, check /etc/rc.log and post the exact messages from script hpvmguestlib . An extract from one of my VM :

Start kwdbd
Output from "/sbin/rc3.d/S828kwdbd start":
----------------------------
"/sbin/rc3.d/S828kwdbd start" SKIPPED

Validating HP Virtual Machine Configuration
Output from "/sbin/rc3.d/S829hpvmguestlib start":
----------------------------

Start LVM daemon
Output from "/sbin/rc3.d/S900lvm start":
----------------------------
Starting up the lvmpud daemon
/usr/sbin/lvmpud

Third, how have you installed this Guest :

- from scratch, so with wich OE : BOE, VSOE, ... ?

- from a clone of the VMhost itself ?

--> could you post a whole swlist from the Guest ?

Eric

Re: HP VMguest boot: Validating HP Virtual Machine Configuration .................. FAIL *

silusan — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 14:45:34 GMT

vmguest # swlist -l fileset -a state | egrep -v "^#|configured"

vmguest #

/etc/rc.log - attached

hpvmguestlib - attached

How I installed this guest.

The answer I got is, deployed a golden image of an hp vm host with 11.31 VSE, and then removed the softwares which were thought to be needed for a VM host.

thank you

Re: HP VMguest boot: Validating HP Virtual Machine Configuration .................. FAIL *

Eric SAUBIGNAC — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:42:10 GMT

It is a bad idea (IMHO) to install a guest from a clone of a VMHost installed with a VSEOE distribution.

It's better to install a BOE and add some software like MirrorDisk/UX (Server), OnlineJFS, MC/ServiceGuard, ... Maybe a HAOE could also do the job. Never tried ...

So, you are also missing a bundle wich is not installed on a VSE host : HPVM-Guest. You will find it on the OE dvd

To help you to check if some other bundles/products are missing in your VM, I have attached a swlist from a VM. A litlle bit old but it works not so badly ;-)

Re: HP VMguest boot: Validating HP Virtual Machine Configuration .................. FAIL *

Eric SAUBIGNAC — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 17:04:16 GMT

Oups ... my poor english :

"So, you are also missing a bundle wich is not installed on a VSE host : HPVM-Guest"

--> Badly said. As a result we could understand that you must install it on the VMHost. Don't ! I wanted to say that this bundle is not installed in a VSE Host, so, because your VMGuest is a clone of the VMHost, the bundle HPVM-Guest is missing in the guest ... In other words, install HPVM-Guest in the VMGuest ;-)

Re: HP VMguest boot: Validating HP Virtual Machine Configuration .................. FAIL *

silusan — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 11:36:22 GMT

Eric, okay.

In my earlier post, I attached the swlist.

Now HPVM-Guest has been installed.

vmguest # swlist | grep 4.30
HPVM-Guest                            B.04.30        Integrity VM Guest
VMGuestLib                            B.04.30        Integrity VM Guest Support Libraries
VMGuestSW                             B.04.30        Integrity VM Guest Support Software
VMProvider                            B.04.30        WBEM Provider for Integrity VM
vmguest #

Instead of attaching, I thought I will copy the output of swlist here...but I attached it again as I dont think those many lines will be allowed here. Pls help me in understanding if there any other software I am missing. Also, if there any software that dont need to be on a vm guest.

I am going to make a golden image after I feel confident that I have got all the things right in my vm guest.

Re: HP VMguest boot: Validating HP Virtual Machine Configuration .................. FAIL *

silusan — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:14:26 GMT

Eric

I have compared the swlist you posted with the swlist in my hpvm guest.

Attached a list which shows

the softwares which are presernt in your guest, but not in my guest.

I am worried about these softwares- which are not in my server:

HPVMGuestPatches B.2011.09.13 Patch Set for HPVM Guest, September 2011 the 12th

UtilProvider A.01.08.06.02 HP-UX Utilization Provider

Pls have a look at the attachment for a full list.

Re: HP VMguest boot: Validating HP Virtual Machine Configuration .................. FAIL *

silusan — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:17:20 GMT

I rebooted my vmguest an hour ago....i still see that message

HP VMguest boot: Validating HP Virtual Machine Configuration .................. FAIL *.