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

 
silusan
Regular Advisor

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

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.

 

 

 

 

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Hiren N Dave
Valued Contributor

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

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.

 

I am an HP Employee

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Eric SAUBIGNAC
Honored Contributor

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

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

silusan
Regular Advisor

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

Hi

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?

Eric SAUBIGNAC
Honored Contributor

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

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

silusan
Regular Advisor

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

 

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  ?

Eric SAUBIGNAC
Honored Contributor

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

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

silusan
Regular Advisor

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

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

Eric SAUBIGNAC
Honored Contributor

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

OK

 

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 ;-)

Eric SAUBIGNAC
Honored Contributor

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

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 ;-)