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09-12-2012 04:40 AM
09-12-2012 04:40 AM
creating vm guests
Hi All
I have a C7000 blade chassis with a "ia64 hp Integrity BL860c i2" on it in, and using the admin manual I have created 2 VMs, but I am a bit stuck now on how actually to create the vm guests, because the C7000 do not have a DVD drive for me to boot a guest VM.
what I have done so far is as follows:
hpvmstatus [Virtual Machines] Virtual Machine Name VM # OS Type State #VCPUs #Devs #Nets Memory Rmt Host ==================== ===== ======= ========= ====== ===== ===== ======= ======== vmguest1 2 HPUX On (EFI) 2 0 0 16 GB - vmguest2 3 HPUX Off 2 0 0 16 GB -
and :
hpvmnet -v Version B.04.30.01 Name Number State Mode NamePPA MAC Address IPv4 Address ======== ====== ======= ========= ======== ============== =============== localnet 1 Up Shared N/A N/A vsw01 2 Up Shared lan1 0x2c4138318400 10.1.20.32
I now need to create a guest but I am stuck on :
"adding a boot option"
Please can you help?
FR
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09-12-2012 05:01 AM
09-12-2012 05:01 AM
Re: creating vm guests
If the missing DVD drive is your problem, why not using vMedia over ILO?
In the older virtual machines versions you can assign an ISO image as a virtual DVD to the guests, I guess you can do this here with version 6.x too.
What version you are using exactly?
Hope this helps!
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09-12-2012 05:15 AM
09-12-2012 05:15 AM
Re: creating vm guests
Hi
Thank you for your reply.
I am using:
swlist | grep -i integrity T2801AA B.04.30.01 Integrity VM VMGuestLib B.04.30 Integrity VM Guest Support Libraries VMGuestSW B.04.30 Integrity VM Guest Support Software VMKernelSW B.04.20 Integrity VM Kernel Software
The C7000 do not have dvd drive, so how do I assign a vMedia over ilo?
regards
FR
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09-12-2012 05:34 AM
09-12-2012 05:34 AM
Re: creating vm guests
You have at least 3 options:
- connect to the ILO of the blade and use vMedia (in fact you mount a DVD or an ISO located on your PC and present it to the blade)
- copy an ISO to the host and assign it as virtual DVD to the guest
- copy the install media to an ignite server and install via ignite server
Hope this helps!
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09-12-2012 06:20 AM
09-12-2012 06:20 AM
Re: creating vm guests
I have choosen your first option, but it does not seem to be working:
Add a Boot Option. Select a Volume Load File [EFI Shell [Built-in]] Legacy Boot Exit EFI Boot Maintenance Manager ver 1.10 [14.62] Main Menu. Select an Operation Boot from a File Add a Boot Option Delete Boot Option(s) Change Boot Order Manage BootNext setting Set Auto Boot TimeOut Select Active Console Output Devices Select Active Console Input Devices Select Active Standard Error Devices Cold Reset Exit Timeout-->[10] sec SystemGuid-->[8681B2AE-FCC0-11E1-A80C-2C41383183FC] SerialNumber-->[VM01237001 ] EFI Boot Maintenance Manager ver 1.10 [14.62] Add a Boot Option. Select a Volume Load File [EFI Shell [Built-in]] Legacy Boot Exit
But
I did mount it as you can see from attached, but I also cannot see when doing bdf.
FR
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09-12-2012 06:28 AM
09-12-2012 06:28 AM
Re: creating vm guests
Hope this helps!
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09-12-2012 06:39 AM
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Re: creating vm guests
Hi
I am having the following error:
hpvmmodify -P vmguest1 -a dvd:scsi::disk:/dev/rdsk/c0t0d0 hpvmmodify: ERROR (vmguest1): Device file '/dev/rdsk/c0t0d0' is a server-restricted device and cannot be used by a guest while restricted. See 'hpvmdevmgmt -l rdev:/dev/rdsk/c0t0d0'. hpvmmodify: Unable to create device dvd:scsi:0,0,0:disk:/dev/rdsk/c0t0d0. hpvmmodify: WARNING (vmguest1): Device file '/dev/rdsk/c0t0d0' is a server-restricted device and cannot be used by a guest while restricted. See 'hpvmdevmgmt -l rdev:/dev/rdsk/c0t0d0'. hpvmmodify: ERROR (vmguest1): Due to errors affecting the device database, the guest configuration file will not be updated. hpvmmodify: Unable to modify the guest.
Can you help
FR
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09-12-2012 07:05 AM
09-12-2012 07:05 AM
Re: creating vm guests
Hope this helps!
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09-12-2012 07:13 AM
09-12-2012 07:13 AM
Re: creating vm guests
Hi
I am now a bit coonfused:
hpvmmodify -P vmguest1 -a dvd:scsi::disk:/dev/rdsk/c1t0d0 hpvmmodify: Unable to dynamically add virtual device dvd:scsi:0,0,1:disk:/dev/rdsk/c1t0d0. hpvmmodify: Cannot add a new adapter to a running guest. hpvmmodify: Guest needs to be restarted (using hpvmstop followed by hpvmstart) for all changes to take effect. HPVM guest vmguest1 configuration problems: Warning 1 on item /dev/rdsk/disk2: '/dev/rdsk/disk2' backing device does not exist or is not currently available. These problems may prevent HPVM guest vmguest1 from starting. hpvmmodify: The modification process is continuing. mcelVMhost4[180]/ #
Do I have to stop the VM to create a virtual storage device? Does not make sense, or I am wrong?
FR
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09-12-2012 07:26 AM
09-12-2012 07:26 AM
Re: creating vm guests
@Torsten. wrote:
vMedia installation is slooow anyway, how about the other 2 options (much faster)?
I agree. I install all of my VMs via Ignite. It's fast, easy, allows for multiple simultaneous installations, and makes repeat installs a breeze.
Dave
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