about HPVM

[xiaoqi8866]

#hpvmcreate -P HPVM-01 -c 2 -r 2G -a disk:scsi::lv:/dev/vg00/hpvm01 -a dvd:scsi::file:/usr/local/src/HP-UNIX.iso -a network:lan::vswitch:localnet
hpvmcreate: ERROR (HPVM-01): Expecting a character device file for disk backing file, but '/dev/vg00/hpvm01' appears to be a block device.
hpvmcreate: Unable to create device disk:scsi::lv:/dev/vg00/hpvm01.
hpvmcreate: Unable to create guest 'HPVM-01'.
hpvmcreate: Unable to create the guest.


why ???

[SoorajCleris]

Hi ,

Do you have dev/vg00/hpvm01 ?? existing?

If yes , give disk:scsi::lv:/dev/vg00/rhpvm01

"Expecting a character device file for disk "

Regards,
Sooraj

[xiaoqi8866]

yes I have hpvm01

vgdisplay -v
--- Volume groups ---
VG Name /dev/vg00
VG Write Access read/write
VG Status available
Max LV 255
Cur LV 9
Open LV 9
Max PV 16
Cur PV 2
Act PV 2
Max PE per PV 4353
VGDA 4
PE Size (Mbytes) 32
Total PE 8694
Alloc PE 2709
Free PE 5985
Total PVG 0
Total Spare PVs 0
Total Spare PVs in use 0
VG Version 1.0
VG Max Size 2228736m
VG Max Extents 69648

--- Logical volumes ---
LV Name /dev/vg00/lvol1
LV Status available/syncd
LV Size (Mbytes) 1792
Current LE 56
Allocated PE 56
Used PV 1

LV Name /dev/vg00/lvol2
LV Status available/syncd
LV Size (Mbytes) 18208
Current LE 569
Allocated PE 569
Used PV 1

LV Name /dev/vg00/lvol3
LV Status available/syncd
LV Size (Mbytes) 1024
Current LE 32
Allocated PE 32
Used PV 1

LV Name /dev/vg00/lvol4
LV Status available/syncd
LV Size (Mbytes) 512
Current LE 16
Allocated PE 16
Used PV 1

LV Name /dev/vg00/lvol5
LV Status available/syncd
LV Size (Mbytes) 128
Current LE 4
Allocated PE 4
Used PV 1

LV Name /dev/vg00/lvol6
LV Status available/syncd
LV Size (Mbytes) 20480
Current LE 640
Allocated PE 640
Used PV 1

LV Name /dev/vg00/lvol7
LV Status available/syncd
LV Size (Mbytes) 5824
Current LE 182
Allocated PE 182
Used PV 1

LV Name /dev/vg00/lvol8
LV Status available/syncd
LV Size (Mbytes) 18720
Current LE 585
Allocated PE 585
Used PV 1

LV Name /dev/vg00/hpvm01
LV Status available/syncd
LV Size (Mbytes) 20000
Current LE 625
Allocated PE 625
Used PV 1


--- Physical volumes ---
PV Name /dev/disk/disk2_p2
PV Status available
Total PE 4343
Free PE 1634
Autoswitch On
Proactive Polling On

PV Name /dev/dsk/c0t1d0
PV Status available
Total PE 4351
Free PE 4351
Autoswitch On
Proactive Polling On



if
hpvmcreate -P HPVM-01 -c 2 -r 2G -a disk:scsi::lv:/dev/vg00/rhpvm01 -a dvd:scsi::file:/usr/local/src/HP-UNIX.iso -a network:lan::vswitch:localnet

than Virtual system error

*** Not enough CPUS for a compressed dump ***

*** A system crash has occurred. (See the above messages for details.)
*** The system is now preparing to dump physical memory to disk, for use
*** in debugging the crash.

ERROR: No dump space is configured. Physical memory will not be dumped.
ERROR: Configured dump space is insufficient to hold dump metadata.
Physical memory will not be dumped.


**** Dumping Guest Image ****

**** Done with dump (10676Kbytes) ****


*** VM restarting ***

[xiaoqi8866]

Close

[SoorajCleris]

Close !!!!!

[xiaoqi8866]

yes

This problem has been resolved, because LV space < 50G .

if ((LV space > 50G))
than
System no problem
else
system can not boot
fi

I`m english very pool . Can only read, can not write.