oOS Installation + HPVM

[David Willams]

Now I have two vdvd's and OS is installing from dvd1... which is an iso image

when it asks for disk 2... how should I go about..

[Johnson Punniyalingam]

>>when it asks for disk 2... how should I go about.<<

You mean to say that the OS Installation points to 2 disk path instead of 1 disk ?

[David Willams]

No.... When installation from Disk1 is over... it will ask to insert Disk 2...

So how do I insert Disk 2.. which is also an iso image

[Johnson Punniyalingam]

http://forums13.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1139727&admit=109447627+1261064283206+28353475

Please check above Thread , especially comment by <>

[Torsten. · Accepted solution]

go to vMP, use "ej"ect, "in"sert the other ISO, go back to console and continue.

[Johnson Punniyalingam]

My Apologies .. sorry for misunderstood you Question .. my bad :(

[Torsten.]

Example:

vMP> ej

Ejectable Guest Devices
Num Hw-path (Bus,Slot,Tgt) Gdev Pstore Path
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
[1] 0/0/1/0.3.0 (0,1,3) dvd file /var/tmp/ISO/installdvd1
.iso

Enter menu item number or [Q] to Quit: 1

Confirm eject action
G - Go
F - Force

Enter menu item or [Q] to Quit: g





The second ISO must be in the same directory!

[melvyn burnard]

how have you assigned the vdvd iso image?
If you have specified the backing store iso file as the virtual dvd, simply use hpvmmodify -P VMname -m dvd:scsi::file:2nd_iso_image_pathname

[David Willams]

[vmtest1] vMP> in

Insertable Guest Devices
Num Hw-path (Bus,Slot,Tgt) Gdev
--------------------------------------------
[1] 0/0/0/0.1.0 (0,0,1) dvd

Enter menu item number or [Q] to Quit: 1

hpvmconsole: Skipped 1 unsuitable file(s) for the following reasons:
World-writeable: 1

** Error: No files are available for the requested device. **

[David Willams]

# ll /var/opt/hpvm/ISO-images/hpux
total 8645536
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root sys 4426500096 Dec 17 07:08 5014-1450.iso
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[David Willams]

I have deleted the first iso and then copied the second iso

[melvyn burnard]

well that ll output only shows one iso image file, where is the second?

[melvyn burnard]

well it would hav ebeen better to leave the first iso, then add in teh second iso as another file, and just use the hpvmmodify command to point the virtual dvd at the second file
What you have essentially done is changed the media in a method that the system has no idea it has been changed

[David Willams]

Ohhh... looks like I have messed up...

What should my next step..
start from dvd 1 ???

[Torsten.]

Looks like you currently have the physical DVD assigned? Did you modify the virtual DVD?

[David Willams]

now this led to other issues...

so i would like to address it here

not enough space on /var which is lvol 8


LV Name /dev/vg00/lvol8
LV Status available/syncd
LV Size (Mbytes) 12000
Current LE 750
Allocated PE 750
Used PV 1

lv size: 12000MB=11 Gig

bdf:


/dev/vg00/lvol8 10485760 6560992 3901600 63% /var

but here I have

# fsadm -F vxfs -b 27000 /var
UX:vxfs fsadm: ERROR: V-3-23544: sectors must be >= 6561025 as they are currently in use.
# fsadm -F vxfs -b 6561025 /var
UX:vxfs fsadm: INFO: V-3-24380: 6561025 sectors requested, rounding to 6561024 sectors
UX:vxfs fsadm: INFO: V-3-23586: /dev/vg00/rlvol8 is currently 10485760 sectors - size will be reduced
UX:vxfs fsadm: ERROR: V-3-20343: cannot shrink /dev/vg00/rlvol8 - blocks are currently in use.
# fsadm -F vxfs -b 25000 /var
UX:vxfs fsadm: ERROR: V-3-23544: sectors must be >= 6560985 as they are currently in use.
# fsadm -F vxfs -b 6560985 /var
UX:vxfs fsadm: ERROR: V-3-23544: sectors must be >= 6561001 as they are currently in use.
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[David Willams]

So I have 25 gig in var but it shows as only 10 gig i n bdf ???

[melvyn burnard]

well if you deleted a file in /var while it was still open, then bdf will still show the space in use, whereas df or du wiill show it free.
So doing what you are trying to do fails because it believes the file you deleted is still there

[David Willams]

# pwd
/var/opt/hpvm/ISO-images/hpux
# ll
total 17582096
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root sys 4575508480 Dec 17 10:54 5014-1449.iso
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root sys 4426500096 Dec 17 07:08 5014-1450.iso
# hpvmconsole -P vmtest1


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

[vmtest1] vMP> in

Insertable Guest Devices
Num Hw-path (Bus,Slot,Tgt) Gdev
--------------------------------------------
[1] 0/0/0/0.1.0 (0,0,1) dvd

Enter menu item number or [Q] to Quit:

[David Willams]

do I need to make any changes or go ahead with the installation of dvd1 ...

[David Willams]

# pwd
/var/opt/hpvm/ISO-images/hpux
# ll
total 17582096
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root sys 4575508480 Dec 17 10:54 5014-1449.iso
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root sys 4426500096 Dec 17 07:08 5014-1450.iso
# hpvmconsole -P vmtest1


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

[vmtest1] vMP> in

Insertable Guest Devices
Num Hw-path (Bus,Slot,Tgt) Gdev
--------------------------------------------
[1] 0/0/0/0.1.0 (0,0,1) dvd

Enter menu item number or [Q] to Quit: q

** Selection canceled. No action taken. **

-> Command failed.

[vmtest1] vMP> ej

** No devices available for ejecting. **

-> Command failed.

[vmtest1] vMP> in

Insertable Guest Devices
Num Hw-path (Bus,Slot,Tgt) Gdev
--------------------------------------------
[1] 0/0/0/0.1.0 (0,0,1) dvd

Enter menu item number or [Q] to Quit: 1

hpvmconsole: Skipped 2 unsuitable file(s) for the following reasons:
World-writeable: 2

** Error: No files are available for the requested device. **

-> Command failed.

[vmtest1] vMP>

[melvyn burnard]

how are you presenting these iso files to your machine?
have you used:
hpvmmodify -p vmname -a dvd/scsi::file:/var/opt/hpvm/ISO-images/hpux/5014-1449.iso


If so, you cannot use the insert/eject commands from the vMP.
Simply install with the first iso file, when it asks for the second one, on the host do:
hpvmmodify -p vmname -m dvd/scsi::file:/var/opt/hpvm/ISO-images/hpux/5014-1450.iso

This effectively is a change fo the media, and once it has been done you can continue from the vMP prompt

[David Willams]

did all over that again and I have now


# hpvmconsole -P vmtest1


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

[vmtest1] vMP> ej

Ejectable Guest Devices
Num Hw-path (Bus,Slot,Tgt) Gdev Pstore Path
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
[1] 0/0/0/0.2.0 (0,0,2) dvd file /var/opt/hpvm/ISO-images/hpux/5014-1449.iso
[2] 0/0/0/0.3.0 (0,0,3) dvd file /var/opt/hpvm/ISO-images/hpux/5014-1450.iso

Enter menu item number or [Q] to Quit: 1

Confirm eject action
G - Go
F - Force

Enter menu item or [Q] to Quit: g

[vmtest1] vMP> in

Insertable Guest Devices
Num Hw-path (Bus,Slot,Tgt) Gdev
--------------------------------------------
[1] 0/0/0/0.2.0 (0,0,2) dvd

Enter menu item number or [Q] to Quit: 1

hpvmconsole: Skipped 2 unsuitable file(s) for the following reasons:
World-writeable: 2

** Error: No files are available for the requested device. **

-> Command failed.

[vmtest1] vMP>

[David Willams]

hpvmmodify: Unable to modify the guest.
# hpvmmodify -P vmtest1 -m dvd/scsi::file:/var/opt/hpvm/ISO-images/hpux/5014-1450.iso
hpvmmodify: Missing required device fields.
hpvmmodify: Invalid guest device type 'dvd/scsi'.
hpvmmodify: Invalid adapter type ''.
hpvmmodify: Invalid value specified with the -m option (dvd/scsi::file:/var/opt/hpvm/ISO-images/hpux/5014-1450.iso).
usage: hpvmmodify {-P vm_name | -p vm_number} [-F | -s] [-N new_vm_name]
[-l vm_label] [-B start_attr] [-O os_type[:version]]
[-c number_vcpus] [-e percent[:max percent] | -E cycles[:max cycles]]
[-r amount]
[-g -group]... [-g [+]group[:{admin|oper}]]...
[-u -user]... [-u [+]user[:{admin|oper}]]...
[-a rsrc]... [-m rsrc]... [-d rsrc]...
[-i SG | -i SG_pkgname | -i GWLM | -i SG_pkgname,GWLM | -i NONE]
[-j {0|1}]
[-x name=value] or [-x name=value[:name=value]], where
[-x amr_chunk_size=amount]
[-x amr_enable={0|1}]

[David Willams]

*******complete log*************


# hpvmstatus -P vmtest1
[Virtual Machine Details]
Virtual Machine Name VM # OS Type State
==================== ===== ======= ========
vmtest1 7 HPUX On (OS)

[Authorized Administrators]
Oper Groups :
Admin Groups :
Oper Users :
Admin Users :

[Virtual CPU Details]
#vCPUs Entitlement Maximum
====== =========== =======
3 50.0% 50.0%

[Memory Details]
Total Reserved
Memory Memory
======= ========
10 GB 64 MB

[Dynamic Memory Information]
NOTE: Dynamic data unavailable, configured values only
Minimum Target Memory Maximum
Memory Memory Entitlement Memory
=========== =========== =========== ===========
512 MB 5120 MB 0 MB 10240 MB

[Storage Interface Details]
Guest Physical
Device Adaptor Bus Dev Ftn Tgt Lun Storage Device
======= ========== === === === === === ========= =========================
disk scsi 0 0 0 0 0 disk /dev/rdisk/disk14
dvd scsi 0 0 0 3 0 file /var/opt/hpvm/ISO-images/hpux/5014-1450.iso

[Network Interface Details]
Interface Adaptor Name/Num PortNum Bus Dev Ftn Mac Address
========= ========== ========== ======= === === === =================

[Misc Interface Details]
Guest Physical
Device Adaptor Bus Dev Ftn Tgt Lun Storage Device
======= ========== === === === === === ========= =========================
serial com1 tty console
# hpvmconsole _p vmtest1
Usage: hpvmconsole {-P vm_name | -p vm_number} [-c command]... [-e echar]
[-f] [-i] [-q]
# hpvmconsole -P vmtest1


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

[vmtest1] vMP> ej

Ejectable Guest Devices
Num Hw-path (Bus,Slot,Tgt) Gdev Pstore Path
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
[1] 0/0/0/0.3.0 (0,0,3) dvd file /var/opt/hpvm/ISO-images/hpux/5014-1450.iso

Enter menu item number or [Q] to Quit: 1

Confirm eject action
G - Go
F - Force

Enter menu item or [Q] to Quit: F

Confirm eject action
G - Go

Enter menu item or [Q] to Quit: go

** Invalid selection. Please try again. **

Confirm eject action
G - Go

Enter menu item or [Q] to Quit: G

[vmtest1] vMP> ej

** No devices available for ejecting. **

-> Command failed.

[vmtest1] vMP> in

Insertable Guest Devices
Num Hw-path (Bus,Slot,Tgt) Gdev
--------------------------------------------
[1] 0/0/0/0.3.0 (0,0,3) dvd

Enter menu item number or [Q] to Quit: 1

hpvmconsole: Skipped 2 unsuitable file(s) for the following reasons:
World-writeable: 2

** Error: No files are available for the requested device. **

-> Command failed.

[vmtest1] vMP> x
# pwd
/
# cd /var/opt/hpvm/Im*
sh: /var/opt/hpvm/Im*: not found.
# cd /var/opt/hpvm/
# ll
total 16
drwxr-sr-x 6 root hpvmsys 96 Dec 16 10:06 ISO-images
drwxr-sr-x 3 root hpvmsys 8192 Dec 17 12:15 common
drwxr-sr-x 2 root hpvmsys 96 Dec 17 07:24 guests
drwxr-sr-x 4 root hpvmsys 96 Dec 17 06:54 hpvmnet
drwxr-sr-x 3 root hpvmsys 96 Dec 17 07:24 uuids
drwxr-sr-x 2 root hpvmsys 96 Dec 17 05:45 uuids_bad
# cd ISO*
# cd HPUX
sh: HPUX: not found.
# ll
total 0
drwxr-sr-x 2 root hpvmsys 96 Dec 16 10:06 common
drwxr-sr-x 2 root hpvmsys 96 Dec 17 10:55 hpux
drwxr-sr-x 2 root hpvmsys 96 Dec 16 10:06 linux
drwxr-sr-x 2 root hpvmsys 96 Dec 16 10:06 windows
# cd hpux
# ll
total 17582096
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root sys 4575508480 Dec 17 10:54 5014-1449.iso
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root sys 4426500096 Dec 17 07:08 5014-1450.iso
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