unable to start VM

[chakribobby]

Hi
I have HP Box with 4 physical cpu and installed integrity VM
I have created 4 VM
# hpvmstatus
[Virtual Machines]
Virtual Machine Name VM # OS Type State #VCPUs #Devs #Nets Memory Runsysid
==================== ===== ======= ========= ====== ===== ===== ======= ========
hpvm1 9 HPUX Off 3 1 1 8 GB 0
hpvm2 10 HPUX Off 2 1 1 8 GB 0
delvm1 68 UNKNOWN Off 1 1 3 8 GB 0
name2 53 UNKNOWN Off 4 1 1 5 GB 0

we allocated 3 virtual cpu(-e 60) for hpvm1
we allocated 2 virtual cpu( -e 50) for hpvm2

we are able to start hpvm1 successful

but but we are getting the following error message when we are trying to start hpvm2
# hpvmstart -P hpvm2
HPVM guest hpvm2 configuration problems:
Warning 1: Insufficient cpu resource for guest.
These problems may prevent HPVM guest hpvm2 from starting.
hpvmstart: Unable to continue.

Total used cpu is 3*60 + 2*50 = 280
But the total cpu available is 4*100 = 400

Can you please help use why I am getting this error when I am trying to stat hpvm2

[Robert-Jan Goossens · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Please run the hpvmstatus command with the -s option, it will show you the max resources you can give to your vm's.

# hpvmstatus -s

Regards,
Robert-Jan

[Abid Iqbal]

Hi
Use command
#hpvmstart -F hpvm2
to troubleshoot and see the output.

[Kapil Jha]

send hpstatus -v

BR,
Kapil+

[Kapil Jha]

And how much you gave to other VMs which are currently down.

BR,
Kapil

[likid0]

Hy,

I am not sure, I can explain this very well, but you should use smallers entitelments to the cpus, your problem is:

You have 4 cpus.

If you give 3 cpus the 60% entiltenment.

You only have left, 3 vcpus with a 40% and 1 cpus with a 100%.

When you create a new machine with 2 vcpus with 50%, it can't boot beacuse it can't allocate enough cpu, it can allocate on vcpu on the 100% cpu, but the other 3 cpus only have 40% available and you need 50%, so it can't boot.

it's better explained here:

http://docs.hp.com/en/9985/TopTenTips2.5.pdf

hpoe it helps