Unable to use dynamic memory on hpvm guest deployed from Ignite golden image.

[Bjoern Myrland]

I'm trying to do deploy a HP-UX golden image to a hpvm guest.
But after successful deployment I'm unable to use dynamic memory functionality from within the virtual machine even tho the souce machine from which the golden image was created, had HPVM-Guest tools installed.

The workaround I've found is to reinstall HPVM-Guest software. This triggers a rebuild of the kernel and a reboot. After this everything works fine.
Is there any way to get this to work without having to reinstall HPVM-Guest software?

VMHOST: vm1
VMGUEST: vmguest03
HP-UX: B.11.31.1003
IGNITE: C.7.10.472
HPVM: 4.20

I had to add this to the IGNITE config file:
set_kernel += "module hpvmdynmem loaded"

so the module is loaded on the new vm:
[root@vmguest03 /]# kcmodule hpvmdynmem
Module State Cause Notes
hpvmdynmem loaded explicit auto-loadable, unloadable



This is what I see on the guest:
[root@vmguest03 /]# hpvmmgmt
Type Guest Control
====== =============
ram no
cpus yes
[root@vmguest03 /]# hpvmmgmt -l ram
Dynamic memory driver not found on guest.
hpvmmgmt: Unable to continue.
[root@vmguest03 /]# hpvmmgmt -x ram_target=6144M
Failed to open dynamic memory driver, error: No such device.
Failed to set dynamic value error: No such device
hpvmmgmt: Unable to continue.

Problem even after doing:
# hpvmmodify -x dynamic_memory_control=1 -P vmguest03


From hpvm host it works fine:
[root@vm1 /]# hpvmstatus -P vmguest03 -V|grep -i current
Current memory : 6138 MB
[root@vm1 /]# hpvmmodify -x ram_target=4096M -P vmguest03
[root@vm1 /]# hpvmstatus -P vmguest03 -V|grep -i current
Current memory : 4154 MB

And hpvmstatus says driver is enabled:
# hpvmstatus -P vmguest03 -V|grep Driver
Driver Mode(s) : STARTED ENABLED GUESTCTL

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

Memory changes should be done on the host machine, not the guest.

hpvmmgmt -x ram_target=6144M
Should not be run on the guest.

SEP

[Bjoern Myrland]

why? The functionality to do this from a guest is fully available, and works perfectly if i reinstall the guest tools.