HP Integrity Virtual Machines Manager 4.3 User Guide

NOTE: Any devices added using the Create Virtual Machine wizard are not functional on
the virtual machine until the new virtual machine is started. Certain devices are not seen in a
VM Manager Storage tab until the virtual machine is started.
You can configure the virtual machine's Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) to boot the guest
OS automatically when the virtual machine is started (powered on). Configure EFI when the
virtual machine has been started and before booting the OS. You can interact with EFI through
the virtual Management Processor (vMP) for the virtual machine. The vMP provides access to
the console for the virtual machine. To interact with vMP, use the hpvmconsole command.
For more information, see the HP Integrity Virtual Machines Installation, Configuration, and
Administration manual.
If you are using VM Manager from HP SMH, click OK to finish. VM Manager displays the
page from which you initiated the Create Virtual Machine wizard.
If you are using VM Manager from HP Matrix Operating Environment, click Apply gWLM
Policy. To skip this step and add the new virtual machine to the SRD later, click Apply Later
(you must click either button). When you click Apply Later, VM Manager displays the page
from which you initiated the Create Virtual Machine wizard. When you are ready to add the
virtual machine to the SRD, select the virtual machine from the appropriate screen (for example,
from the VM Host Virtual Machines tab) and then select Policy →Apply gWLM Policy ... from
the VM Manager menu bar. For more information, see the VM Manager Policy Menu help
topic.
NOTE: After creating a virtual machine using VM Manager, if you return immediately to HP
Matrix OE visualization, the machine might not yet appear in HP Matrix OE visualization.
This means Systems Insight Manager/HP Matrix Operating Environment has not yet completed
identifying the new virtual machine. However, it appears when the identification process
completes (usually within a minute or two).
Modifying virtual machines
To modify a virtual machine, select one of the following items from the VM Manager Modify menu.
For more information about any item, see the corresponding VM Manager help topic.
NOTE: You cannot modify a virtual machine that is currently migrating online. You must wait
until migration completes. You cannot modify a virtual machine that has migrated to another VM
Host (the target): the virtual machine (on the source VM Host) is in the Not Runnable state.
• Virtual Machine vCPU Entitlement to modify the processor entitlement of a selected virtual
machine. If supported by the version of Integrity VM running on the VM Host, you can modify
the entitlement cap. An entitlement cap is the maximum amount of computing power allotted
to a virtual machine for each vCPU.
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