HP Integrity Virtual Machines Manager Version 4.0 Getting Started Guide

NOTE: The list can include file and directory backing devices that have not been associated
with a particular virtual machine, or that were associated with virtual machines that have
been removed or from which the associated virtual devices have been removed. For more
information, see the Create Virtual Machine wizard Add Storage Device help topic.
NOTE: If you use VM Manager to manage a VM Host running Integrity VM version 3.5
or earlier, VM Manager does not fully support virtual device special files located in /hpap
(introduced in HP StorageWorks Secure Path software version 3.0F SP2) as backing devices
for virtual storage. When you use VM Manager to add a storage device on a virtual machine,
VM Manager does not display device files in /hpap as possible backing devices to choose
from.
To add a virtual storage device that uses a virtual device special file in /hpap to a new
virtual machine on a VM Host running Integrity VM version 3.5 or earlier, use the Integrity
VM hpvmcreate command. For more information about these commands, see the HP
Integrity Virtual Machines Installation, Configuration, and Administration manual.
6. Summary
Review the identity and resources specified for the new virtual machine and preview the
command that will be used to create it. This summary step allows you to review all
information before the new virtual machine is created.
At this step, you can still cancel (exit the Create Virtual Machine wizard) or return to modify
previous steps in the wizard. When you click Finish, the wizard executes the hpvmcreate
commands displayed in the Command Preview area:
• If the Create VM even if resources are insufficient, missing or unavailable check
box is not selected, the wizard executes the first of two commands (hpvmcreate -s)
to check for resource availability and other issues without actually creating the virtual
machine. This command reports any errors or warnings at the top of the page. If
warnings or errors are detected, the virtual machine will not be created. Upon analyzing
any reported warnings, you can choose to create the virtual machine anyway by selecting
the check box and clicking Finish again.
If no serious problems are detected by the first command, the wizard then executes the
second command (hpvmcreate -F), which creates the virtual machine.
• If the Create VM even if resources are insufficient, missing or unavailable check
box is selected, the wizard does not check for resource warnings. It simply runs the
hpvmcreate -F to create the virtual machine even if potential resource issues exist
(but not if a fatal error is detected). For example, if this check box is selected, you can
create a virtual machine that uses a physical disk that some other running virtual
machine is already using. As another example, you can create a virtual machine for
which you incorrectly specified a storage device file. You can correct these kinds of
problems after the virtual machine is created and before it is started. For information
about problem solving, see “Troubleshooting Virtual Machine Problems” (page 93).
7. Specify VLAN IDs
If the VM Host supports vswitch VLANs (virtual LANs), and virtual NICs (vNICs) are
specified for the new virtual machine, then you can assign VLAN IDs to the newly created
virtual machine. You can assign a VLAN ID to the vswitch port connected to each virtual
NIC in the virtual machine. By default, VLANs are not specified (VLAN ID is “none”). When
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