HP UX vPars and Integrity VM v6 manual Device special file displayed as unknown device

The response “HPVMProviderModule OK” indicates the VM Provider is running. Any other response indicates it is not running. For system and software requirements regarding the VM Provider, see “System and software requirements” (page 13). For installation instructions and information about providers that must be installed and running on virtual machines, see the HP Integrity Virtual Machines Installation, Configuration, and Administration manual.

•Device special file displayed as unknown device ()

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. If a virtual storage device using an /hpap device special file already exists on a virtual machine managed by VM Manager, VM Manager displays it on the VM Host Storage and VM Properties Storage tabs as an unknown device (using the question mark icon, ). VM Manager displays the correct device special file name (for example, /hpap/rdsk/hpap1) but the box representing this device is not connected to the boxes that represent the physical storage devices associated with that virtual device special file. In general, VM Manager correctly displays only those device special files located in /dev.

•Deleted virtual machine still appears in HP Matrix OE visualization

Using VM Manager with Matrix Operating Environment for HP-UX, if you create a virtual machine and then delete it before the new virtual machine has been identified by Systems Insight Manager, the virtual machine might appear in HP Matrix OE visualization as though it had not been deleted. The appearance of the virtual machine in HP Matrix OE visualization depends on when the deletion occurred during the Systems Insight Manager identification process. This is not an issue when using VM Manager from HP SMH. In addition, if you decide to delete the virtual machine soon after creating it, wait a few minutes before doing so. If the deleted virtual machine does appear in HP Matrix OE visualization, delete it from the Systems Insight Manager All System view. (From the Systems Insight Manager Systems and Event Collections list in the navigation area on the left, select All Systems.) For more information, see the HP Matrix Operating Environment Logical Server Management User Guide.

•Created virtual machine does not appear immediately in HP Matrix OE visualization

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 has not yet completed identifying the new virtual machine. However, it appears when the identification process completes (usually within a minute or two).

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