HP UX vPars and Integrity VM v6 manual Creating virtual machines

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 -Fto 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 118).

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 you click OK on this page, any modifications to the VLAN IDs are updated, after which the Create Virtual Machine wizard Next Steps page is displayed.

8.Next Steps

After creating the new virtual machine, VM Manager presents you with the next steps you can take to manage and use the new virtual machine. The steps presented depend on the environment in which you created the virtual machine. For example, when virtual machine scheduling on a VM Host is managed by Global Workload Manager (gWLM), the Next Steps page advises you to associate the virtual machine with a gWLM policy and add the virtual machine to a Shared Resource Domain (SRD). You cannot start the virtual machine until you complete that action.

If the new virtual machine includes AVIO devices (AVIO support is provided on HP Integrity VM Version 3.5 or later), you are advised to make sure the appropriate OS that supports AVIO is installed on the VM Host and the virtual machine. If the intended OS on the virtual machine does not support AVIO, you are warned of this. In addition, HP strongly recommends that AVIO components (such as drivers and libraries) on the virtual machine and VM Host be updated to the latest release of the OS. If the virtual machine OS is Windows or Linux, install additional AVIO-compatible drivers on the VM Host and virtual machine; the Windows and Linux AVIO drivers include instructions for installing the drivers on virtual machines. For more information about AVIO requirements, see the HP Integrity Virtual Machines Installation, Configuration, and Administration manual.

Other steps you can take include starting the virtual hardware for the virtual machine, accessing the virtual machine console, adding additional software (provider components) needed to support management of the virtual machine, getting information about the virtual machine, and tuning the performance of the virtual machine.

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