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• List all entries. To list all entries, use the following command format: hpvmdevmgmt -l all.
• List all with the specified attribute or dependency. To list all the devices with a specific attribute,
use the following command format: hpvmdevmgmt [-V] -l
{all|server|rdev|gdev}:attr_name=attr_value. To list all the devices with a specific
dependency, use the following command format: hpvmdevmgmt [-V] -l
{all|server|rdev|gdev}:depend:dependent_name.
• List a single entry by name. To list a specific entry by name, use the following command format:
hpvmdevmgmt [-V] -l {all|server|rdev|gdev}[:entry_name].
-v
Displays the version number of the hpvmdevmgmt output format. The version number is displayed
first, followed by the display specified by other options.
-V
Increases the amount of information displayed (verbose mode).
-S size filename
Creates a file for use as a virtual device. The size argument must end in either M for megabyte or G for
gigabyte. The filename is the pathname of the file to be created. An error is returned on an attempt to
overwrite an existing file.
-I
Creates passthrough device files (for example, /dev/rscsi/c0t0d0). Passthrough device files are
used for attached devices (tape devices, media changers, and CD/DVD burners).
-m {server|rdev|gdev}:entry_name[:attr:attr_name=attr_value]
Modifies an existing attribute or adds the attribute if it does not already exist.
-a {server|rdev|gdev}:entry_name[:attr:attribute_name=attr_value]
Adds an entry. The option can be used for:
• Adding a restricted device (rdev).
• Adding a VM Host device (server).
• Adding a guest device (gdev).
• Adding a Serviceguard cluster entry.
-d {server|rdev|gdev}:entry_name[:param:arg]
Deletes an entry. The deletion option can process the following deletions:
1. Deletion of an entry. An entry cannot be deleted if it has dependents. To delete a specific entry,
use the following command format: -d {server|rdev|gdev}:entry_name
2. Deletionof a dependent fromone or all entries of a certain type.To deleteall entries with a specific
dependent, use the following command format: d
gdev:{all|entry_name}:depend:dependent_name
3. Deletion of an attribute from an entry. To delete all entries with a specific attribute, use the
following command format:-d {server|rdev|gdev}:entry_name:attr:attr_name
To delete a cluster entry, specify the server host name for the entry_name.
-n gdev:oldentry_name:newentry_name0[,newentry_name1]
Replaces a device. Typically used when a device goes bad.
RETURN VALUES
The hpvmdevmgmt command exits with one of the following values:
0: Successful completion.
1: One or more error conditions occurred.
DIAGNOSTICS
The hpvmdevmgmt command displays error messages for any of the following conditions:
• An invalid option is specified.
• An invalid value is specified for an option.
• A value was omitted for an argument that requires one, or a value was supplied for an argument
that does not take one.
• The hpvmdevmgmt command and Integrity Virtual Machines are at different revision levels.
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