HP (Hewlett-Packard) VM00540000 Personal Computer User Manual


 
4 Creating HP-UX Guests................................................................................................41
4.1 Installing the HP-UX Guest Operating System......................................................................................41
4.2 Installing HP-UX Guest Management Software.....................................................................................44
4.3 Troubleshooting HP-UX Guest Creation...............................................................................................44
4.3.1 The guest hangs in the EFI shell...................................................................................................44
5 Creating Windows Guests..........................................................................................47
5.1 Windows Guest Requirements.............................................................................................................47
5.2 Installing Windows Guests..................................................................................................................47
5.2.1 Installing from HP Reinstall (OPK) Media.....................................................................................49
5.2.2 Installing from Windows Media...................................................................................................53
5.3 Managing Windows Guests.................................................................................................................57
5.4 Installing Integrity VM Windows Guest Management Software.............................................................60
5.5 Troubleshooting Windows Guest Installation........................................................................................60
5.5.1 Remote desktop unable to connect................................................................................................60
6 Creating Virtual Storage Devices...............................................................................61
6.1 Introduction to Integrity VM Storage....................................................................................................61
6.1.1 Integrity VM Storage Goals..........................................................................................................61
6.1.1.1 Storage Utilization...............................................................................................................61
6.1.1.2 Storage Availability.............................................................................................................61
6.1.1.3 Storage Performance............................................................................................................61
6.1.1.4 Storage Security..................................................................................................................61
6.1.1.5 Storage Configurability........................................................................................................62
6.1.2 Integrity VM Storage Architectures..............................................................................................62
6.1.2.1 Shared I/O..........................................................................................................................62
6.1.2.2 Attached I/O.......................................................................................................................62
6.1.3 Integrity VM Storage Implementations.........................................................................................63
6.1.3.1 Integrity VM Storage Adapters.............................................................................................63
6.1.3.2 Integrity VM Storage Devices...............................................................................................63
6.1.3.2.1 Attached Devices.........................................................................................................63
6.2 Configuring Integrity VM Storage........................................................................................................64
6.2.1 Integrity VM Storage Considerations............................................................................................64
6.2.1.1 VM Storage Supportability...................................................................................................64
6.2.1.2 Performance of Virtual Devices............................................................................................64
6.2.1.3 VM Storage Multipath Solutions...........................................................................................66
6.2.1.4 VM Storage Management.....................................................................................................67
6.2.1.5 VM Storage Changes...........................................................................................................68
6.2.1.6 Virtual Storage Setup Time ..................................................................................................69
6.2.2 Setting up Virtual Storage............................................................................................................69
6.2.2.1 VM Guest Storage Specification............................................................................................69
6.2.2.2 VM Host Storage Specification.............................................................................................70
6.2.2.3 VM Storage Resource Statements..........................................................................................71
6.2.2.3.1 Virtual Disks...............................................................................................................71
6.2.2.3.2 Virtual PartDisks.........................................................................................................72
6.2.2.3.3 Virtual LvDisks...........................................................................................................73
6.2.2.3.4 Virtual FileDisks..........................................................................................................76
6.2.2.3.5 Virtual DVDs..............................................................................................................76
6.2.2.3.6 Virtual FileDVDs.........................................................................................................77
6.2.2.3.7 Virtual NullDVDs........................................................................................................78
6.2.2.3.8 Attachable Devices......................................................................................................79
6.3 Using Integrity VM Storage.................................................................................................................82
6.3.1 Integrity VM Storage Roles..........................................................................................................82
6.3.1.1 VM Host Administrator.......................................................................................................82
6.3.1.2 Guest Administrator............................................................................................................83
6.3.1.3 Guest User..........................................................................................................................83
6.3.2 Integrity VM Storage Use Cases...................................................................................................83
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