Appendix A Integrity VM Commands

Table 7–1 lists the Integrity VM commands and the sections of this manual in which they are described. Use Integrity VM commands to perform common VM management tasks such as starting a virtual machine or collecting configuration information on guest machines. Except for the vmconsole command, these commands are for use by the VM Host administrator only.

For detailed information about the Integrity VM commands, including description, syntax, and command-line options, see the Integrity VM manpages, which are installed in the /opt/hpvm/man/man1m directory.

Table A-1 Integrity VM Commands

Command	Function	For More Information
hpvmstart	Start a virtual machine.	“Booting Guests”
hpvmclone	Create a cloned copy of a virtual machine.	“Cloning Guests”
hpvmcollect	Collect crash dumps, logs, system status, and configuration information on VM Host and guest machines for problem analysis.	“Reporting Problems with Integrity VM”
hpvmconsole	Connect to the console of a virtual machine.	“Providing Selective Access to Guest Consoles”
hpvmcreate	Create a new virtual machine.	“Creating Guests”
hpvmdevmgmt	Manage the device database.	“Restricting Devices to the VM Host”
hpvminfo	Display information about the VM Host.	“Installation Verification”
hpvmmodify	Rename or modify the attributes of a virtual machine. (Certain modifications require a guest reboot.)	“Changing Guest Configurations”
hpvmnet	Configure virtual network devices.	“Creating Virtual Switches”
hpvmremove	Remove a virtual machine.	“Removing Guests”
hpvmstop	Stop a virtual machine.	“Stopping Guests”
hpvmstatus	Display status of one or more virtual machines.	“Monitoring Guests”




	NOTE: All commands except hpvmconsole require superuser privileges. To use the hpvminfo and hpvmcollect commands on the guest, you must install the guest kit on the guest as described in “Installing a Guest Depot” in Chapter 3.

Appendix A Integrity VM Commands

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