Integrity VM Documentation

The Integrity VM product includes several useful sources of information, whether you are considering how to set up your virtual machines or determining how to upgrade your installation.

Manpages

For online information about using Integrity VM, refer to the following man pages:

hpvm(5), which describes the Integrity VM environment.
hpvmclone(1M), which describes how to create virtual machines.
hpvmcollect(1M), which describes how to collect virtual machine statistics.
hpvmconsole(1M), which describes how to use the virtual machine console.
hpvmcreate(1M), which describes how to create virtual machines.
hpvmdevmgmt(1M), which describes how to modify the way virtual devices are handled.
hpvminfo(1M), which describes how to get information about the VM Host.
hpvmmodify(1M), which describes how to modify virtual machines.
hpvmnet(1M), which describes how to create and modify virtual networks.
hpvmstart(1M), which describes how to start virtual machines.
hpvmstatus(1M), which describes how to get statistics about the guests.
hpvmstop(1M), which describes how to stop a virtual machine.
hpvmremove(1M), which describes how to remove a virtual machine.

Help Files

The virtual console is a special interface for managing guests. To invoke the virtual console after you create a guest, enter the hpvmconsole command, specifying the guest name. For help using the virtual console, enter the HE command. For more information about the virtual console, see “Providing Selective Access to Guest Consoles” in Chapter 3.

Related Documentation

Additional sources of information that you might be useful as you install Integrity Virtual Machines include:

HP-UX 11i Installation and Update Guide
Software Distributor Administration Guide for HP-UX
HP Integrity Virtual Machines Release Notes
Always read the release notes before installing or using HP Integrity Virtual Machines.

Introducing HP Integrity Virtual Machines, a white paper available at:

http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/downloads/Intro_VM_WP_12_Sept%2005.pdf

The HP Virtual Server Environment — Making the Adaptive Enterprise Vision a Reality in Your Datacenter, by Dan Herington and Brian Jacquot (Prentice Hall PTR, ISBN 0130855220)
Operation and Maintenance Guide for your Integrity server.

Using This Manual

This manual is organized into the following chapters and appendixes:

Chapter 1, “Introduction”
This chapter describes the basic virtual machine concepts and the architecture of Integrity VM.
Chapter 2, “Planning Your Virtual Machines”
This chapter describes each of the system and network characteristics that you have to consider before setting up your virtual machine environment. It provides examples of different guest OS configurations and shows how to allocate the system resources to each guest.
Chapter 3, “Installing Integrity VM”
This chapter describes what you need in order to install the Integrity VM product, as well as the procedure for installing the software from media or network depots.
Chapter 4, “Creating and Booting Guests”
This chapter describes the procedure for creating and booting virtual machines.
Chapter 5, “Managing Guests”
This chapter describes how to manage and modify the VM Host and the guests.
Appendix A provides details about the VM commands used in the procedures in this manual.
Appendix B describes how to get information about system problems and report them to HP.
The Glossary defines the special terms used in this manual.

Integrity VM Documentation

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Manpages

Help Files

Related Documentation

Using This Manual