Installation Procedure

Once you have read the product release notes and verified that you have met the proper system requirements as described in “VM Host System Requirements”, install the Integrity VM software as described in this section.




	NOTE: Installing the Integrity VM software may require the system to reboot. Therefore, the swinstall command line installation includes the autoreboot=true parameter.

To install the HP Integrity VM software, follow these steps:

If you have the installation media, mount it.
If you are installing from the network, identify the VM Host and pathname that correspond to the software distribution depot that contains the T2767AC bundle (for example, my.server.foo.com:/depot/path).
Use the swinstall command to install Integrity VM and specify the path to the depot. For example:
# swinstall -x autoreboot=true -s my.server.foo.com:/depot/path T2767AC
If you are using the GUI (swinstall i), perform the following steps:
1. Enter the following commands:
  # export DISPLAY=your display variable # swinstall
2. Select the Integrity VM bundle (T2767AC) from the list presented by the GUI.
The VM Host and guest configuration files are stored at /var/opt/hpvm. The new configuration files are not compatible with those of previous versions of Integrity VM. Therefore, if you are upgrading to the current version, the guest configuration files (except the /ISO-Images/ directory) are saved to the /var/opt/hpvm_backup directory. If you revert to the older version of Integrity VM, you can use the backup configuration files to restore your VM Host and guest configurations.
Unmount and remove any installation media. The VM Host system automatically reboots, if necessary.
Once the Integrity VM software is installed and running, the VM Host is available. Enter the following command to get information about the status of the guests:
# hpvmstatus hpvmstatus: No guest information is available. hpvmstatus: Unable to continue.

The installation is now complete, with the following results:

Integrity VM is installed in the /var/opt/hpvm directory.
Integrity VM data files are installed under the /var/opt/hpvm directory.
Integrity VM commands are installed in the /opt/hpvm/bin directory.
Integrity VM installation modifies certain kernel parameters. If you use multiple shells to manage Integrity VM, change the kernel parameters on all your shells. Table 7-1 lists the kernel parameters that are modified when you install Integrity VM.
Table 2-2 Kernel Parameters
Parameter Default Value Modified Value
dbc_max_pct 50 1
dbc_min_pct 5 1
maxdsiz_64bit 4294967296 34359738368
swapmem_on 1 0

You can now create guests using the hpvmcreate command, as described in Chapter 3.

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