Installing the HP-UX Guest Operating System

To install the HP-UX operating system on the virtual machine, follow this procedure:

Start the virtual machine from the VM Host administrator account using the hpvmstart command. For example, to start the virtual machine called compass1, enter the following command. The hpvmstatus command shows that the vritual machine is started.

# hpvmstart -P compass
(C) Copyright 2000 - 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
Initializing System Event Log
Initializing Forward Progress Log
Opening minor device and creating guest machine container
Creation of VM, minor device 2
Allocating guest memory: 2048MB
  allocating low RAM (0-40000000, 2048MB)
/opt/hpvm/lbin/hpvmapp (/var/opt/hpvm/uuids/8ba249f2-3399-11db-aacc-00306ef392e0
/vmm_config.next): Allocated 1073741824 bytes at 0x6000000100000000
    locking memory: 0-40000000
  allocating firmware RAM (ffaa0000-ffab5000, 84KB)
/opt/hpvm/lbin/hpvmapp (/var/opt/hpvm/uuids/8ba249f2-3399-11db-aacc-00306ef392e0
/vmm_config.next): Allocated 86016 bytes at 0x6000000140000000
    locked SAL RAM: 00000000ffaa0000 (4KB)
    locked ESI RAM: 00000000ffaa1000 (4KB)
    locked PAL RAM: 00000000ffaa4000 (4KB)
    locked Min Save State: 00000000ffaa5000 (1KB)
RAM alignment: 40000000
Memory base low : 6000000100000000
Memory base FW  : 6000000140000000
Loading boot image
Image initial IP=102000 GP=62C000
Initialize guest memory mapping tables
Starting event polling thread
Starting thread initialization
Daemonizing....
hpvmstart: Successful start initiation of guest 'compass1'

# hpvmstatus

[Virtual Machines]
Virtual Machine Name VM #  OS Type State     #VCPUs #Devs #Nets Memory  Runsysid
==================== ===== ======= ========= ====== ===== ===== ======= ========
config1                  1 HPUX    Off            1     5     1  512 MB        0
config2                  2 HPUX    Off            1     7     1    1 GB        0
winguest1                5 WINDOWS On (OS)        1     5     1    1 GB        0
winguest2                9 WINDOWS Off            1     3     1    2 GB        0
compass1                12 UNKNOWN On (EFI)       1     0     0    2 GB        0
#

To boot the guest from the virtual console, enter the following command:

# hpvmconsole -P compass1

 vMP MAIN MENU

         CO: Console
         CM: Command Menu
         CL: Console Log
         SL: Show Event Logs
         VM: Virtual Machine Menu
         HE: Main Help Menu
          X: Exit Connection

[compass1] vMP>

The hpvmconsole command opens the virtual machine console. From the virtual console, you can control the virtual machine just as if it were a physical Integrity server.

In response to the virtual machine prompt, enter the co command:

[compass1] vMP> co


EFI Boot Manager ver 1.10 [14.62] [Build: Fri Aug  4 11:37:36 2006]

Please select a boot option

    EFI Shell [Built-in]
    Boot option maintenance menu


    Use ^ and v to change option(s). Use Enter to select an option

Select Boot option maintenance menu.

EFI Boot Maintenance Manager ver 1.10 [14.62]

Main Menu. Select an Operation


        Boot from a File
        Add a Boot Option
        Delete Boot Option(s)
        Change Boot Order

        Manage BootNext setting
        Set Auto Boot TimeOut

        Select Active Console Output Devices
        Select Active Console Input Devices
        Select Active Standard Error Devices

        Cold Reset
        Exit

Select Add a Boot Option.


EFI Boot Maintenance Manager ver 1.10 [14.62]

Add a Boot Option.  Select a Volume

    Removable Media Boot [Acpi(PNP0604,0)]                          
    Load File [Acpi(PNP0A03,0)/Pci(1|0)/Mac(763AE48F393F)]
    Load File [EFI Shell [Built-in]]                                
    Legacy Boot                                                     
    Exit

To install from virtual DVD, select Removable Media Boot.

To install from the Ignite-UX server, select the entry with your MAC address. For example:


    Device Path Acpi(PNP0A03,0)/Pci(1|0)/Mac(763AE48F393F)

    Enter New Description:  lan0boot
    New BootOption Data. ASCII/Unicode strings only, with max of 240 characters
    Enter BootOption Data Type [A-Ascii U-Unicode N-No BootOption] :  N

    Save changes to NVRAM [Y-Yes N-No]:  Y

Exit the EFI Boot Maintenance Management screen to return to the EFI Boot Manager screen. Boot from the new boot entry, indicated by the virtual machine's MAC address:.


EFI Boot Maintenance Manager ver 1.10 [14.62]

Add a Boot Option.  Select a Volume

    Removable Media Boot [Acpi(PNP0604,0)]                          
    Load File [Acpi(PNP0A03,0)/Pci(1|0)/Mac(763AE48F393F)]
    Load File [EFI Shell [Built-in]]                                
    Legacy Boot                                                     
    Exit

The installation process continues just as if the virtual machine were an Integrity server.

When the basic installation process is complete, the software is copied from the distribution media to the guest's disk. Then the operating sytem reboots. If this reboot fails, restart it, as follows:

Enter the EFI shell by enter the co command at the virtual machine console prompt:


[compass1] vMP> CO



        (Use Ctrl-B to return to vMP main menu.)



- - - - - - - - - - Prior Console Output - - - - - - - - - -

Shell>

Enter fs0:
Shell> fs0:
Enter hpux:
fs0\> hpux

The guest boots from fs0.

If you used a DVD to install the guest operating system, remove the virtual DVD, as follows:

Determine the bus, device, and target ID by entering the following command:
# hpvmstatus -P compass1
Delete the virtual DVD by entering the following command (substituting the correct PCI bus, slot, and target number for 0,0,0):
# hpvmmodify -P compass1 -d dvd:scsi:0,0,0
If necessary, restart the guest to remove the DVD from the guest configuration.

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