Installing Integrity VM

This section lists the release notes related to installing the HP Integrity Virtual Machines product and associated software on the VM Host system.

Integrity VM includes the Foundation Operating Environment

The HP-UX Foundation Operating Environment (FOE) is included with Integrity VM. Install the FOE on the VM Host on which you install Integrity VM. The license for the FOE (used in the VM Host only) is included with the purchase of Integrity VM. (Licenses for OEs that run inside the individual virtual machines must be purchased separately.)

For VM Hosts that will support guests as Serviceguard packages, the Mission Critical Operating Environment (MCOE) can also be used.

HP-UX patches required in the VM Host

Table 3-1 lists the patches that are required in the VM Host system:

Table 3-1 VM Host Patches

HP-UX (VM Host) Version	Integrity VM Version	Patch	Description/Impact	Comment
11.23 0505	A.01.20 or later	PHKL_32518	FSS	This patch is incorporated into the 0512 update.
11.23 0505	A.01.20 or later	PHKL_33052	FSS	This patch is incorporated into the 0512 update.
11.23 0505 or later	A.01.20 or later	PHKL_34082	Bug fix	Resolves panic on host.
11.23 0512 or later	A.02.00	PHNE_33724	Bug Fix	Fixes a problem of a panic on the VM Host.
11.23 0505 or later	A.02.00	PHNE_34474 (Available Aug 2006)	Bug Fix	Required when using linkloop over VLANs between guest and VM Host VLAN.
11.23 0505	A.01.00 or later	Cimserver 02.00.011 PHSS_34429	Bug Fix	Resolves potential corruption of guest configuration, cimserver, or other WBEM files when under extreme load. Download HP WBEM Services for HP-UX Product Bundle B8465BA from the HP software depot.
11.23 0505	A.02.00	PHKL_33604 PHKL_33605	FSS	Must install PHKL_33605 before PHKL_33604.

Patches required in the HP-UX Guest

Table 3-2 lists the patches that are required in the guests:

Table 3-2 Guest Patches

Guest OS and Version	Integrity VM Version	Patch	Description/Impact	Comment
HP–UX 11.23 0505	A.01.00 or later	U320 SCSI MPT driver version B.11.23.03, bundle A7173A	Includes fixes for performance & stability.	MPT driver update. This patch is included in the 0512 update.
HP–UX 11.23 0505 or later	A.01.00 or later	PHKL_34278	Bug fix	Resolves panic and system hang symptoms.
HP–UX 11.23 0505 or later	A.01.00 or later	PHKL_34589	Bug fix	Resolves panic on guest.
11.23 0606 or later	A.01.20 or later	PHKL_34540 PHKL_34336 PHKL_34928	Fix to allow sharing of idle CPU cycles between guests with HP-UX 0606 or later.	Ensure loaded when using 0606 and later. Must be manually installed if feature 11i is not installed. Without this patch, Integrity VM may not detect guest is idle and not share resources, heavily impacting performance.
11.23 0505 or later	A.01.00 or later	PHKL_33823	Bug Fix	Resolves panic on guest.
11.23 0512 or later	A.01.00 or later	PHKL_33827	Bug Fix	Resolves panic on guest.
11.23 0505 thru 0606	A.02.00 or later	Hardware Enablement pack 11.23 0609	Enablement	Required to run on Montecito-based systems.
11.23 0505 or later	A.02.00	PHSS_34760	ServiceGuard Monitor fix	Required for running in ServiceGuard 11.16 environment.
11.23 0505 or later	A.02.00	PHSS_34337	ServiceGuard Monitor fix	Required for running in ServiceGuard 11.17 environment.

For more information about updates to HP-UX software, contact your HP representative or support specialist.

Do not run applications on the VM Host system

Regardless of whether guests are running or not, runing applications other than Integrity VM on the VM Host system is not supported. System management utilities and Serviceguard are supported as documented in the HP Integrity VM Installation, Configuration, and Administration manual. The installation of Integrity VM changes HP-UX kernel settings that make the environment unsuitable for running other applications. Other applications should be run inside virtual machines.

Using VM Manager requires the latest WBEM Services on the VM Host

The version of HP WBEM Services for HP-UX must be A.02.00.10 or later. Integrity VM fails to install if the version of WBEM Services on your VM Host is older than A.02.00.10. The HP WBEM Services for HP-UX software bundle (B8465BA) is available as part of HP-UX 11i V2 0606 (June 2006) and later. For VM Hosts running earlier versions of HP-UX, download the latest version of WBEM Services from www.hp.com.

Virtual Machines on autoboot start when Integrity VM is installed

If existing guests have the start_attr attribute set to auto, they start when you install or update Integrity VM.

Installing Windows as alternate boot in a VM Host may affect guest boot devices

The Windows installation process changes the GUIDs (guest user identifiers) associated with all visible boot partitions. If the VM Host is restarted as a Windows system, the information about visible guest boot devices is affected. Guest data is not lost, but EFI boot menu items for guests become invalid.

Do not run vPars and Integrity VM on the same VM Host system or nPAR

HP does not support running Integrity VM in a vPar. If you override the Integrity VM installation warnings and force it, you receive errors during the start of Integrity VM.

Configure multipath support on the VM Host, not in the guests

Install products that provide multipath failover (such as Secure Path) on the VM Host system, not on the guests. VM Host devices configured with multipath failover can be used as guest backing storage devices.

For a list of supported devices, and for information about running multiple multipath solutions on the same VM Host, refer to the product documentation for your specific multipath solution.

Using database management products on virtual machines

For optimal performance with storage intensive applications such as Oracle®, HP strongly recommends using whole disk backing stores. Virtual disks that use logical volumes or files as backing storage do not provide optimal performance for this type of application. For more information about the Integrity VM storage subsystem, see the HP Integrity Virtual Machines Installation, Configuration, and Administration manual.