Creating Virtual Machines

Do not use VM Host to create Ignite-UX golden images for guests

Do not use the VM Host to create golden images to be used for guest OS installations using Ignite-UX.

An Integrity system may be used to create a golden image suitable for OS installation on a virtual machine, provided it has all of the VM Host software completely removed. To do so, remove both the Integrity VM bundle (T2767AC) and the VMKernelSW bundle:

# swremove -x autoreboot=true T2767AC VMKernelSW

Before using the system to create a golden image, verify that neither of these bundles are installed. That is, errors should result when querying the system with swlist:

# swlist T2767AC VMKernelSW
# Initializing...
# Contacting target "foo"...
ERROR:   Software "T2767AC" was not found on host "foo:/".
ERROR:   Software "VMKernelSW" was not found on host "foo:/".

Default guest settings are different for HP-UX and Windows

The default guest settings for HP-UX and Windows guests are different. Table 3-3 lists the default settings for HP-UX, Windows, and Unknown guests. (An Unknown guest is a virtual machine that has not booted with any operating system. When an Unknown guest type boots, the appropriate operating system type is applied to the guest configuration.