To start the virtual machine, enter the hpvmstart command. You can specify either the virtual machine
name or the virtual machine number (listed in the hpvmstatus display under VM #.)
The hpvmstart command syntax
is:
# hpvmstart {-P vm-name | -p vm_number} [-F | -s | -Q] |
Table 3-5 describes the options to the hpvmstart command.
Table 3-5 Options to the hpvmstart Command
| Option | Description |
|---|
| -P vm-name | Specifies the name of the virtual machine.
Specify either the -P option or the -p option. |
| -p vm_number | Specifies the number of the virtual machine.
To determine the virtual machine number, enter the hpvmstatus command. |
| -F | Suppresses
all resource conflict checks and associated warning messages (force
mode). Use force mode for troubleshooting purposes only. |
| -s | Sanity-checks
the virtual machine configuration and returns warnings or errors,
but does not create the virtual machine. |
| -Q | Quietly performs the
command. The default is to prompt for confirmation of the command
before performing it. |
For example, to start the new virtual machine compass1, enter the following command:
 |
# hpvmstart -P compass1
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Opening minor device and creating guest machine container
Creation of VM, minor device 2
Allocating guest memory: 2048MB
allocating low RAM (0-80000000, 2048MB)
/opt/hpvm/lbin/hpvmapp (/var/opt/hpvm/uuids/8ba249f2-3399-11db-aacc-00306ef392e0
/vmm_config.current): Allocated 2147483648 bytes at 0x6000000100000000
locking memory: 0-80000000
allocating firmware RAM (ffaa0000-ffab5000, 84KB)
/opt/hpvm/lbin/hpvmapp (/var/opt/hpvm/uuids/8ba249f2-3399-11db-aacc-00306ef392e0
/vmm_config.current): Allocated 86016 bytes at 0x6000000180000000
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 : 6000000180000000
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' |
|
The hpvmstatus command displays
the allocation of memory and devices. After you start the virtual
machine, the hpvmstatus command displays the virtual
machine status as On (EFI), because
the virtual machine is powered on but the guest operating system is
not running. Because the operating system has not been installed,
the guest OS type is listed as UNKNOWN.
# 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 13 UNKNOWN On (EFI) 1 0 0 2 GB 0 |
For more information about using the hpvmstatus command, see Chapter 9.
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