HP Matrix Operating Environment Software - Manual (Page 91)

At this step, you can still cancel (exit the Create Virtual Machine wizard) or return to modify
previous steps in the wizard. When you click Finish, the wizard executes the hpvmcreate
commands displayed in the Command Preview area:
• If the Create VM even if resources are insufficient, missing or unavailable check
box is not selected, the wizard executes the first of two commands (hpvmcreate -s)
to check for resource availability and other issues without actually creating the virtual
machine. This command reports any errors or warnings at the top of the page. If
warnings or errors are detected, the virtual machine will not be created. Upon analyzing
any reported warnings, you can choose to create the virtual machine anyway by selecting
the check box and clicking Finish again.
If no serious problems are detected by the first command, the wizard then executes the
second command (hpvmcreate -F), which creates the virtual machine.
• If the Create VM even if resources are insufficient, missing or unavailable check
box is selected, the wizard does not check for resource warnings. It simply runs the
hpvmcreate -F
to create the virtual machine even if potential resource issues exist
(but not if a fatal error is detected). For example, if this check box is selected, you can
create a virtual machine that uses a physical disk that some other running virtual
machine is already using. As another example, you can create a virtual machine for
which you incorrectly specified a storage device file. You can correct these kinds of
problems after the virtual machine is created and before it is started. For information
about problem solving, see
“Troubleshooting virtual machine problems” (page 128) .
7. Specify VLAN IDs
If the VM Host supports vswitch VLANs (virtual LANs), and virtual NICs (vNICs) are
specified for the new virtual machine, then you can assign VLAN IDs to the newly created
virtual machine. You can assign a VLAN ID to the vswitch port connected to each virtual
NIC in the virtual machine. By default, VLANs are not specified (VLAN ID is “none”). When
you click OK on this page, any modifications to the VLAN IDs are updated, after which the
Create Virtual Machine wizard Next Steps page is displayed.
8. Next Steps
After creating the new virtual machine, VM Manager presents you with the next steps you
can take to manage and use the new virtual machine. The steps presented depend on the
environment in which you created the virtual machine. For example, when virtual machine
scheduling on a VM Host is managed by HP Insight Global Workload Manager software
for Integrity (gWLM), the Next Steps page advises you to associate the virtual machine
with a gWLM policy and add the virtual machine to a Shared Resource Domain (SRD). You
cannot start the virtual machine until you complete that action.
If the new virtual machine includes AVIO devices (AVIO support is provided on HP Integrity
VM Version 3.5 or later), you are advised to make sure the appropriate OS that supports
AVIO is installed on the VM Host and the virtual machine. If the intended OS on the virtual
machine does not support AVIO, you are warned of this. In addition, HP strongly
recommends that AVIO components (such as drivers and libraries) on the virtual machine
and VM Host be updated to the latest release of the OS. If the virtual machine OS is Windows
or Linux, install additional AVIO-compatible drivers on the VM Host and virtual machine;
the Windows and Linux AVIO drivers include instructions for installing the drivers on
virtual machines. For more information about AVIO requirements, see the HP Integrity
Virtual Machines Installation, Configuration, and Administration manual.
Other steps you can take include starting the virtual hardware for the virtual machine,
accessing the virtual machine console, adding additional software (provider components)
needed to support management of the virtual machine, getting information about the virtual
machine, and tuning the performance of the virtual machine.
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