Installing the Guest Management Software

After you install the guest OS, you must install special Integrity VM guest management software. Installing the guest management software on each guest provides patches for performance improvements and allows you to use Integrity VM command on the guest. Without the guest management software, you cannot use guest dynamic memory. And, with the latest guest management software, the guest can be managed by VM Manager and the VSE suite of products.

Figure 9-1 illustrates the process. Guest management software is copied onto the VM Host system when you install Integrity VM. When you upgrade to a new version of Integrity VM, the guest management software is also upgraded in the VM Host guest management software repository. You manually install the appropriate guest management software on each guest, depending on the guest OS.

Figure 9-1 Installing Guest Management Software

The guest management software is required on each guest. The guest management software ensures that guests have the required patches for optimum performance and managability. It also enables the hpvmmgmt, hpvmcollect, and hpvminfo commands on the guests, as appropriate. (Not all commands run on all types of guests.)

The guest management software is stored on the VM Host system in the /opt/hpvm/guest-images directory. A subdirectory contains the guest management software for each type of guest operating system, as shown in the following example:

Each guest management software directory contains a README file that describes how to install the guest management software for that type of guest. For information about any additional software updates that you should also install on your guests, see the HP Integrity Virtual Machines Release Notes.