Documentation Errors and Omissions

Help Search Does Not Work for Localized Help Viewed from HP SMH

As with the VSE localized help, the search facility does not work correctly for the localized standalone (HP SMH) VM Manager help. The search facility does work correctly with VM Manager help viewed from HP SIM with VSE.

Create Virtual Machine Summary Help Page Displays Misleading Information

The Summary screen is displayed by the Create Virtual Machine wizard after you have specified all the parameters and devices for the virtual machine being created. The Summary help page incorrectly describes how the commands and error checking are executed when creating a virtual machine with the wizard. As documented correctly in the HP Integrity Virtual Machines Manager Version 3.5 Getting Started Guide, when you click Finish, the two hpvmcreate commands shown in the Command Preview area are executed. The first command checks for resource availability and other issues, without creating the virtual machine. If errors or resource availability warnings are returned, they are reported at the top of the page. If no such problems are detected, the second command creates the virtual machine. If you want to create the virtual machine without checking for resource availability issues, or without concern for certain expected resource warnings, select the Create VM even if resources are insufficient, missing or unavailable check box at the bottom left of the page. 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.

Create Virtual Machine Next Steps Help Page Provides Incorrect hpvmconsole Command

The Create Virtual Machine wizard Next Steps screen follows the Summary screen. The Next Steps help page incorrectly suggests specifying the -F option with the hpvmconsole command to access the console. Do not include this option with the command. Specify the command as follows, where vmname is the virtual machine name:

hpvmconsole -P vmname

	NOTE: As described in “Create Virtual Machine Wizard Next Steps Instructions Display Incorrect Command”, the VM Manager Next Steps screen also displays the incorrect command.