Windows Guest Requirements

To run Windows on a virtual machine, you must install the following on the virtual machine:

HP Integrity Windows 2003 software media with Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2. Make sure you have the product key, which appears on the lower section of your Certificate of Authenticity.
Integrity VM Windows guest management software.
Optional: For management from HP Integrity Virtual Machines Manager (VM Manager) and the HP Virtual Server Environment (VSE), the provider utilities are available on the Windows Smart Setup Media (SSM).

The following procedure assumes that HP Integrity Virtual Machines A.02.00 or later is installed on the VM Host system.

To install the Windows operating system on the virtual machine, select a physical backing storage unit to be used as the guest's boot disk. HP recommends using a whole disk of at least 34 GB. Logical volumes and file backing stores do not perform as well as whole disks. To determine the device file name, enter the following command:

# ioscan -funC disk

To prepare for the installation:

If you are installing from the host's physical CD/DVD, find the physical CD/DVD in the ioscan output. HP recommends that the virtual disk be cleared of data before you begin the installation procedure.
If you are installing from an ISO file on the host, determine the full path name to that file.
If you are using a file for the backing storage, use the hpvmdevmgmt utility with the -S option to create the file. The utility automatically cleans the file when it is created

The installation procedure automatically repartitions the virtual disk.

Windows Guest Requirements

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