diff --git a/xCAT-client/pods/man1/chvm.1.pod b/xCAT-client/pods/man1/chvm.1.pod index 80e14eea8..cf6b1ac85 100644 --- a/xCAT-client/pods/man1/chvm.1.pod +++ b/xCAT-client/pods/man1/chvm.1.pod @@ -4,23 +4,23 @@ B - Changes HMC- and IVM-managed partition profiles. For P7 IH, chvm only =head1 SYNOPSIS -I +B [B<-h>| B<--help>] -I +B [B<-v>| B<--version>] =head2 PPC (with HMC) specific: -I +B [B<-V>| B<--verbose>] I [B<-p> I] -I +B [B<-V>| B<--verbose>] I B=I [B=I...] =head2 PPC (using Direct FSP Management) specific: -I +B I [B<-p> I] =head2 VMware specific: -I +B I [B<-a> I] [B<-d> I] [B<-p> I] [B<--resize> B=I] [B<--cpus> I] [B<--mem> I] =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -44,31 +44,53 @@ The chvm command modifes the vm specified in noderange. Calling with deregister =head2 Common: -B<-h> Display usage message. +B<-h> -B<-v> Command Version. +Display usage message. + +B<-v> + +Command Version. =head2 PPC specific: -B<-p profile> Name of an existing partition profile. +B<-p> I -B Specifies one or more "attribute equals value" pairs, separated by spaces. +Name of an existing partition profile. -B<-V> Verbose output. +B=I + +Specifies one or more "attribute equals value" pairs, separated by spaces. + +B<-V> + +Verbose output. =head2 VMware specific: -B<-a size> Add a new Hard disk with size defaulting to GB. Multiple can be added with comma separated values. +B<-a> I -B<--cpus count> Set the number of CPUs. +Add a new Hard disk with size defaulting to GB. Multiple can be added with comma separated values. -B<-d disk> Deregister the Hard disk but leave the backing files. Multiple can be done with comma separated values. The disks are specified by SCSI id. Size defaults to GB. +B<--cpus> I -B<--mem memory> Set the memory, defaults to MB. +Set the number of CPUs. -B<-p disk> Purge the Hard disk. Deregisters and deletes the files. Multiple can be done with comma separated values. The disks are specified by SCSI id. Size defaults to GB. +B<-d> I -B<--resize disk=size> Change the size of the Hard disk. The disk can never be set to less than it's current size. Multiple disks can be resized to I by using comma separated values on the left side of B<=>. The disks are specified by SCSI id. Size defaults to GB. +Deregister the Hard disk but leave the backing files. Multiple can be done with comma separated values. The disks are specified by SCSI id. Size defaults to GB. + +B<--mem> I + +Set the memory, defaults to MB. + +B<-p> I + +Purge the Hard disk. Deregisters and deletes the files. Multiple can be done with comma separated values. The disks are specified by SCSI id. Size defaults to GB. + +B<--resize> B=I + +Change the size of the Hard disk. The disk can never be set to less than it's current size. Multiple disks can be resized to I by using comma separated values on the left side of B<=>. The disks are specified by SCSI id. Size defaults to GB. =head1 RETURN VALUE @@ -82,27 +104,27 @@ B<--resize disk=size> Change the size of the Hard disk. The disk can never be s 1. To change the partition profile for lpar4 using the configuration data in the file /tmp/lparfile, enter: -I + cat /tmp/lparfile | chvm lpar4 Output is similar to: -lpar4: Success + lpar4: Success 2. To change the partition profile for lpar4 to the existing profile 'prof1', enter: -I + chvm lpar4 -p prof1 Output is similar to: -lpar4: Success + lpar4: Success 3. To change partition attributes for lpar4 by specifying attribute value pairs in command line, enter: -I + chvm lpar4 max_mem=4096 Output is similar to: -lpar4: Success + lpar4: Success =head2 PPC (using Direct FSP Management) specific: @@ -122,11 +144,11 @@ then run the command: =head2 VMware specific: -I + chvm vm1 -a 8,16 --mem 512 --cpus 2 Output is similar to: -vm1: node successfully changed + vm1: node successfully changed =head1 FILES