-u user name of an Oracle VM Manager admin user (required)

-p password corresponding with the admin user name (required)

-h host name of the server running Oracle VM Manager (required)

-X use SSL to connect to Oracle VM Manager at tcps://host:54322

-k name of the keystore file used for SSL

-P password to open the keystore file

-G enable GPG check

-K URL to the GPG key

-B base URL for the YUM server repository

-n CPU compatibility group name

-s name of the Oracle VM Server to add to or remove from a CPU compatibility group

-T timeout in seconds for virtual machine console session (use together with -c getsessiontimeout/setsessiontimeout)

-c console command (required)

[commands: yuminfo, setupyum, addkeystore, keystoreinfo, createcpugroup, removecpugroup, addservertocpugroup, removeserverfromcpugroup, listcpugroups, getsessiontimeout, setsessiontimeout]

Set up a keystore file for SSL connectivity and check the keystore settings:

# ./ovm_managercontrol -u admin -p password -h localhost -c addkeystore -k mykeystore.ks 
    -P password
Oracle VM Manager Control utility 0.5.2.
Connected.
Command : addkeystore
Adding keystore.
Restart of Oracle VM Manager is required for this setting to take effect. 
  (/etc/init.d/ovmm stop ; /etc/init.d/ovmm start)
Exit...

# ./ovm_managercontrol -u admin -p password -h localhost -c keystoreinfo
Oracle VM Manager Control utility 0.5.2.
Connected.
Command : keystoreinfo
Key Store information :
        Key Path     : '/u01/app/oracle/ovm-manager-3/keystore/mykeystore.ks'
Exit...

Configure the YUM repository for Oracle VM Server updates:

# ./ovm_managercontrol -u admin -p password -h localhost -c setupyum \\
-B http://yumserver.domain.com/repo -G -K http://secure.domain.com/key.gpg

This action can also be achieved using the Oracle VM Command Line Interface.

Configure a CPU compatibility group and add an Oracle VM Server:

# ./ovm_managercontrol -u admin -p password -h localhost -c createcpugroup -n MyCPUgroup_Opteron
Oracle VM Manager Control utility 0.5.2.
Connected.
Command : createcpugroup
   Creating CPU Compatibility Group 'MyCPUgroup_Opteron'.
Exit...

# ./ovm_managercontrol -u admin -p password -h localhost -c addservertocpugroup -s 
    MyServer1 -n MyCPUgroup_Opteron
Oracle VM Manager Control utility 0.5.2.
Connected.
Command : addservertocpugroup
   Adding Server to CPU Compatibility group.
Exit...

These actions can also be achieved using the Oracle VM Command Line Interface.

Display the CPU compatibility group configuration, that is: the compatibility groups and their member servers:

# ./ovm_managercontrol -u admin -p password -h localhost -c listcpugroups
Oracle VM Manager Control utility 0.5.2.
Connected.
Command : listcpugroups
Group : MyCPUgroup_Opteron
   Server : MyServer1
   Server : MyServer2
   Server : MyServer3
   Server : MyServer6
   Server : MyServer7
   Server : MyServer8

Group : MyCPUgroup_Xeon
   Server : MyServer4
   Server : MyServer5
Exit...

This action can also be achieved using the Oracle VM Command Line Interface.

Set the session timeout value for the RAS Proxy, which is used to facilitate console access to your virtual machines:

#  ./ovm_managercontrol -u admin -p Welcome1 -h localhost -c setsessiontimeout -T 300
Oracle VM Manager
        Control utility 0.5.2.
Manager version :
        3.2.1.516
Connected.
Command :
        setsessiontimeout
Set RAS timeout to
        300 seconds.
Exit...

Get the session timeout value for the RAS Proxy, which is used to facilitate console access to your virtual machines:

./ovm_managercontrol -u admin -p Welcome1 -h localhost -c getsessiontimeout
Oracle VM Manager
        Control utility 0.5.2.
Manager version :
        3.2.1.516
Connected.
Command :
        getsessiontimeout
RAS Engine Timeout =
        300
Exit...