HP-UX 11i Version 1 Installation and Update Guide, December 2003

Known Problems and Troubleshooting
Install Known Problems
Appendix B 177
kthread: table is full
You would also see the following message being logged in
/var/adm/syslog.log:
Jan 30 09:21:39 sd2600 vmunix: kthread: table is full
The above example demonstrates table is full messages; however, you
might see the similar “fork failed” messages.
What To Do To correct this, increase the maxusers tunable:
Step 1. Log on as root
Step 2. Edit /stand/system and add the following value (depending on your
system):
• Large 64-way systems (Superdome): maxusers 400
• 16-way systems: maxusers 200
NOTE Consult your HP Customer Engineer for information and assistance for
setting the appropriate values on your system
Step 3. Run the following commands:
mk_kernel -v -o /stand/vmunix
kmupdate
reboot -r
Kernel Build Fails on 64-bit Install
On J2240 workstations having an SCSI floppy drive, cold-installing
64-bit OS will fail during the kernel build with an “unsatisfied symbols”
error.
What To Do Edit the /stand/system file to delete the floppy driver:
Step 1. In the shell provided, use vi to edit the /stand/system file:
vi /stand/system
Step 2. Delete the line: sflop