HP-UX HB v13.00 Ch-07 - Kernel Configuration

HP-UX Handbook – Rev 13.00 Page 3 (of 33)
Chapter 07 Kernel Configuration
October 29, 2013
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ______________________________________________________________________ 4
Kernel Configuration at HP-UX 11.11 __________________________________________________ 4
The System file /stand/system ______________________________________________________________ 5
Kernel Configuration changes at HPUX 11.11 ____________________________________________ 7
1. Procedure to generate a kernel at HPUX 11.11 _______________________________________________ 7
2. Add a DLKM to the kernel _______________________________________________________________ 9
Overview of the DLKM commands __________________________________________________________ 11
kcweb ________________________________________________________________________________ 14
Kernel Configuration changes at UX 11.23 (11iv2) and 11.31 (11iv3) ________________________ 17
General changes ________________________________________________________________________ 17
New commands ________________________________________________________________________ 18
Deprecated/obsoleted commands __________________________________________________________ 19
Overview of changes _____________________________________________________________________ 20
Examples of changes _____________________________________________________________________ 20
Procedure to modify the kernel configuration _________________________________________________ 21
Booting a kernel configuration _____________________________________________________________ 23
kcweb changes _________________________________________________________________________ 23
Kernel Tunables __________________________________________________________________ 24
Tunable Types __________________________________________________________________________ 24
Additional information ____________________________________________________________ 33