Installing and Administering LAN/9000 Software

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Manually Installing and Configuring LAN/9000
Creating a New Kernel for HP 9000 Systems
Creating a New Kernel for HP 9000 Systems
Before attempting this procedure, familiarize yourself with the system
reconfiguration information in the mk_kernel(1M) manual reference
page and HP-UX system literature.
Refer to the System Administration manual for your system for complete
instructions on how to create a kernel. The steps below contain a general
outline of kernel configuration steps with detailed information for the
LAN/9000 drivers and parameter settings contained within that
framework.
If the kernel was not created with the LAN driver in it during the
swinstall procedure, you can create it manually. To determine whether
the LAN driver is in the kernel, check the /stand/system file for the
lanX keyword (where X=2 or 3). To determine whether the LAN driver is
installed, execute what /stand/vmunix and check for references to LAN
in the output.
If you used some other file to create the kernel previously, copy that file
to /stand/system before following the steps below.
1. Ensure that you have super-user capabilities.
2. Change to the /stand directory.
3. Make a backup copy of your current configuration description file
(which is commonly system or build/system.SAM).
4. Edit the system file to add drivers and/or change system parameters.
a. Verify or add the appropriate keywords: