Managing Systems and Workgroups: A Guide for HP-UX System Administrators

Configuring a System
Reconfiguring the Kernel (Prior to HP-UX 11i Version 2)
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All DLKM modules that are required to boot the kernel must be
configured as statically configured modules.
If the module you are configuring is required to boot the kernel, refer to
the configuration procedure in “DLKM Procedures for Statically
Configured Loadable Modules” on page 311.
How to prepare a
loadable module
for dynamic
loading into the
HP-UX kernel
Use the kmsystem command to assign values (Y or N) to the configuration
($CONFIGURE) and loadable ($LOADABLE) flags in the module’s system
description file. If the loadable flag is not present in the system
description file and you attempt to assign it a value, kmsystem exits with
an error.
You can use the kmsystem command to prepare a DLKM module for
configuration as either (1) dynamically configured or (2) statically
configured.
Table 3-11 Statically Configured Loadable Modules Procedures
Phase Configuration Option Procedure
Preparing Prepare Loadable Module as
a Statically configured
Loadable Module
Prepare a loadable module for static
linking to the HP-UX kernel
Optional: Query and/or Tune the system
parameters for a Statically configured
Loadable Module present in the Static
Kernel
Configure Kernel to include Statically
configured Loadable Module
Loading Activate a Statically
configured Loadable Module
Activate a Statically configured Loadable
Module by rebooting
Maintaining Tune a module Tune a loadable module
Query a module Determine which Statically configured
Loadable Module are currently loaded
Obtain information about a currently
loaded Statically configured Loadable
Module