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

Configuring a System
Reconfiguring the Kernel (HP-UX 11i Version 2)
Chapter 3332
Changing Module States
To change the state of a module, execute the following steps:
• Select the modules menu item in the navigation column. The
modules pane is displayed, which lists all the modules that are
currently configured on your system.
• Select a module, that you wish to modify by choosing the icon or
the modify module state button.
The modify module state page is displayed.
version indicates the version of the module
state indicates the state of the module in the kernel that is currently
running (unused, static, loaded, auto)
cause indicates the reason why the module is in its current state (explicit,
auto, depend, required, default)
next boot indicates the state of the module after the system is restarted
next boot cause indicates the reason why the module is in its next boot state
capabilities indicates all the states that the module is capable of supporting
dynamic indicates that it is a dynamically loadable kernel module
required indicates if the kernel requires the module or not
dependencies indicates the modules required by this module
exports lists all the interfaces exported by this module
Table 3-14 Module Details Fields (Continued)
Field Name Description