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

Configuring a System
Reconfiguring the Kernel (HP-UX 11i Version 2)
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next boot
(expression)
a formula describing the next boot value (can be an integer)
next boot (integer) indicates the calculated value of the user input field “next boot”;
may need to refreshed by clicking the recalculate button
last boot value indicates value of the tunable when the system was last booted
default this is the default value of the tunable; pressing the default button
will copy the default value into the planned field
legal range indicates the range of acceptable values for the tunable, negative
numbers are indicated by a minus sign (-), positive values have an
implicit plus sign (+)
“NA” means Not Available and indicates that the underlying
command, kctune, is returning neither a minimum nor a
maximum value
dynamic indicates whether the tunable value can be changed without
rebooting the system
auto tune status indicates whether the tunable is automatically tuned
constraints lists the dependencies that a tunable might have on other tunables
as well as recommended values for a tunable
mode of change contains a set of radio buttons to apply kernel configuration
changes immediately or to hold kernel configuration changes till
next boot. This field will appear only for dynamic tunables. By
default, kernel configuration changes will be held till next boot.
back up the current
configuration before
applying change
implies backup of current configuration before applying the
change. By default, this checkbox is selected.
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Table 3-17 kcweb tunables details Fields (Continued)
Field Name Description