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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...update the currently running
configuration
kconfig [-fhV] -i filename
a. Includes any changes being held for next boot.
b. mk_kernel can also be used for this purpose.
Table 3-22 Working with System Files (Continued)
Procedure Command
Table 3-23 Working with Changes Held for Next Boot
Note: kconfig -i, kcmodule, and kctune hold their changes until next boot if they can’t be
applied immediately, or if -h is specified.
List all changes being held for next boot kconfig -D
Discard all changes being held for next boot kconfig -H
Table 3-24 Working with Tunables
List tunables and their values... kctune [tunable] ...
...verbose output -v
...only tunables with changes held for next
boot
-D
...include derived tunables set to default
values
-a
...group by module name -g
...in a saved configuration -c configname
Set a tunable value kctune tunable =" expression "
Set a tunable to default kctune tunable =default
Increment a tunable value kctune tunable += value
Make sure tunable value is at least n kctune " tunable >= n "
...hold change until next boot -h