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

Configuring a System
Reconfiguring the Kernel (HP-UX 11i Version 2)
Chapter 3382
Table 3-30 Files and Directories
Older HP-UX File/Directory HP-UX 11i version 2
Currently running kernel: /stand/vmunix /stand/vmunix
Backup kernel: /stand/vmunix.prev
Backup configuration: backup
a
Test kernel: /stand/build/vmunix_test
(default output of mk_kernel)
Test configuration: hpux_test
b
Primary system file: /stand/system
/stand/system
b
Module system files: /stand/system.d/* No longer used. The data are now in the
primary system file, /stand/system.
b
Master files: /usr/conf/master.d/* No longer used. The data are embedded into
the kernel code, and available through the
kcmodule and kctune commands.
cd
a. “The Automatic backup Configuration” on page 365
b. “Managing Configurations with System Files” on page 356
c. “Managing Kernel Modules with kcmodule” on page 325
d. “Managing Kernel Tunable Parameters with kctune” on page 334