STREAMS/UX for the HP 9000 Reference Manual

Detailed Product Information

Adding STREAMS Drivers and Modules

NOTE: The instructions below do not apply to clustered systems. If your system is

attached to a cluster, follow the instructions in System Administration Tasks for

Series 700 computers to configure the kernel. Alternatively, you can also create a

new kernel using the SAM utility.

NOTE: Before attempting this procedure, familiarize yourself with the system

reconfiguration information in the mk_kernel(1M) manual reference page and

HP-UX system literature.

Refer to the System Administration manual for your system for complete

instructions on how to create a kernel.

The software installation program, swinstall, usually builds a kernel

correctly during product installation. In the unlikely event that the kernel is

not built correctly, follow the steps below for manually building a

STREAMS kernel.

The process involves modifying the kernel conﬁguration input ﬁle to include

the STREAMS subsystem, driver and module keywords.

Manual Kernel Build Procedures

If you used some other ﬁle to create the kernel previously, copy that ﬁle to

/stand/system before following the steps below.

1 Ensure that you have super-user capabilities.

2 Change to the /stand directory.

3 Make a backup copy of your current configuration description file (which is

commonly system or build/system.SAM).

4 Edit the system file to add drivers and/or change system parameters.

hpstreams;

dlpi;

clone;

strlog;