HP-UX LAN Administrator's Guide (Feburary 2007)

DRAFT COPY Manually Installing and Configuring HP-UX LAN
Creating a New Kernel
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Creating a New Kernel
Before attempting this procedure, familiarize yourself with the system reconfiguration
information in the mk_kernel(1M) man 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 steps below contain a general outline of kernel configuration steps with
some information for the HP-UX LAN drivers and parameter settings contained within that
framework.
If the kernel was not created with the LAN driver in it during the swinstall procedure, you
can create it manually. To determine whether the LAN driver is in the kernel, check the
/stand/system file for the lanX keyword (where X=2 or 3). To determine whether the LAN
driver is installed, execute what /stand/vmunix and check for references to LAN in the
output.
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 superuser 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).
4. Edit the system file to add drivers and/or change system parameters. (Refer to your
specific Ethernet LAN documentation, as appropriate for your configuration, for complete
information.)
a. Verify or add the appropriate keywords:
Some examples of keywords are:
• btlan (PCI 10/100BT adapters)
• gelan (Gigabit Ethernet add-on adapters)
• igelan (Next Generation Core IO 10/100/1000 cards)
If the keyword does not exist in the /stand/system file, add the appropriate lines to
the file.