HP CIFS Server 3.0a Administrator's Guide version A.02.01

Installing and Conﬁguring the HP CIFS Server

HP CIFS Server Requirements and Limitations

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HP CIFS Server Requirements and

Limitations

Prior to installing the HP CIFS product, check that your system can

accommodate the following product requirements and limitations.

HP-UX 11.x Memory and Disc Requirements

Although an 11.x 32-bit and 64-bit HP-UX system can boot with as little

as 64MB RAM and 1GB of disc space, the performance of such a

conﬁguration would be prohibitive. The HP recommended minimums are

as follows

• 11.x 32-bit: 128MB RAM, 1-2GB disc

• 11.x 64-bit: 512MB RAM, 2-3GB disc

HP CIFS Server A.02.01 Installation Requirements

HP CIFS Server A.02.01 installation requires about 86.7 MB of disc

space for the 11i v1 PA system and 156.7 MB of disc space for the 11i v2

IA and PA machines. The HP CIFS server product is composed of the

following:

• CIFS Server source code ﬁles/HP-UX 11i v1— 3.4 MB

• CIFS Server File and Print Services/HP-UX 11i v1 —83.3 MB

• CIFS Server source code ﬁles/HP-UX 11i v2 IA—3.4 MB

• CIFS Server File and Print Services/HP-UX 11i v2 IA—153.3 MB

• CIFS Server source code ﬁles/HP-UX 11i v2 PA—3.4 MB

• CIFS Server File and Print Services/HP-UX 11i v2 PA—153.3 MB

HP CIFS Server Memory and Disc Requirements

Updated HP CIFS Server Memory Requirements for versions A.02.01

As of version A.02.01, you need to have 1000 KB system memory per

smbd process. The HP CIFS Server processes increased their base use of

system memory by 400 KB from the the previous base of 600 KB per