HP-UX System Administrator's Guide: Configuration Management

Table 10-16 Working with the Kernel Configuration Log File (continued)
CommandProcedure
-n modulename|tunablename|hwpath
...counting only changes to a particular item
-f "string"
...counting only log entries containing a string
Table 10-17 Kernel Configuration File Locations
CommandProcedure
/stand/configname
Saved configurations are stored in...
/stand/configname/vmunix
Kernel executable is at...
/stand/configname/system
System file is at...
/stand/current
Currently running configuration is in...
/stand/current/vmunix
Kernel executable is at...
/stand/current/system
System file is at...
NOTE: Never directly manipulate any of the files in a kernel configuration directory, except the system
file. Always use the kc* commands.
Transition from Previous HP-UX Releases
Experienced administrators of releases prior to HP-UX 11i v2 will find some aspects
of the kernel configuration mechanisms to be unfamiliar. However, many of the
underlying concepts are unchanged. The tables in this section give information to help
administrators to make the transition.
Table 10-18 Kernel Configuration Methodology
HP-UX 11i Version 2 and AfterHP-UX 11i Version 1 and Before
Use HP SMH to configure the kernel.Use SAM to configure the kernel.
Same.
1
Look at /stand/system to see the current
configuration.
Not needed. /stand/system is automatically kept
up to date.
1
Run an unsupported command to make sure
/stand/system is up to date.
Same. Changes will be applied to the running
system (no reboot), if possible.
1
Make configuration changes by editing /stand/
system and running mk_kernel.
Make the changes with kctune or kcmodule (no
mk_kernel), or edit /stand/system manually
and then run mk_kernel.
1 2 3
Make configuration changes by running kmtune
or kmsystem, then running mk_kernel.
210 Configuring the Kernel