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NOTE On the web page from which you download the patch, click the dependency
link to make sure that you install all required updates.
Make sure that the maximum kernel parameters are configured depending on the
requirements as shown in the following table.
Table 1 HP-UX Storage Management Station – Kernel Configuration
Requirements
Installing the
Storage
Management
Software on the
HP-UX OS
Use this procedure to install the storage management software packages on the
HP-UX OS.
ATTENTION Possible loss of data – Downgrades from storage management
software version 10.83 to a previous version can cause data loss and are not supported.
NOTE When you use the SMinstaller command to install the new software, earlier
versions of the software are automatically removed as part of that process.
Modify these instructions as required for your specific installation.
1. Make sure that you have root privileges, which are required to install the
software.
2. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive.
3. If necessary, mount the CD-ROM drive. In the example command that follows,
the installation CD is mounted at /cdrom.
NOTE This mount point is shown here only as an example. You might need to modify
this command for your operating system. If you need more information about
mounting devices on your operating system, refer to the documentation that came with
your operating system.
mount -o cdcase /dev/dsk/c#t#d0 /cdrom
Parameter Description Configuration
max_thread_proc
64
Maximum threads per
process
1024
maxfiles Soft file limit per process 2048
maxuser Influences other
parameters
256 or greater
ncallout Number of pending
timeouts
4144