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10 Installing the Storage Management Software on the HP-UX OS
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. The installation file, SMIA-HPUX-90.10.xx.xx.bin, is available either
from your storage vendor’s web site or from an installation DVD. Depending on
the source of the installation file, select one of the following choices.
— If you are obtaining the installation file from a web site, download the file to
your management station. Skip to step 5.
— If the installation file is on a DVD, continue with step 3.
3. Insert the installation DVD into the DVD-ROM drive.
4. If necessary, mount the DVD-ROM drive. In the example command that follows,
the installation DVD is mounted at /dvdrom.
In the example command that follows, the installation DVD is mounted at
/dvdrom.
mount -o dvdcase /dev/dsk/c#t#d0 /dvdrom
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