Adjust the Kernel Parameters

You may need to change some HP-UX kernel parameters to run Sybase IQ.

Refer to this table to update your kernal parameters. After you set and set these parameters, reboot your system. To adjust the kernel parameters:
  • For HP-UX 11.31, invoke the HP System Management Homepage (SMH) to verify and set the parameters

  • For HP-UX 11.23, the HP System Administration Manager (SAM) allows you to verify and set these parameters.Use the Kernel Configuration submenu to change the parameters. Superuser or root privileges are generally required to run SAM.

Suggested Itanium kernal parameters

Parameter

HP-UX 11.23

HP-UX 11.31

STRMSGSZ

0

0

bufpages

n/a

n/a

max_thread_proc

4096

4096

maxfiles

2048

2048

maxfiles_lim

2060

2060

maxswapchunks

n/a

n/a

maxusers

n/a

n/a

nfile

20000

n/a

nkthread

8416

8416

sema

n/a

n/a

semmap

n/a

n/a

semmni

7082

7082

semmns

14164

14164

shmmax

2147483647 (0X7FFFFFFF)

2147483647 (0X7FFFFFFF)

swapmem_on

0

0

unlockable_mem

10240

n/a

maxdsiz_64bit

17179869184 (0x400000000)

17179869184 (0x400000000)

maxrsessiz_64bit

1073741824

1073741824

maxssiz_64bit

1073741824

1073741824

maxtsiz_64bit

4294967296 (0x100000000)

4294967296 (0x100000000)

Note:
  • Set the swapmem_on to 0 to minimize paging and deactivation activity.

  • Increase the maxswapchunks parameter to raise the configurable swap space limit beyond the default.

  • For HP-UX 11.23 Itanium, set the nkthread value greater than (nproc + 100).