Adjust the Kernel Parameters

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

To adjust the kernel parameters, invoke the HP System Management Homepage (SMH), set the parameters (see the table), then reboot your system.

Suggested Itanium kernal parameters
Parameter HP-UX 11.31
STRMSGSZ 0
bufpages n/a
max_thread_proc 4096
maxfiles 2048
maxfiles_lim 2060
maxswapchunks n/a
maxusers n/a
nfile n/a
nkthread 8416
sema n/a
semmap n/a
semmni 7082
semmns 14164
shmmax 2147483647 (0X7FFFFFFF)
swapmem_on 0
unlockable_mem n/a
maxdsiz_64bit 17179869184 (0x400000000)
maxrsessiz_64bit 1073741824
maxssiz_64bit 1073741824
maxtsiz_64bit 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.
Related concepts
Check for Operating System Patches
Increase the Swap Space
License Server Requirements
Verify Network Functionality
Windows Installer Requires Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package