topic Re: Kernel parm file in Operating System - HP-UX

Kernel parm file

Smucker — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:23:12 GMT

I have 2 identical machines (rp8420 running 11.11 v1. I have configured the kernal parms to our shop standards and need to configure the sister machine. Is there a kernel parm file that I can just move over and then recompile the kernel via sam?

thanks

Re: Kernel parm file

A. Clay Stephenson — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:25:17 GMT

If you haven't install custom i/o drivers (rare these days) then /stand/system is your boy.

Re: Kernel parm file

Rainer von Bongartz — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:26:57 GMT

This would be /stand/system

Regards
Rainer

Re: Kernel parm file

Smucker — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:30:39 GMT

Yes I see this but it does not have all the parameters that I see during a KMTUNE or via SAM.

System appears to contain all the drivers....

Re: Kernel parm file

OldSchool — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 12:23:00 GMT

have you considered running make_tape_recovery on the configured box and ignite'ing the clone??

Re: Kernel parm file

James R. Ferguson — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 12:26:42 GMT

Hi Smucker:

'/stand/system' contains those kernel parameters that differ from their default values. Does that help?

Regards!

...JRF...

Re: Kernel parm file

Smucker — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 13:09:01 GMT

Ok I copied the system friles from the sister server to the new however when I go into SAM to recompile the kernel it still has the old values....

Re: Kernel parm file

Victor BERRIDGE — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 18:29:30 GMT

Hi,
the point is copying the system file only makes sense if you dont use SAM...(SAM will ot use the system file you just copied...)

So if you were to use a copy of a system file, the best would be to go in /stand/build and (cd /stand/build) to copy the file in /stand/build,

then:
# compile a new kernel #
/usr/sbin/mk_kernel -s system
mv /stand/vmunix /stand/vmunix.prev
mv vmunix_test /stand/vmunix
#this is the new kernel you just compiled#
# put the system file in /stand also!
mv system /stand
now reboot your system

All the best
Victor

Re: Kernel parm file

Smucker — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 05:54:14 GMT

thanks