Missing Kernel Paramters

[John Cosper]

I'm trying to update the maxssiz_64bit and maxdsiz_64 paramters on my server but unfortunately they do not show up in SAM or when I do kmtune -l on the command line. I did some reading and saw that they only apply to a 64-bit processor (naturally) and that's what I have - a PA-8000 64-bit processor.

Is there a way to add these paramters to the kernel??

Thanks,
John

[Jeff Schussele · Accepted solution]

Hi John,

OK, but what bit-size OS are you running?
PA-8000 could run 64-bit OR 32-bit.
Run the following:

getconf KERNEL_BITS

If it's 32, that would explain it.

HTH,
Jeff

[Pramod_4]

Check and ensure that you are running 64 bit OS

Pramod

[curt larson_1]

you could still have installed the 32 bit version of the OS

To see if your OS is really 64 bit do:

# getconf KERNEL_BITS

It will return 32 or 64.

[John Cosper]

32. Well, that would explain it now wouldn't it?

I'm going to have to reinstall my OS to get the 64-bit version, aren't I??

[Jeff Schussele]

You betcha...

Jeff

[John Cosper]

(sigh)

Thanks, Jeff, I appreciate the help.

John

[Jeff Schussele]

Glad I could help.
Sorry I didn't have good news for you.

Now carefully watch the install screens as I suspect that the 32-bit ver is going to come up by default. Drop the menu down to pick the 64-bit ver.

Rgds,
Jeff