Thanks for all the replies. My question concerned parameters that needed to
be set in order for our Library's catalog database (Sirsi Corp's Unicorn
product). With little thanks to Sirsi's support, the answers provided by DEC
and this list were enough clues to lead us to the answer.
It seems that setting certain configurable parameters in /etc/sysconfigtab
is best, because it overrides the kernel parameters and requires no kernel
rebuild. One extremely useful command, provided by DEC and Vipin Gokhale,
DEC SBU, Oracle Corporation, who was wondering which mysterious 'database
vendor' I was referring to :) The command '/sbin/sysconfig -q proc' will
list all the parameters currently set. That command proved most useful,
because changing the parameters in param.h and /sys/conf HOSTNAME,
rebuilding the kernel and rebooting did not change some of the parameters we
set. Happily, setting them in /etc/sysconfigtab did. Thanks again,
especially to:
Vipin Gokhale, DEC SBU, Oracle Corporation
Michael Matthews <matthewm_at_sgate.com>
Stephen L. LaBelle" <labelles_at_mscd.edu>
John Zawada _at_CSO 614-860-6072"
<ZAWADA.JOHN_at_ACISS2A1.USRDC1.ACI.mts.dec.com
Steve Beikman, beikman_at_xtdl.com
chandrasek_at_odixie.enet.dec.com
Regards,
Sheryl
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>From: "Sheryl A. Campbell" <campbell_at_lvc.edu>
>Subject: [Q]: maxuprc kernel parameter
>
>Hi Gurus!
>
>We had a database vendor tell us we need to set a parameter in
>/sys/conf/HOSTNAME for maxuprc. We don't have that parameter and don't know
>what the comparable parameter is. We just upgraded to DU3.2G from 3.2A
>(which is what prompted changing the parameter file) and our database (read:
>entire system, since the db is the heart of that) is now useless.
>
>Any and all comments are welcome. A summary, of course, will follow.
>
>Thanks for your expertise!
>
> Sheryl
>
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