Chapter 16. Reconfiguring the HP-UX Kernel
Chapter Syllabus
16.1 Why Reconfigure the Kernel?
16.2 The Reconfiguration Process
16.3 Kernel Rebuilding in a Nutshell
16.4 Booting from the Old Kernel
16.5 Common Kernel Tunable Parameters
16.6 Using SAM to Reconfigure the Kernel
The default HP-UX kernel is stored in the /stand directory with the name vmunix. Kernel configuration is a process of rebuilding the kernel after adding or removing drivers or subsystems. You also need to rebuild the kernel if you change kernel parameters, such as the maximum number of processes in memory. HP-UX is shipped with all supported device drivers and subsystems present in the /usr/conf directory. Support of new devices is provided through kernel patches. The kernel is also ...
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