HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software 7.1.1 Installation and Configuration Guide (TB581-96063, September 2011)

Recommended SUSE Linux Enterprise Server /etc/security/limits.conf values
Before installing P9000 Command View AE Software on a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server system, set
the shell restrictions for the /etc/security/limits.conf file. Set the shell restrictions for both
soft and hard settings.
NOTE:
The soft value must be less than or equal to the hard value.
The appropriate values for each of these settings depend on which of the following P9000 Command
View AE Software products you are installing:
• Common Component
• Device Manager
• Tiered Storage Manager Software
• Replication Manager Software
The following tables show the shell restrictions values you need to set. The formula for calculating
these values follows the tables.
Table 12 Shell restriction values for /etc/security/limits.conf (1/2)
Common Com-
ponent
HiRDB
Operating Sys-
tem Initial Value
Installer Check
value
Shell Restriction
572134410241596nofile (soft/hard)
16551240964262nproc (soft/hard)
Table 13 Shell restriction values for /etc/security/limits.conf (2/2)
Replication Manager
Software
Tiered Storage Man-
ager Software
Device ManagerShell Restriction
000nofile (soft/hard)
001nproc (soft/hard)
The following formula is for calculating the values for the shell restriction:
shell-restrictions-value-to-be-set =
Max{
Max {
value-that-is-enabled-in-the-system
,
initial-value-of-the-OS
}
+ value-for-Common-Component
+ value-for-Device-Manager
+ value-for-Tiered-Storage-Manager
+ value-for-Replication-Manager
,
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