HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Installation and Configuration Guide for HP-UX

2048maxfiles_lim
512maxusers (HP-UX 11i v1 only)
6000ncallout (HP-UX 11i v1 only)
4097nfile
6000nkthread
2048nproc
2048tcp_conn_request_max
3. Using System Administration Manager (SAM) or the HP-UX Kernel Configuration tool (kcweb), complete
the following manual parameter adjustments.
a. Set the dbc_max_pct kernel parameter, which is the percentage of physical memory that can be
dynamically allocated for the data buffer cache. It defaults to 50%, which is usually too high. Set
this variable to the percentage of your system physical memory that equals approximately 200
MB. For example, a server with 1 GB of RAM should have this value set at 20%.
Note: This value cannot be less than dbc_min_pct, which cannot be less than 1% of your system
physical memory.
b. Increase the nfile parameter to at least 12000. This value might be increased to 30000 depending
on your environment. If you get an error that you cannot open a file, increase this value.
c. For proper database operation, set the "semmns" kernel parameter to a minimum value of 2048
and the semmni kernel parameter to a minimum value of 1024.
Note: For HP-UX 11i v2 (September 2004 or later) (B.11.23), these parameters are dynamic, and
when you modify the parameters, a reboot of the system is not necessary.
4. Install PostgreSQL, SSH, and WBEM:
swinstall -s /directory/depot ixPostgreSQL T1471AA B8465BA
where directory is the path to the depot file and depot is the name of the depot file. For example:
swinstall -s /tmp/HPSIM_download.depot ixPostgreSQL T1471AA B8465BA
Note: To verify that the WBEM (cimserver, cimserverd) and SSH (sshd) daemons are running, enter the
following commands:
ps -ef | grep wbem
ps -ef | grep ssh
5. Install HP Systems Insight Manager:
swinstall -s /directory/depot T2414BA
where directory is the path to the depot file and depot is the name of the depot file. For example:
swinstall -s /tmp/HPSIM_download.depot T2414BA
6. Verify that the mxdomainmgr and mxdtf daemons are running:
ps -ef | grep mx
If they are not running, start them:
/opt/mx/bin/mxstart
7. (Optional) Configure SNMP to send traps to the CMS:
a. Add the full host name or IP address of the CMS as a trapdest in the file
/etc/SnmpAgent.d/snmpd.conf.
trap-dest: hostname_or_ip_address
b. Stop the SNMP Master agent and all subagents with the following command:
/sbin/init.d/SnmpMaster stop
c. Restart the SNMP Master agent and all subagents with the following command:
/usr/sbin/snmpd
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