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Operating Systems HP-UX File descriptor directory in HPUX Post 302671049 by Peasant on Friday 13th of July 2012 03:03:29 AM
Old 07-13-2012
Check out these kernel parameters.
Code:
# kctune maxfiles maxfiles_lim
Tunable       Value  Expression  Changes
maxfiles       2048  Default
maxfiles_lim   4096  Default     Immed
# ulimit -a | grep nofiles
nofiles(descriptors) 2048

This will set it system wide, and with ulimit command you can change per user inside .profile, but not above the kernel parameter maxfiles_lim.

Hope that helps.
Regards
Peasant.
 

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LEARN ABOUT HPUX

nflocks

nflocks(5)							File Formats Manual							nflocks(5)

NAME

       nflocks - maximum number of file locks

VALUES

   Failsafe
   Default
       The  default  value is computed at runtime and depends on the amount of physical memory on the system.  For small memory systems (less than
       1GB), the default is 1200.  For systems with more than 1GB of memory, the default is 4096, or 4K.

   Allowed values
       The minimum value is 50.  The maximum value is 0x1000000.

       Specify a positive integer value.

DESCRIPTION

       The tunable represents the maximum number of file locks that are available system-wide.

   Who Is Expected to Change This Tunable?
       This tunable should be changed on systems expected to run applications with large number of file locks.	When  changing	this  number  note
       that one file may have several locks, and databases that use or may need an exceptionally large number of locks.

   Restrictions on Changing
       This  tunable  is dynamic (tuning will take effect immediately on the running system).  When the value of is dynamically tuned it cannot be
       set to a value lower than the current number of file locks in the running kernel.

   When Should the Value of This Tunable Be Raised?
       The value should be increased when large numbers of file locks are expected to be used simultaneously.

   What are the Side Effects of Raising the Value?
       The kernel allocates a portion of memory proportional to the new value of and frees memory proportional to the old value.  Additional  mem-
       ory is consumed as new locks are created.

   When Should the Value of This Tunable Be Lowered?
       The value can be lowered to limit the number of available file locks on a system and reduce memory consumption.

   What are the Side Effects of Lowering the Value?
       The  kernel allocates a portion of memory proportional to the new value of and frees memory proportional to the old value.  Additional mem-
       ory may be released to the system to be used for other purposes if the usage was ever higher than this new value.

   What Other Tunable Values Should Be Changed at the Same Time?
       None.

WARNINGS

       Setting to the maximum value(0x1000000) will result in a large memory allocation (~.5GB).  A request to change the value of will fail with
       set if there is either not enough free memory or the remaining free memory would be so small as to potentially hinder system performance.

       All  HP-UX kernel tunable parameters are release specific.  This parameter may be removed or have its meaning changed in future releases of
       HP-UX.

       Installation of optional kernel software, from HP or other vendors, may cause changes to tunable  parameter  values.   After  installation,
       some  tunable  parameters may no longer be at the default or recommended values.  For information about the effects of installation on tun-
       able values, consult the documentation for the kernel software being installed.	For information about optional kernel  software  that  was
       factory installed on your system, see at

AUTHOR

       was developed by HP.

SEE ALSO

       kctune(1M), sam(1M), gettune(2), settune(2), fcntl(2), lockf(2).

							     Tunable Kernel Parameters							nflocks(5)
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