Setting process file descriptor limit

If you are warned about the process file descriptor limit setting when doing a Evaluation Installation on a Linux system, use these instructions to increase your value by setting ulimit.

About this task

If you receive the following warning message during the prerequisite checking, follow the platform-specific steps in this task to increase the ulimit number.

Current system has detected a lower level of ulimit than the recommended value of 8799. Please increase the ulimit number to minimum value of 8799 and re-start the installation.

Procedure

To set the maximum number of open files:

For Linux operating system:

Open the file /etc/security/limits.conf.
Locate the nofile parameter and increase the value. If a line containing the nofile parameter does not exist, add the following lines to the file:
```
* hard nofile 20480
* soft nofile 20480
```
Save and close the file.
Log off and log in again.

What to do next

After you have changed the ulimit value, restart the computer and restart the launchpad.