IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, Version 7.1

Linux: Updating kernel parameters on Linux

DB2® automatically increases interprocess communication (IPC) kernel parameter values to the preferred settings.

About this task

To update the kernel parameters on Linux servers, complete the following steps:

Procedure

Issue the ipcs -l command to list the parameter values.
Analyze the results to determine whether any changes are required for your system. If changes are required, you can set the parameter in the /etc/sysctl.conf file. The parameter value is applied when the system starts.

What to do next

For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL6), you must set the kernel.shmmax parameter in the /etc/sysctl.conf file before automatically starting the Tivoli® Storage Manager server on system startup.

For details about the DB2 database for Linux, see the DB2 information center: http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/db2luw/v10r5.

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