Subject: Re: /etc/system variables

From: [email-masked] (Tim Addison - Sun UK - SE Cambridge)
Date: 4 Oct 1993 13:05:12 GMT

In article [email-masked], [email-masked] (Marcello Dalpasso) writes:
> I don't know if this s a FAQ, but:
> 
> 	Can anyone post a "complete" list of available settings (variables and/or options)
> 	in /etc/system for Solaris 2.1 ?
> 
> Thanks in advance. Marcello.

>From my archives this is a reply from SMCC technical marketing
to a similar question.

Regards, Tim Addison

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There is no definitive list because /etc/system lets you patch any
kernel symbol. The kernel sourcecode is about as definitive as you will get :-)

The *documented* list of /etc/system parameters is in the manual section
"Administering SunOS 5.2 Security Performance and Accounting - Appendix A -
Tuning Kernel Parameters".

Some benchmarks require that tuning parameters are disclosed, so the SPEC LADDIS
report "documents" some tweaks for Solaris 2.3alpha that helps NFS performance
on an SS1000 using FDDI.

set maxusers=32 ( some of the dependent parameters are set explicitly below)
set ufs_ninode=32768
set ncsize=32768
set nsegkp=1024
set nhbuf=256
set p_nbuf=2048
set bufhwm=20480
set bf:bf_nbufs=2048
set bf:bf_nrmds1=256

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