mccalpin@perelandra.cms.udel.edu (John D. McCalpin) (06/26/91)
I keep running out of process slots on my 4D25/TG running IRIX 3.3.1. I typically have 80 processes going when I am just sitting at the console, so if one person logs in on an X-windows terminal I usually hit the magic limit (around 90 processes?) and have to start killing things. This is very inconvenient for me. Is there any way that I can patch the kernel (or whatever) to up the size of the process table to at least 128 entries? -- John D. McCalpin mccalpin@perelandra.cms.udel.edu Assistant Professor mccalpin@brahms.udel.edu College of Marine Studies, U. Del. J.MCCALPIN/OMNET
robert@texas.asd.sgi.com (Robert Skinner) (06/27/91)
In article <MCCALPIN.91Jun26091710@pereland.cms.udel.edu>, mccalpin@perelandra.cms.udel.edu (John D. McCalpin) writes: |> I keep running out of process slots on my 4D25/TG running IRIX 3.3.1. |> I typically have 80 processes going when I am just sitting at the |> console, so if one person logs in on an X-windows terminal I usually |> hit the magic limit (around 90 processes?) and have to start killing |> things. |> |> This is very inconvenient for me. Is there any way that I can patch |> the kernel (or whatever) to up the size of the process table to at |> least 128 entries? look in the IRIS-4D System Administrator's Guide, section 13, Kernal Configuration. If you don't have that manual, send me mail, and I can spell out the steps. -- Robert Skinner robert@sgi.com "If all else fails, immortality can always be assured by spectacular error." - John Kenneth Galbraith
sd@CHEM.UCSD.EDU (Steve Dempsey) (06/27/91)
Robert Skinner writes: >> >>look in the IRIS-4D System Administrator's Guide, >>section 13, Kernal Configuration. >> >>If you don't have that manual, send me mail, and I can spell out >>the steps. >> >>-- >>Robert Skinner >>robert@sgi.com When was this chapter released? My SA Guide is version 3.0, doc. no. 007-0603-030 plus any updates included with IRIX 3.3.1, and it only goes to Chapter 12. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Dempsey voice: (619) 534-0208 Dept. of Chemistry Computer Facility, 0314 UUCP: ucsd!sdempsey University of Calif. at San Diego BITNET: sdempsey@ucsd 9500 Gilman Drive INTERNET: sdempsey@ucsd.edu La Jolla, CA 92093-0314 fax: (619) 534-0058
olson@anchor.esd.sgi.com (Dave Olson) (06/27/91)
In <MCCALPIN.91Jun26091710@pereland.cms.udel.edu> mccalpin@perelandra.cms.udel.edu (John D. McCalpin) writes: | I keep running out of process slots on my 4D25/TG running IRIX 3.3.1. | I typically have 80 processes going when I am just sitting at the | console, so if one person logs in on an X-windows terminal I usually | hit the magic limit (around 90 processes?) and have to start killing | things. | | This is very inconvenient for me. Is there any way that I can patch | the kernel (or whatever) to up the size of the process table to at | least 128 entries? Change NPROC in /usr/sysgen/master.d/kernel, run /etc/init.d/autoconfig, and then reboot. You might want to save your existing kernel first, just in case :).
ayee@nas.nasa.gov (Arnold M. Yee) (06/29/91)
In article <1991Jun26.225607.8833@odin.corp.sgi.com>, olson@anchor.esd.sgi.com (Dave Olson) writes: |> In <MCCALPIN.91Jun26091710@pereland.cms.udel.edu> mccalpin@perelandra.cms.udel.edu (John D. McCalpin) writes: |> |> | I keep running out of process slots on my 4D25/TG running IRIX 3.3.1. |> | I typically have 80 processes going when I am just sitting at the |> | console, so if one person logs in on an X-windows terminal I usually |> | hit the magic limit (around 90 processes?) and have to start killing |> | things. |> | |> | This is very inconvenient for me. Is there any way that I can patch |> | the kernel (or whatever) to up the size of the process table to at |> | least 128 entries? |> |> Change NPROC in /usr/sysgen/master.d/kernel, run /etc/init.d/autoconfig, |> and then reboot. You might want to save your existing kernel first, just |> in case :). If you are running X-windows and open a lot of clients, you might also want to change MAXUP in /usr/sysgen/master.d/kernel. --Arnold __________________________________________________________________________ Arnold M. Yee Systems Administrator CSC/NAS ayee@nas.nasa.gov NASA Ames Research Center ...!ames!amelia!ayee Mail Stop 258-6 415.604.4315 Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000 __________________________________________________________________________