B.2 Configuring Kernel Parameters on Oracle Solaris

These topics explain how to configure kernel parameters manually for Oracle Solaris if you cannot complete them using the fixup scripts.

Minimum Parameter Settings for Installation
Use this table to set parameters manually if you cannot use the fixup scripts.
Checking Shared Memory Resource Controls
Use the prctl command to make runtime interrogations of and modifications to the resource controls associated with an active process, task, or project on the system.
Displaying and Changing Kernel Parameter Values
Use these procedures to display the current value specified for resource controls and to change them if necessary:
Setting UDP and TCP Kernel Parameters Manually
If you do not use a Fixup script or CVU to set ephemeral ports, then set TCP/IP ephemeral port range parameters to provide enough ephemeral ports for the anticipated server workload.