How to Tune Miscellaneous Parameters

1. Become superuser.

2. Add a line to the /etc/system file using the following syntax.

   set parameter=value

3. Verify the kernel parameter change.

   # grep parameter /etc/system

4. Reboot the system.

   If you changed device related kernel parameters, you need to use the -r option when booting the system. When the system boots, the kernel parses the /etc/system file during autoconfiguration and overrides the default value for the parameters specified in this file.

Example--Tuning Miscellaneous Parameters

The following line in the /etc/system file sets the value of the pt_cnt parameter to 200.

set pt_cnt=200