1. Analytical Applications Infrastructure
  2. Pre-installation Tasks
  3. Configure the OS File System Settings and Environment Settings in the .profile File
  4. Configure Operating System and File System Settings in the .profile File

Configure Operating System and File System Settings in the .profile File

Configure the Operating System and file system settings.

Table 6-3 Configure Operating System and File System settings

Parameter Configuration Action
Installation Directory In the .profile file, set the variable FIC_HOME to point to the OFSAA Installation Directory.
File Descriptor Settings To change the number of file descriptors, log in as a root user in the sysctl.conf file and edit the following:
  1. Edit the following entry in the /etc/sysctl.conf file:
    fs.file-max = <value>, where <value> is greater than 15000.

    Note:

    This value is the minimum value required to proceed with the installation. For other modules, this value may depend on the available resources and the number of processes executed in parallel.
  2. Run the command to save the changes: # /sbin/ sysctl -p
Total Number of Process Settings In the sysctl.conf file, set the value to greater than 15000. This value is the minimum value required to proceed with the installation. For other modules, this value may depend on the available resources and the number of processes executed in parallel.
Port Settings Enable the following default port numbers on the system: 6500, 6501, 6505, 6507, 6509, 6510, 6666, 9999, and 10101.