1. Installation Guide
  2. Pre-installation
  3. Configure the OS File System Settings and Environment Settings in the .profile File
  4. Configure Operating System and File System Settings

5.10.1 Configure Operating System and File System Settings

Log in as a root user and create the .profile file at the home directory of the logged-in user if it is not already available. The user must have 755 permission on the file to execute it. This file consists of various parameters for Environment Settings, OS, and File System Settings.

The following table displays the required settings for the operating system and file system.

Table 5-6 Configure Operating System and File System Settings

Parameter Configuration Action
File Descriptor Settings

In the sysctl.conf file, to change the number of file descriptors, do the following as the root user:

  1. Edit the following line in the /etc/sysctl.conf file:

fs.file-max = <value>

where <value> is greater than 15000

  • Apply the change by running the following command:

# /sbin/ sysctl -p

NOTE: The value specified here is the minimum value to be set for the installation process to go forward. For other modules, this value may depend on the available resources and the number of processes executed in parallel.

Total Number of Process Settings

In the sysctl.conf file, set the value to greater than 4096.

NOTE: The value specified here is the minimum value to be set for the installation process to go forward. For other modules, this value may depend on the available resources and the number of processes executed in parallel.

Port Settings Default port numbers to be enabled on the system are 6500, 6501, 6505, 6507, 6509, 6510, 6666, 9999, and 10101.
OS Locale

Linux: en_US.UTF-8

Solaris: en_US.UTF-8

To check the locale installed, execute the following command:

locale -a | grep -i en_US.utf
If you are a non-root user, then configure the following settings:
Parameter Configuration Action
Installation Directory In the .profile file, set the variable FIC_HOME to point to the OFSAA Installation Directory.
.profile permissions You must have 755 permission on the .profile file.
To set the parameters for the .profile file, login as a non-root user, and configure the environment settings.

Note:

Do not modify any other parameters other than the parameters mentioned in the following subsections.