Index

? command
Getting Help in the Command Monitor

Access Control Lists
Access Control Lists (ACLs) and Capabilities

access permissions
Changing File and Directory Access Permission
Default File Permissions (umask)

account administration
User Account Administration

account passwords
Account Passwords

ACL
Access Control Lists (ACLs) and Capabilities

administration system overview
Administration Tools Overview

administrative partitions
Changing Processor Assignment on Multiprocessor Systems

application tuning
Application Tuning

archiving
File Compression and Archiving

archshinv command
Summary of Command Monitor Commands

ARCS PROM systems
PROM Monitor

array command
Process Monitoring on an Array

ASCII character set
ASCII Conversion Table

asmachid parameter
Extended Accounting Parameters
asmachid

at command
Task Scheduling with the at, batch, and cron Commands

auto command
Summary of Command Monitor Commands
Booting the Default File with the auto Command

autoconfig command
Creating and Booting a New Kernel with autoconfig

AutoLoad variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

automating tasks
Task Scheduling with the at, batch, and cron Commands

automount command
Checking Software Configuration Options with chkconfig
Booting across a Larger Network

autopower variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

autoup parameter
bdflushr
autoup

availability monitor
availmon, the System Availability Monitoring Tool

availmon system
availmon, the System Availability Monitoring Tool

backup
Backing Up the System

batch command
Task Scheduling with the at, batch, and cron Commands

bdevsw_extra parameter
Loadable Drivers Parameters
bdevsw_extra

bdflush_interval parameter
bdflush_interval

bdflushr parameter
Paging Parameters
bdflushr

Berkeley remote shell
Login Shells

bibliography
Bibliography and Suggested Reading

/bin/csh shell
Login Shells

/bin/rsh shell
Login Shells

/bin/sh shell
Login Shells

block transfer engine
Networking Setup between Partitions

boot command
Summary of Command Monitor Commands
Booting a Specific Program with the boot Command
Booting the Standalone Shell
bootp Protocol
Booting across a Larger Network

boot environment
Using the Command (PROM) Monitor

bootfile variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

booting
bootp
bootp Protocol
command
Booting a Specific Program with the boot Command
command monitor
Booting a Program from the Command Monitor
default file
Booting the Default File with the auto Command
disks and other devices
Booting from a Disk or Other Device
gateways
bootp Protocol
specific program
Booting a Specific Program with the boot Command

bootmode variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

bootp command
bootp Protocol
Network Bootup Issues

boottune variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

Bourne shell
description
Bourne Shell
Login Shells
startup files
Bourne and Korn Shell Configuration Files

brk system call
Checking Available Memory

broadcast message (/etc/wall )
System Unavailability Notification

bsh command
Login Shells

BTE
Networking Setup between Partitions

buf_relse_age parameter
General Parameters
buf_relse_age

buffer cache
nbuf

cachefs_max_threads parameter
General Parameters
cachefs_max_threads

cachefs_readahead parameter
General Parameters
cachefs_readahead

callout_himark parameter
General Parameters
callout_himark

C-bricks
Supported Configurations
Partitioning Guidelines

cd command
Using find and cpio to Locate and Copy Files

cdevsw_extra parameter
Loadable Drivers Parameters
cdevsw_extra

checkpoint and restart
Checkpoint and Restart

chgrp command
Recursive Commands
Recursive Commands
Changing a User's Group

chkconfig command
Checking Software Configuration Options with chkconfig
Using sar
Time and Date Messages
Swapping and Paging Messages

chmod command
Locating Files with the find Command
User Privacy
Scheduling Tasks with the at Command
Changing File and Directory Access Permission
Increasing Swap Space on a Multidisk System

chown command
Recursive Commands

chown system call
Switch Parameters
restricted_chown

chproj command
Project ID Numbers

clock issues
System Off Message

coalescing
Tunable Parameters for Coalescing

colors, selecting
Creating a Custom Shell Window

colorview command
Creating a Custom Shell Window

command (PROM) monitor programs
Using the Command (PROM) Monitor

command history
C Shell Shortcuts

command monitor
booting
Booting a Program from the Command Monitor
changing variables
Changing Command Monitor Environment Variables
command line editor
Command Monitor Command Syntax
command summary
Summary of Command Monitor Commands
device names
Device Names in the Command Monitor
entering
Entering the Command (PROM) Monitor
environment variables
Command Monitor Environment Variables
file syntax
Command Monitor Filename Syntax
keyboard variables
Setting the Keyboard Variable
reinitializing
Reinitializing the Processor from the Command Monitor

commands
aliasing
C Shell Shortcuts
monitor
Summary of Command Monitor Commands
recursive
Recursive Commands
syntax
Command Monitor Command Syntax
tools
Administration Tools Overview

comment fields
Changing a User's Default Shell

configuration file
Configuring the IRIX Operating System
Configuration File

console diagnostics
Starting the System

console variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

ConsoleIn variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

ConsoleOut variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

ConsolePath variable
Partitioning Guidelines

Core file permissions
coremask

coremask
coremask

corepluspid parameter
Switch Parameters
corepluspid

cp command
Creating and Booting a New Kernel with autoconfig

cpio command
Using find and cpio to Locate and Copy Files
Deleting a User from the System

cpr command
Checkpoint and Restart

CPU action parameters
CPU Action Parameter

CPU time limit
cpulimit_gracetime

CPU-bound systems
Checking the CPU

CPU-intensive processes
Monitoring User Processes
Prioritizing Processes

cpulimit_gracetime parameter
Resource Limits Parameters
cpulimit_gracetime

cpusets
Changing Processor Assignment on Multiprocessor Systems
Defining and Managing Cpusets

cron command
Task Scheduling with the at, batch, and cron Commands
IRIX Operating System Run Levels (System State)

crontab command
Task Scheduling with the at, batch, and cron Commands

csh command
Creating a Custom Shell Window
Prioritizing Processes with nice

C-shell
description
Login Shells
shortcuts
C Shell Shortcuts
startup files
C Shell Configuration Files

.cshrc file
Setting Permissions with umask
User Environment

custom shell windows
Creating a Custom Shell Window

customization software
Configuring Software

cwcluster parameter
cwcluster

DAC
Setting Permissions with umask

daemons
Checking Software Configuration Options with chkconfig

DARPA standard protocol
bootp Protocol

date and time
Changing the System Date and Time

date command
Summary of Command Monitor Commands
Time and Date Messages

dbaud variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

dbgname variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

dbgtty variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

dedicated swap space
Increasing Swap Space on a Multidisk System

default groups
Changing a User's Default Group

default home directories
Changing a User's Default Home Directory

default permissions
Default File Permissions (umask)

default printers
Setting the Default Printer

default shells
Changing a User's Default Shell

device files
IRIX Device Special Files

device names
Device Names in the Command Monitor

device special files
IRIX Device Special Files

df command
df (Free Disk Blocks) Command

dfltprid parameter
Extended Accounting Parameters
dfltprid

diagmode variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

Digital Media Ring Buffers
vino_mtune_dmrbpages

directories
file permissions
File Permissions
IRIX list
IRIX root Directories
permissions
Changing File and Directory Access Permission
Directory Permissions
root
IRIX root Directories

disable command
Summary of Command Monitor Commands

Discretionary Access Control
Setting Permissions with umask

disk intensive processes
Monitoring User Processes

disk usage
commands
du (Disk Usage) Command
formatting
Booting a Specific Program with the boot Command
input and output
Disk I/O Performance
partitions
Checking Installed Hardware in /hw
Disk Space Management with Disk Partitions
Partitions and Additional Disks for Improving Disk I/O
site policy
Configuring Disk and Swap Space
space messages
Disk Space Messages
striping
Logical Volumes for Improving Disk I/O

diskless variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

diskusg command
diskusg (Disk Accounting) Command

DISPLAY environment variable
Changing the System Display

DMA transfer
maxdmasz

do_extpacct parameter
Extended Accounting Parameters
do_extpacct

do_procacct parameter
Extended Accounting Parameters
do_procacct

do_sessacct parameter
Extended Accounting Parameters
do_sessacct

du command
du (Disk Usage) Command

dump_level parameter
Large System Tunable Parameters
General Parameters
dump_level

dwcluster parameter
dwcluster

eaddr command
Summary of Command Monitor Commands

EAGAIN error message
IPC Parameters

ecc_recover_enable parameter
General Parameters
ecc_recover_enable

editors
Changing a User's Login Name

EINVAL error message
IPC Parameters

emacs editing
Korn Shell Shortcuts

e-mail
E-mail Programs

EMFILE error message
IPC Parameters

enable command
Summary of Command Monitor Commands

enableall command
Summary of Command Monitor Commands

ENOMEM error message
vino_mtune_dmrbpages

ENOSPC error message
IPC Parameters

environment variables
command variables
Command Monitor Environment Variables
examining
Viewing the Shell Environment
setting
Default Environment Variables

error messages
Receiving Kernel Messages and Adjusting Table Sizes
IPC Parameters
Troubleshooting System Configuration Using System Error Messages

/etc/cshrc file
User Environment

/etc/fstab file
System Log Book Maintenance
Adding Virtual Swap Space
Increasing Swap Space on a Multidisk System

/etc/group file
System Log Book Maintenance
Group ID Numbers
Editing the /etc/group File to Add a User

/etc/init.d/swap file
Turning On Virtual Swapping

/etc/inittab file
How init Controls the System State

/etc/issue file
Remote Login Message

/etc/motd file
System Unavailability Notification
Message-of-the-Day Facility

/etc/nologin file
Disabling Login with the /etc/nologin File

/etc/passwd file
Password File Check
System Log Book Maintenance
User ID Numbers
Editing the /etc/passwd File to Add a User Account

/etc/profile file
User Environment

/etc/sys_id file
Changing the System Name

/etc/wall (broadcast message)
System Unavailability Notification

Ethernet
booting
bootp Protocol
cables
Ethernet Cable Issues
gateways
bootp Protocol

EWOULDBLOCK error message
unpdg_sendspace

excluding a CPU from performing work
Excluding a CPU from Performing Work

exec system call
Checking Available Memory
ncargs
Guidelines for Reducing High User Time

exit command
Summary of Command Monitor Commands

fam(1M) man page
Using the File Alteration Monitor

fam(3X) man page
Using the File Alteration Monitor

fasthz parameter
Timer Parameters
fasthz

fault containment
Partitioning Your System

feature list
Checking Software Configuration Options with chkconfig

File Alteration Monitor
Using the File Alteration Monitor

file compression
File Compression and Archiving

file permissions
File Permissions
File Permission Issues

filename completion
C Shell Shortcuts

filename syntax
Command Monitor Filename Syntax

files
IRIX list
IRIX Directories and Files
kernel tuning
System Performance Tuning
maniputation
Finding and Manipulating Files
permissions
Changing File and Directory Access Permission

find command
Locating Files with the find Command
Deleting a User from the System
File Permission Issues

finger command
Disk Space Management with the quotas Subsystem

first_retry parameter
NFS Parameters
first_retry

fmodsw_extra parameter
Loadable Drivers Parameters
fmodsw_extra

font selection
Creating a Custom Shell Window

fork system call
Checking Available Memory

fread routine
Guidelines for Reducing High User Time

fru command
fru Hardware Error Analysis Tool

fsck command
Starting the System

fwrite routine
Guidelines for Reducing High User Time

gated command
Checking Software Configuration Options with chkconfig

gateways
bootp Protocol

gConsoleIn variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables
Command Monitor Environment Variables

gConsoleOut variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

general parameters
General Parameters

getitimer system call
fasthz

getrlimit system call
Resource Limits Parameters

gettimeofday parameter
fasthz

gettimeofday system call
itimer_on_clkcpu

getty command
init Process: getty

gfxinfo command
Checking Installed Graphics Hardware with gfxinfo

gpgshi parameter
Large System Tunable Parameters
Paging Parameters
gpgsmsk
gpgshi
maxfc

gpgslo parameter
Large System Tunable Parameters
Paging Parameters
gpgsmsk
gpgslo

gpgsmsk parameter
Paging Parameters
gpgsmsk
gpgslo

gr_osview command
Process Monitoring with osview
autoup

gr_top command
Process Monitoring with top
Checking the CPU

GraceWaitTime parameter
NFS Parameters
GraceWaitTime

graphics hardware
Checking Installed Graphics Hardware with gfxinfo

group accounts
deletion
Deleting a Group from the System
ID numbers
Group ID Numbers
temporary groups
Changing User Groups with newgrp and multgrps
user group changes
Changing User Groups with newgrp and multgrps

grpck command
Password File Check

hard disks
Swap Space

hardware graph
How IP Network Interfaces Are Assigned to Hardware Devices

hardware inventory
Checking Installed Hardware with hinv

hardware memory barrier
Advantages of Partitioning
Advantages of Partitioning

hardware upgrades
Hardware Change Check

help command
Summary of Command Monitor Commands
Getting Help in the Command Monitor

hinv command
Checking Installed Hardware with hinv
Summary of Command Monitor Commands
Determining the Amount of System Memory

home directories
Changing a User's Default Home Directory

host names
Changing the System Name

hwgraph man page
Checking Installed Hardware with hinv

I-bricks
Partitioning Guidelines

iconlogin (pandora )
Checking Software Configuration Options with chkconfig

icrash command
icrash System Crash Analysis Utility

id command
Changing User Groups with newgrp and multgrps

if_cl devices
Networking Setup between Partitions

ifconfig command
Networking Setup between Partitions

if/etc/issue file
Remote Login Message

init command
IRIX Operating System Run Levels (System State)
Summary of Command Monitor Commands
Reinitializing the Processor from the Command Monitor
Command Monitor Environment Variables

initstate variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

inpcb parameter group
Socket Parameters

input redirection
C Shell Shortcuts

insecure_compatibility option
Configuration File

international keyboards
Setting the Keyboard Variable

Internet addresses
Default Internet Address

interpartition communication
Networking Setup between Partitions

interprocess communication (IPC) structures
IPC Parameters

intro man page
Troubleshooting System Configuration Using System Error Messages

inventory
hardware
Checking Installed Hardware with hinv
software
Checking Installed Software with versions

I/O bound system
Checking Disk I/O

I/O daemons
cachefs_max_threads

I/O performance
Disk I/O Performance

I/O throughput
Guidelines for Improving I/O Throughput

IP addresses
IP (Network) Address Issues

IP network interfaces
How IP Network Interfaces Are Assigned to Hardware Devices
How IP Network Interfaces Are Assigned to Hardware Devices

ip26_allow_ucmem parameter
Switch Parameters
ip26_allow_ucmem

IPC parameters
IPC Parameters

IRIX directories
IRIX Directories and Files

IRIX files
IRIX Directories and Files

IRIX shells
IRIX Shells

itimer_on_clkcpu parameter
Timer Parameters
itimer_on_clkcpu

job control
C Shell Shortcuts
Korn Shell Shortcuts

kernel copying
Copying the Kernel

kernel tunable parameters
System Performance Tuning
IRIX Kernel Tunable Parameters

keybd variable
Setting the Keyboard Variable

keyboard variables
Setting the Keyboard Variable

keyd variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

kill command
Terminating Processes with the kill Command

killall command
Killing Processes by Name with the killall Command
bootp Protocol
Booting across a Larger Network

Korn shell
Korn Shell Shortcuts

large page parameters
Large Page Parameters
Recommended Page Sizes

lboot command
bdevsw_extra
fmodsw_extra

limit command
Resource Limits Parameters

line editor
Command Line Editor in the Command Monitor

load balancing
NQE

loadable driver parameters
Loadable Drivers Parameters

local_only option
Configuration File

lock_share_requests parameter
NFS Parameters
lock_share_requests

lockd_blocking_thresh parameter
NFS Parameters
lockd_blocking_thresh

lockd_grace_period parameter
NFS Parameters
lockd_grace_period

logical swap space
Defining and Managing Cpusets

logical volumes
Logical Volumes for Improving Disk I/O
XVM Parameters

login
icons
Checking Software Configuration Options with chkconfig
ID numbers
Changing a User's Login ID Number
issues
login and su Issues
prevention
Disabling Login with the /etc/nologin File
shells
Login Shells

login command
Disabling Login with the /etc/nologin File

.login file
Setting Permissions with umask
User Environment

lp command
init Process: Run-Level Preparation

lpadmin command
Getting Printer Status with lpstat

lpstat command
Getting Printer Status with lpstat

ls command
Recursive Commands
Changing File and Directory Access Permission
Summary of Command Monitor Commands

mail
E-mail Programs

make command
ncargs

MAKEDEV command
Checking Installed Hardware with hinv

malicious activity
Malicious Activity Policy

man command
Creating Man Pages

man pages
Creating Man Pages

master man page
Overview of Kernel Tunable Parameters

max_local_paggid parameter
Extended Accounting Parameters
max_local_paggid

maxdc parameter
Paging Parameters
maxdc

maxdmasz parameter
Large System Tunable Parameters
General Parameters
maxdmasz
dwcluster

maxfc parameter
Paging Parameters
maxfc

maxlkmem parameter
Paging Parameters
maxlkmem

maxpglst parameter
Paging Parameters
maxpglst

maxpmem parameter
General Parameters
maxpmem

maxsc parameter
Paging Parameters
maxsc

maxsymlinks parameter
System Limits Parameters
maxsymlinks

maxup parameter
Overview of Kernel Tunable Parameters
Large System Tunable Parameters
System Limits Parameters

maxwatchpoints parameter
System Limits Parameters
maxwatchpoints

mbmaxpages parameter
General Parameters
mbmaxpages

mem_tick_base_period parameter
NUMA Parameters
mem_tick_base_period

mem_tick_enabled parameter
NUMA Parameters
mem_tick_enabled

memory intensive processes
Monitoring User Processes

memory messages
Memory and Swap Messages

mesg command
Sending Messages with the write Command

message-of-the-day file
System Unavailability Notification
Message-of-the-Day Facility

metacharacters
Using Regular Expressions and Metacharacters

metarouters
Supported Configurations

migration memory queue parameters
Migration Memory Queue Parameters

min_bufmem parameter
General Parameters
min_bufmem

min_file_pages parameter
min_file_pages

min_free_pages parameter
min_free_pages

min_local_paggid parameter
Extended Accounting Parameters
min_local_paggid

minarmem parameter
Paging Parameters
minarmem

minasmem parameter
Paging Parameters
minasmem

Miser usage
Defining and Managing Cpusets

mkdir command
Using find and cpio to Locate and Copy Files

mkfile command
Increasing Swap Space on a One-Disk System

mkpart command
mkpart Partition Configuration Command
Partition Setup

mload_auto_rtsyms parameter
Switch Parameters
mload_auto_rtsyms

monitor variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

mouse shortcuts
Using Mouse Shortcuts

mpadmin command
Changing Processor Assignment on Multiprocessor Systems
Excluding a CPU from Performing Work

mpin system call
Checking Available Memory
maxlkmem

msgget system call
IPC Parameters

mtune man page
Overview of Kernel Tunable Parameters

multgrps command
Changing User Groups with newgrp and multgrps

multi command
Changing System Run Levels

multidisk system
Increasing Swap Space on a Multidisk System

multiple page sizes
Multiple Page Sizes

multiprocessor systems
Changing Processor Assignment on Multiprocessor Systems

multiuser environment
System Administration in a Multiuser Environment

munlddelay parameter
Loadable Drivers Parameters
munlddelay

mv command
Scheduling Tasks with the at Command

nactions parameter
CPU Action Parameter

named command
Checking Software Configuration Options with chkconfig

nbuf parameter
Large System Tunable Parameters
General Parameters
nbuf

ncallout parameter
General Parameters
ncallout

ncargs parameter
Resource Limits Parameters
ncargs

ncsize parameter
General Parameters
ncsize

ndquot parameter
General Parameters
ndquot

netaddr variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables
Partitioning Guidelines

network addresses
IP (Network) Address Issues

network booting
bootp Protocol
Network Bootup Issues

Network File System
Disk Space Management with NFS
maxsc
NFS Parameters

Network Queuing Environment
NQE

new user accounts
Adding User Accounts Using Shell Commands

new user groups
Adding User Groups Using Shell Commands

newgrp command
Changing User Groups with newgrp and multgrps

newproj command
Project ID Numbers

news command
Sending Messages with the news Command

NFS parameters
NFS Parameters

nfs_portmon parameter
NFS Parameters
nfs_portmon

ngroups_max parameter
System Limits Parameters
ngroups_max

nice command
Prioritizing Processes with nice

nlpages_16m parameter
Large Page Parameters
nlpages_16m
Reserving Large Pages
Paging Parameters

nlpages_1m parameter
Large Page Parameters
nlpages_1m
Reserving Large Pages
Paging Parameters

nlpages_256K parameter
nlpages_256k
Reserving Large Pages
Paging Parameters

nlpages_4m parameter
Large Page Parameters
nlpages_4m
Reserving Large Pages
Paging Parameters

nlpages_64k parameter
Reserving Large Pages
Paging Parameters

nogfxkbd variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

nondegrading processes
Prioritizing Processes with npri

nonvolatile RAM
Command Monitor Environment Variables

normal_retry parameter
NFS Parameters
normal_retry

nosuidshells parameter
Switch Parameters
nosuidshells

notape variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

npri command
Changing the Priority of a Running Process

nproc parameter
Overview of Kernel Tunable Parameters
Large System Tunable Parameters
Changing a Parameter
General Parameters
nproc

nprofile parameter
System Limits Parameters
nprofile

nroff command
Creating Man Pages
Using sar and timex during the Execution of a Command

NUMA parameters
NUMA Parameters

NUMA systems
zone_accum_limit

numa_kernel_replication_ratio parameter
Page Replication Parameter
numa_kernel_replication_ratio

numa_migr_auto_migr_mech parameter
Migration Memory Queue Parameters
numa_migr_coaldmigr_mech
numa_migr_auto_migr_mech

numa_migr_bounce_control_interval parameter
NUMA Parameters
numa_migr_bounce_control_interval

numa_migr_coaldmigr_mech parameter
Migration Memory Queue Parameters

numa_migr_dampening_enabled parameter
NUMA Parameters
numa_migr_dampening_enabled

numa_migr_dampening_factor parameter
NUMA Parameters
numa_migr_dampening_factor

numa_migr_default_mode parameter
NUMA Parameters
numa_migr_default_mode

numa_migr_default_threshold parameter
NUMA Parameters
numa_migr_default_threshold

numa_migr_freeze_enabled parameter
NUMA Parameters
numa_migr_freeze_enabled

numa_migr_freeze_threshold parameter
NUMA Parameters
numa_migr_freeze_threshold

numa_migr_melt_enabled parameter
NUMA Parameters
numa_migr_melt_enabled

numa_migr_melt_threshold parameter
NUMA Parameters
numa_migr_melt_threshold

numa_migr_memory_low_enabled parameter
NUMA Parameters
numa_migr_memory_low_enabled

numa_migr_memory_low_threshold parameter
NUMA Parameters
numa_migr_memory_low_threshold

numa_migr_min_distance parameter
NUMA Parameters
numa_migr_min_distance

numa_migr_min_maxradius parameter
NUMA Parameters
numa_migr_min_maxradius

numa_migr_threshold_reference parameter
NUMA Parameters
numa_migr_threshold_reference

numa_migr_traffic_control_enabled parameter
NUMA Parameters
numa_migr_traffic_control_enabled

numa_migr_traffic_control_interval parameter
NUMA Parameters
numa_migr_traffic_control_interval

numa_migr_traffic_control_threshold parameter
NUMA Parameters
numa_migr_traffic_control_threshold

numa_migr_unpegging_control_enabled parameter
NUMA Parameters
numa_migr_unpegging_control_enabled

numa_migr_unpegging_control_interval parameter
NUMA Parameters
numa_migr_unpegging_control_interval

numa_migr_unpegging_control_threshold parameter
NUMA Parameters
numa_migr_unpegging_control_threshold

numa_migr_user_migr_mech parameter
Migration Memory Queue Parameters

numa_migr_vehicle parameter
NUMA Parameters
numa_migr_vehicle

numa_paging_node_freemem_low_threshold parameter
Paging Parameters
numa_paging_node_freemem_low_threshold

numa_refcnt_default_mode parameter
NUMA Parameters

numa_refcnt_overflow_threshold parameter
NUMA Parameters
numa_refcnt_overflow_threshold

numa_repl_mem_lowmark parameter
numa_migr_user_migr_mech

numa_zone_radius_max parameter
NUMA Parameters
numa_zone_radius_max

NUMAlink
Partitioning Your System
Networking Setup between Partitions

off command
Summary of Command Monitor Commands

open system call
maxsymlinks

operating system tuning
IRIX Kernel Tunable Parameters

operating systems
rebuild issues
Operating System Rebuild Issues
tuning
System Performance Tuning
Operating System Tuning
version
Checking Basic System Identification with uname

options, system software
Setting Software Configuration Options with chkconfig

OSLoader variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

OSLoadFilename variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

OSLoadOptions variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

OSLoadPartition variable
Partitioning Guidelines
Command Monitor Environment Variables
Command Monitor Environment Variables

osview command
Process Monitoring with osview
Operating System Tuning Procedure

output redirection
C Shell Shortcuts

page faults
Paging and Swapping

page sizes
Multiple Page Sizes

pagecolor variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

paging
Monitoring Paging and Swap Space
Paging and Swapping
Swapping and Paging Messages

paging parameters
Paging Parameters

pandora command
Checking Software Configuration Options with chkconfig

panic messages
Panic Page Free
Swapping and Paging Messages

panic_on_sbe parameter
Switch Parameters
panic_on_sbe

par command
timex, sar, and par

parameters
kernel
System Performance Tuning
IRIX Kernel Tunable Parameters
large system tuning
Large System Tunable Parameters

Partition Configuration Tool
requirements for use
partmgr Partition Configuration Tool

partitioned systems
Partitioning Your System

partitions
communication
Networking Setup between Partitions
configuration tool
partmgr Partition Configuration Tool
configurations
Supported Configurations
controller
Networking Setup between Partitions
guidelines
Partitioning Guidelines
setup
Partition Setup
usage
Partitioning Your System

partmgr command
partmgr Partition Configuration Tool

passwd command
Summary of Command Monitor Commands

password file
Account Passwords
Editing the /etc/passwd File to Add a User Account

passwords
account
Account Passwords
changing
Changing a User's Password with the passwd Command
forgotten
Changing a User's Password with the passwd Command
PROM
Setting a PROM Password
system
Setting a PROM Password

path variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

pathname command
Summary of Command Monitor Commands

PCP
Performance Co-Pilot

percent_totalmem_16k_pages parameter
Tunable Parameters for Coalescing
Paging Parameters

percent_totalmem_16m_pages parameter
Large System Tunable Parameters
Tunable Parameters for Coalescing
Paging Parameters

percent_totalmem_1m_pages parameter
Large System Tunable Parameters
Tunable Parameters for Coalescing
Paging Parameters

percent_totalmem_256k_pages parameter
Large System Tunable Parameters
Tunable Parameters for Coalescing
Paging Parameters

percent_totalmem_4m_pages parameter
Large System Tunable Parameters
Tunable Parameters for Coalescing
Paging Parameters

percent_totalmem_64k_pages parameter
Large System Tunable Parameters
Paging Parameters
percent_totalmem_64k_pages

Performance Co-Pilot
Performance Co-Pilot

performance tuning
System Performance Tuning
IRIX Kernel Tunable Parameters

permissions
changing
Changing Permissions
default
User Privacy
directories
Directory Permissions
files
File Permissions
Changing File and Directory Access Permission
umask command
Setting Permissions with umask

physical memory pages
rsshogfrac

ping command
Summary of Command Monitor Commands

pixie command
Guidelines for Reducing High User Time

plock system call
Checking Available Memory
maxlkmem

portmap_timeout parameter
NFS Parameters
portmap_timeout

POSIX line disciplines
posix_tty_default

posix_tty_default parameter
Switch Parameters
posix_tty_default

PostScript format
Encapsulated PostScript File v.3.0 vs. PostScript File Format

power failures
Power Failure Detected

printenv command
Summary of Command Monitor Commands
Summary of Command Monitor Commands
Displaying the Current Command Monitor Environment Variables

printers
Getting Printer Status with lpstat
Setting the Default Printer

priorities
Prioritizing Processes
Changing the Priority of a Running Process

ProbeAllScsi variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

process_core_cpu_logging parameter
Switch Parameters
process_core_cpu_logging

processes
cpusets
Defining and Managing Cpusets
monitoring
Monitoring User Processes
priorities
Prioritizing Processes
Prioritizing Processes with nice
termination
Terminating Processes

processor assignment
Changing Processor Assignment on Multiprocessor Systems

prof command
Guidelines for Reducing High User Time
Analyzing Program Behavior with prof

.profile file
Setting Permissions with umask
User Environment

project ID number
chproj
Project ID Numbers
newproj
Project ID Numbers

prom command
Using the Command (PROM) Monitor

PROM monitor
Shutting Down the System from Multiuser Mode
Entering the Command (PROM) Monitor

PROM passwords
Setting a PROM Password

prompoweroff variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

ps command
Process Monitoring with ps
Checking Available Memory
Checking Application Performance with timex

pset command
Changing Processor Assignment on Multiprocessor Systems

pwck command
Password File Check
Scheduling Tasks with the cron Command
Adding User Accounts Using Shell Commands
Verifying a New Account

quot command
quot (Disk Usage by User) Command

quotas subsystem
Disk Space Management with the quotas Subsystem

r4k_div_patch parameter
Switch Parameters
r4k_div_patch

rbaud variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

read system call
Guidelines for Reducing High User Time

reboot command
Changing System Run Levels
Entering the Command (PROM) Monitor
Changing a Parameter

reboot_on_panic parameter
Switch Parameters
reboot_on_panic

rebound variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

reconfiguration
Operating System Tuning: Changing Parameters and Reconfiguring the System

recursive commands
Recursive Commands

regular expressions
Using Regular Expressions and Metacharacters

remote login messages
Remote Login Message
Remote Login Message

remote workstations
Displaying Windows on Remote Workstations

renice command
Changing the Priority of a Running Process

reporting trouble
User Request Service

reserve_ncallout parameter
General Parameters
reserve_ncallout

Reset button
Booting a Program from the Command Monitor

reset_limits_on_exec parameter
Switch Parameters
reset_limits_on_exec

resetenv command
Summary of Command Monitor Commands

resetpw command
Summary of Command Monitor Commands

resource limits parameters
Resource Limits Parameters

RestorePastEnv variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

restrict_fastprof parameter
Switch Parameters
restrict_fastprof

restricted shell
Login Shells

restricted_chown parameter
Switch Parameters
restricted_chown

rlimit_core_cur parameter
Overview of Kernel Tunable Parameters
Resource Limits Parameters
rlimit_core_cur

rlimit_core_max parameter
Resource Limits Parameters
rlimit_core_max

rlimit_cpu_cur parameter
Resource Limits Parameters
rlimit_cpu_cur
cpulimit_gracetime

rlimit_cpu_max parameter
Resource Limits Parameters
rlimit_cpu_max

rlimit_data_cur parameter
Overview of Kernel Tunable Parameters
Large System Tunable Parameters
Resource Limits Parameters
rlimit_data_cur

rlimit_data_max parameter
Large System Tunable Parameters
Resource Limits Parameters
rlimit_data_max

rlimit_fsize_cur parameter
Overview of Kernel Tunable Parameters
Resource Limits Parameters
rlimit_fsize_cur

rlimit_fsize_max parameter
Resource Limits Parameters
rlimit_fsize_max

rlimit_nofile_cur parameter
Overview of Kernel Tunable Parameters
Resource Limits Parameters
rlimit_nofile_cur

rlimit_nofile_max parameter
Resource Limits Parameters
rlimit_nofile_max

rlimit_pthreads_cur parameter
Resource Limits Parameters
rlimit_pthread_cur

rlimit_pthreads_max parameter
Resource Limits Parameters
rlimit_pthread_max

rlimit_rss_cur parameter
Overview of Kernel Tunable Parameters
Large System Tunable Parameters
Large System Tunable Parameters
Resource Limits Parameters
rlimit_rss_cur

rlimit_rss_max parameter
Large System Tunable Parameters
Resource Limits Parameters
rlimit_rss_max

rlimit_stack_cur parameter
Large System Tunable Parameters
Resource Limits Parameters

rlimit_stack_max parameter
Large System Tunable Parameters
Resource Limits Parameters
rlimit_stack_max

rlimit_vmem_cur parameter
Overview of Kernel Tunable Parameters
Large System Tunable Parameters
Resource Limits Parameters
rlimit_vmem_cur
maxlkmem

rlimit_vmem_max parameter
Large System Tunable Parameters
Resource Limits Parameters
rlimit_vmem_max

rlogin command
Displaying Windows on Remote Workstations

rm command
Recursive Commands

root directories
Superuser (root) Account Access Restriction
IRIX root Directories

root filesystem
root Filesystem Not Found

root partition
Checking Installed Hardware in /hw

root variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables
Partitioning Guidelines

routed command
Checking Software Configuration Options with chkconfig

rpcinfo command
Basic fam Troubleshooting

rsh command
Displaying Windows on Remote Workstations

rsshogfrac parameter
Large System Tunable Parameters
Resource Limits Parameters
rsshogfrac

rsshogslop parameter
Resource Limits Parameters
rsshogslop

rtcpus parameter
rtcpus

rtnetd command
Checking Software Configuration Options with chkconfig

run levels
Starting the System
IRIX Operating System Run Levels (System State)

rwhod command
Checking Software Configuration Options with chkconfig

sar command
init Process: Run-Level Preparation
Checking Software Configuration Options with chkconfig
Monitoring Paging and Swap Space
Process Monitoring with sar
timex, sar, and par
Operating System Tuning Procedure

sash
Standalone Shell (sash)

savecore command
Saving a Crash Dump with savecore
savecore I/O Error

sbe_log_errors parameter
Switch Parameters
sbe_log_errors

sbe_mfr_override parameter
Switch Parameters
sbe_mfr_override

sbe_report_cons parameter
Switch Parameters
sbe_report_cons

sbrk system call
Checking Available Memory

scache_pool_size parameter
Paging Parameters
scache_pool_size

scalability
Partitioning Your System

schedules
Task Scheduling with the at, batch, and cron Commands

SCSI controllers
SCSI Controller Reset

sed command
Finding and Manipulating Files
sed Editor

select system call
Increasing CPU Performance
Guidelines for Reducing High User Time

semmni parameter
Large System Tunable Parameters
IPC Parameters

semopm parameter
Large System Tunable Parameters
Large System Tunable Parameters
Large System Tunable Parameters

semume parameter
Large System Tunable Parameters

setenv command
Summary of Command Monitor Commands
Changing Command Monitor Environment Variables
Booting the Standalone Shell
bootp Protocol

setpart command
Partition Setup
Summary of Command Monitor Commands

setrlimit system call
Resource Limits Parameters

setsockopt system call
unpst_sendspace
tcp_recvspace

settimer system call
fasthz

Setting core file permissions
coremask

setting environment variables
Default Environment Variables

SGI Origin 3000 series machine
Partitioning Your System

sgilog variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

sh command
Using timex

shell command
ncargs

shell windows
colors
Creating a Custom Shell Window
font selection
Creating a Custom Shell Window

shells
commands
Adding User Accounts Using Shell Commands
scripts
C Shell Shortcuts
startup files
User Environment
user default
Changing a User's Default Shell
variables
Configurable Shell Environment Variables
Default Environment Variables

shlbmax parameter
Resource Limits Parameters
shlbmax

shmat system call
IPC Parameters

shmget system call
IPC Parameters

shmmax parameter
Large System Tunable Parameters
IPC Parameters

shmmin parameter
IPC Parameters

shmop system call
Guidelines for Reducing High User Time

shortcuts
C shell
C Shell Shortcuts
Korn shell
Korn Shell Shortcuts
mouse
Using Mouse Shortcuts

showconfig variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

shutdown command
Shutting Down the System from Single-User Mode
Changing Multiuser Mode to Single-User Mode with the shutdown Command

SIGKILL signal
cpulimit_gracetime

SIGXCPU signal
cpulimit_gracetime

single command
Changing System Run Levels
Summary of Command Monitor Commands

single-user mode
Changing Multiuser Mode to Single-User Mode with the shutdown Command

site policies
accounts
Account Passwords
disk usage
Configuring Disk and Swap Space
passwords
Account Passwords
privacy
User Privacy
root access
Superuser (root) Account Access Restriction
user ID numbers
Account Passwords

sm_timeout parameter
NFS Parameters
sm_timeout

socket parameters
Socket Parameters

software configuration options
Setting Software Configuration Options with chkconfig

software customization
Setting Software Configuration Options with chkconfig

software inventory
Checking Installed Software with versions

software upgrades
Software Upgrade Check

special login shells
Special Login Shells

sprofil system call
nprofile

sshmseg parameter
Overview of Kernel Tunable Parameters
Large System Tunable Parameters
IPC Parameters

standalone shell
Standalone Shell (sash)

startup messages
System Restarting Information

stat system call
maxsymlinks

striping
Logical Volumes for Improving Disk I/O

su command
Locking a User Account
Creating and Booting a New Kernel with autoconfig
su Messages

subnetsarelocal parameter
Switch Parameters
subnetsarelocal

Sun NIS master
Troubleshooting fam When Using a Sun NIS Master

superuser groups
Changing User Groups with newgrp and multgrps

supported configurations
Supported Configurations

svc_maxdupreqs parameter
NFS Parameters
svc_maxdupreqs

svr3pipe parameter
Switch Parameters
svr3pipe

swap command
Monitoring Paging and Swap Space
Listing Swap Space with the swap -l Command
Swapping and Paging Messages

swap space
File Compression and Archiving
Swap Space
Paging and Swapping
Memory and Swap Messages
Swapping and Paging Messages

swap variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

switch parameters
Switch Parameters

symbolic links
maxsymlinks

syntax
Command Monitor Command Syntax
Command Monitor Filename Syntax

syslog command
sysmon, the System Log Viewer

syslogd messages
syslogd Daemon Issues

sysmon command
sysmon, the System Log Viewer

syssegsz parameter
Large System Tunable Parameters
General Parameters
syssegsz

system backup
Backing Up the System

system call errors
IPC Parameters

system calls
Receiving Kernel Messages and Adjusting Table Sizes

system clocks
System Off Message

system configuration
Access Control Lists
Access Control Lists (ACLs) and Capabilities
changing
Setting Software Configuration Options with chkconfig
checking
Configuring the IRIX Operating System
Checking Software Configuration Options with chkconfig
date and time
Changing the System Date and Time
default printers
Setting the Default Printer
defaults
Setting and Changing System Defaults
directory permissions
Changing File and Directory Access Permission
file permissions
Changing File and Directory Access Permission
options
Checking Software Configuration Options with chkconfig
processor assignment
Changing Processor Assignment on Multiprocessor Systems
software options
Setting Software Configuration Options with chkconfig
system display
Changing the System Display
system names
Changing the System Name
time zone
Setting the Time Zone

system limits parameters
System Limits Parameters

system logs
hardcopy
System Log Book Maintenance
viewers
sysmon, the System Log Viewer

System Manager
Administration Tools Overview

system monitoring tools
System Monitoring Tools

system passwords
Setting a PROM Password
Setting a PROM Password

system shutdown
/etc/inittab
Powering Off the System Using /etc/inittab
multiuser mode
Shutting Down the System from Multiuser Mode
notification
Superuser (root) Account Access Restriction

system startup
Starting the System
System Restarting Information

SystemPartition variable
Partitioning Guidelines
Command Monitor Environment Variables

systems
directories
Other Important IRIX System Directories
error messages
Troubleshooting System Configuration Using System Error Messages
files
Other Important IRIX System Directories
names
Changing the System Name
partitions
Partitioning Your System
reconfiguration
Operating System Tuning: Changing Parameters and Reconfiguring the System
state
Starting the System
tuning
System Performance Tuning
IRIX Kernel Tunable Parameters

systune command
Files Used for Kernel Tuning
cpulimit_gracetime
Socket Parameters

systune system call
XVM Parameters

tar command
Deleting a User from the System

tcp_hashtablesz parameter
Socket Parameters
tcp_hashtablesz
Socket Parameters

tcp_recvspace parameter
Socket Parameters
tcp_recvspace

tcp_sack parameter
Socket Parameters
tcp_sack

tcp_sendspace parameter
tcp_sendspace
Socket Parameters

TCP/IP boot protocol
bootp Protocol

TCP/IP sockets
Socket Parameters

tcsh shell
tcsh Shell

telinit command
Changing System Run Levels

telnet command
Displaying Windows on Remote Workstations

text manipulation
Copying and Pasting Text with the Mouse

time and date
Changing the System Date and Time

time zones
Setting the Time Zone

timed command
Checking Software Configuration Options with chkconfig
Changing the System Date and Time
Time Server Daemon Message

timers man page
fasthz

timetrim parameter
Timer Parameters
timetrim

timex command
timex, sar, and par
Checking Application Performance with timex

tlbdrop parameter
Paging Parameters
tlbdrop

tools
Administration Tools Overview

top command
Process Monitoring with top
Checking the CPU

trouble reporting
User Request Service

troubleshooting
disk usage
Swap Space
fam issues
Basic fam Troubleshooting
system error messages
Troubleshooting System Configuration Using System Error Messages

tty_auto_strhold parameter
Switch Parameters
tty_auto_strhold

tunable parameters
IRIX Kernel Tunable Parameters

tuning
System Performance Tuning

TZ environment variable
Setting the Time Zone

udp_hashtablesz parameter
udp_hashtablesz
Socket Parameters
Socket Parameters

UDS sockets
Socket Parameters

umask command
Setting Permissions with umask
Default File Permissions (umask)

uname command
Checking Basic System Identification with uname

unbootable kernel
Recovering from an Unbootable Kernel

/unix.install directory
Changing a Parameter

unpdg_recvspace parameter
unpdg_recvspace
Socket Parameters

unpdg_sendspace parameter
unpdg_sendspace
Socket Parameters

unpst_recvspace parameter
unpst_recvspace
Socket Parameters

unpst_sendspace parameter
unpst_sendspace
Socket Parameters

unsetenv command
Summary of Command Monitor Commands
Removing Environment Variables

untrusted_user option
Configuration File

upgrading hardware
Hardware Change Check

upgrading software
Software Upgrade Check

use_old_serialnum parameter
Switch Parameters
use_old_serialnum

user accounts
comment fields
Changing a User's Comment Field
default group
Changing a User's Default Group
default shells
Changing a User's Default Shell
deletion
Deleting a User from the System
group ID numbers
Group ID Numbers
home directories
Changing a User's Default Home Directory
information changes
Changing User Information
locked accounts
Locking a User Account
login ID number
Changing a User's Login ID Number
login name
Changing a User's Login Name
login shells
Login Shells
password
Changing a User's Password with the passwd Command
user ID numbers
User Account Administration
verification
Verifying a New Account

user communication
Sending Messages
E-mail Programs
Message-of-the-Day Facility
Sending Messages with the news Command
Sending Messages with the write Command
Sending Messages with the wall Command

user environment
description
User Environment
environment variables
Configurable Shell Environment Variables
login shells
Login Shells
special shells
Special Login Shells

user ID number
Account Passwords

user notification
Superuser (root) Account Access Restriction

user privacy
Account Passwords

user processes
Monitoring User Processes

user trouble log
System Log Book Maintenance

usinit routine
Guidelines for Reducing High User Time

/usr/include/sys/immu.h file
gpgsmsk

/usr/news directory
Sending Messages with the news Command

utrace_bufsize parameter
General Parameters
utrace_bufsize

/var/adm/crash directory
du (Disk Usage) Command
Wasted Disk Space

/var/adm/SYSLOG file
Starting the System
Receiving Kernel Messages and Adjusting Table Sizes
timetrim
Disk Space Messages
login Messages
Time and Date Messages

variables
bootfile
Booting the Default File with the auto Command
environment
Changing Command Monitor Environment Variables
keyboard
Setting the Keyboard Variable
path
Booting a Specific Program with the boot Command
removal
Removing Environment Variables

/var/sysgen/master.d directory
Overview of Kernel Tunable Parameters
Creating and Booting a New Kernel with autoconfig
IRIX Kernel Tunable Parameters

/var/sysgen/master.d/kernel file
Receiving Kernel Messages and Adjusting Table Sizes

/var/sysgen/mtune directory
Overview of Kernel Tunable Parameters
Creating and Booting a New Kernel with autoconfig
IRIX Kernel Tunable Parameters
IRIX Kernel Tunable Parameters

/var/sysgen/system directory
Creating and Booting a New Kernel with autoconfig

verbose variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

version command
Summary of Command Monitor Commands

versions command
Checking Installed Software with versions

vfs_syncr parameter
Paging Parameters
bdflushr
bdflushr
bdflushr
vfs_syncr
vfs_syncr

vfssw_extra parameter
Loadable Drivers Parameters
vfssw_extra

vhand program
Paging Parameters

vi command
Korn Shell Shortcuts
Changing a User's Login Name

Video In No Out (VINO) parameter
VINO Parameter

vino_mtune_dmrbpages parameter
vino_mtune_dmrbpages

virtual memory
Checking Available Memory

virtual swap space
Adding Virtual Swap Space
Turning On Virtual Swapping

volume variable
Command Monitor Environment Variables

w command
System Unavailability Notification

wall command
Sending Messages with the wall Command
Sending Messages with the wall Command

whodo command
System Unavailability Notification

windows
creation
C Shell Shortcuts
custom shells
Creating a Custom Shell Window
remote workstations
Displaying Windows on Remote Workstations

WQE
NQE

write command
Sending Messages with the write Command
Sending Messages with the write Command

write system call
Guidelines for Reducing High User Time

xfontsel command
Creating a Custom Shell Window

xhost command
Changing the System Display

xpc driver
Networking Setup between Partitions

xpg4_sticky_dir parameter
Switch Parameters
xpg4_sticky_dir

xtab_verification option
Configuration File

XVM parameters
XVM Parameters

xvm_max_revive_rsc parameter
XVM Parameters
xvm_max_revive_rsc

xvm_max_revive_threads parameter
XVM Parameters
xvm_max_revive_threads

xwsh command
Creating a Custom Shell Window

zone_accum_limit parameter
Paging Parameters
zone_accum_limit