Content Platform Engine,             Operating systems:  AIX, Linux, Linux on System z, Solaris

Configuring Content Platform Engine servers (AIX, HPUX, HPUXi, Linux, Linux on System z, or Solaris)

If Content Platform Engine is configured for full-text indexing, video transcription, or thumbnail generation, then before you start the Content Platform Engine installation on AIX®, Linux, Solaris, or Linux on System z®, you must ensure that the fsize and nofiles parameters are set to their unlimited value.

About this task

The fsize parameter controls the maximum file size; the nofiles parameter controls the maximum number of open files per process.

Procedure

To ensure that the values of fsize and nofiles are set to their unlimited value:

  1. Run the following command to check the value of the fsize parameter:
    ulimit -f
    If the parameter value is already unlimited (-1), continue at step 3.
  2. Open for editing one of the following files, which contain the fsize parameter. Set the parameter value to -1, and save your edit.
    Table 1. Name of the file to be edited
    Operating System File name
    AIX /etc/security/limits
    Solaris, Linux, HP-UX, HP-UXi, and Linux on System z /etc/security/limits.conf
  3. Run the following command to check the value of the nofiles parameter:
    ulimit -n
    The value of nofiles is unlimited if it is one of the following values, depending on your operating system:
    Table 2. Unlimited value
    Operating system Unlimited value
    AIX and Solaris -1
    HP-UX, HP-UXi, Linux, and Linux on System z 65536
    If the value is already unlimited, continue at step 5.
  4. Open for editing (if it is not already open) one of the following files, which contain the nofiles parameter. Set the parameter to its unlimited value, and save your edit.
    Table 3. Name of the file to be edited
    Operating system File name
    AIX /etc/security/limits
    Solaris, Linux, HP-UX, HP-UXi, and Linux on System z /etc/security/limits.conf
  5. Log out of the current session. If you changed the value of fsize or nofiles, log back in for the changes to take effect.


Last updated: October 2015
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