Tech Notes from Performance Engineers
Increase file size limit on Unix
Logon as root.
Go to /etc/security
look at the file called limits
under defaults, locate fsize.
If it's not -1, change it to -1.
This will allow unlimited file sizes.
For example, on AIX, in the limits file, partly it contains:
--
default:
fsize = 2097151
core = 2097151
cpu = -1
data = 262144
rss = 65536
stack = 65536
nofiles = 131072
root:
fsize = -1
daemon:
--
For user 'daemon', since "fsize" isn't specified, it will use the default value of "2097151", or 2MB.
For user 'root', file size it deals with is unlimited. You can set it accordingly for your application
user in the 'limits' file.
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Kill Remote Desktop Connection (to free up)
When you don't log off Windows Remote Desktop (or terminal service client), the connection becomes
orphaned. You may get the following screen:
Do the following to clean up connections (on Windows 2003 server).
From a client machines CMD windows:
D:\>query session /SERVER:myserver.myco.com
SESSIONNAME USERNAME ID STATE TYPE DEVICE
console 0 Conn wdcon
rdp-tcp 65536 Listen rdpwd
rdp-tcp#11 Administrator 1 Active rdpwd
rdp-tcp#4 Administrator 2 Active rdpwd
The above show 2 connections to "myserver". You can kill the sessions with ID 1, 2, 3, so on.
tsdiscon 1 /SERVER:myserver.myco.com
where 1 rdp-tcp#11 Administrator 1 Active rdpwd "ID" col
Also, can tskill to remotely stop a process
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Bypass password changing rules (Unix)
If the password for a user ID expired and rules do NOT allow you to re-use the same password (you need
the same password because it is used in all test cases for your application), do the following to bypass
the rules:
create a shell file that takes a user ID as parameter, say changeuser.sh:
chsec -f /etc/security/lastlog -a "unsuccessful_login_count=0" -s $1
chuser rlogin='false' loginretries='365' histsize='0' maxage='0' minother='0' $1
pwdadm $1
pwdadm -c $1
chuser rlogin='false' loginretries='5' histsize='4' maxage='26' minother='1' $1
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Run NMON as non-root user
You must be the root user or allow regular users to read the
/dev/kmem file by typing the following command (as root):
chmod ugo+r /dev/kmem
If you want the disk statistics, then also run (as root):
chdev -l sys0 -a iostat=true
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Reboot AIX
Restart aix without shutting it down:
% shutdown -Fr
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How to validate your IBM Visual Age C++ installation?
To validate your IBM Visual Age C++ installation, re-run the lslpp command:
lslpp -l vacpp.cmp*
You should see output that is similar to the following example output. Your actual
data may vary, depending on the level of software that you install.
(The example shown here was obtained after installing Version 5.0.2.0):
vacpp.cmp.C 5.0.2.0 COMMITTED VisualAge C++ C Compiler
vacpp.cmp.aix43.lib 5.0.2.0 COMMITTED VisualAge C++ Libraries for AIX 4.3
vacpp.cmp.batch 5.0.2.0 COMMITTED VisualAge C++ Batch Compiler
vacpp.cmp.core 5.0.2.0 COMMITTED VisualAge C++ Compiler
vacpp.cmp.extension 5.0.2.0 COMMITTED VisualAge C++ Extension Interface
vacpp.cmp.include 5.0.2.0 COMMITTED VisualAge C++ Compiler Include Files
vacpp.cmp.incremental 5.0.2.0 COMMITTED VisualAge C++ Incremental Compiler
vacpp.cmp.lib 5.0.2.0 COMMITTED VisualAge C++ Libraries
vacpp.cmp.rte 5.0.2.0 COMMITTED VisualAge C++ Compiler Application Runtime
vacpp.cmp.tools 5.0.2.0 COMMITTED VisualAge C++ Tools
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Validate DB2 level
For a final verification, type the command
# db2level
You should see data that is similar to the following example:
DB21085I Instance "db2inst1" uses DB2 code release "SQL08010"
with level identifier "01010106".
Informational tokens are "DB2 v8.1.1.0", "s021023", "" and FixPak "0".
Product is installed at "/usr/opt/db2_08_01".
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Create Unix user ID and set password
__ 1.
Create the user IDs:
# mkuser pgrp=usrgrp1 groups=staff
# mkuser dbconct
__ 2.
Assign initial passwords. You can set the initial password value to whatever you want
(for example: "firstone". The first login will prompt you to change the password).
# passwd dbconct
Hint: If you want to retain the password that you create and prevent operating
systems from asking you to change the password after the first login, enter
the following commands:
# pwdadm -c dbconct
__ 3.
Perform initial login. You are prompted to change the password.
# login dbconct
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Validate DB2 level
For a final verification, type the command
# db2level
You should see data that is similar to the following example:
DB21085I Instance "db2inst1" uses DB2 code release "SQL08010"
with level identifier "01010106".
Informational tokens are "DB2 v8.1.1.0", "s021023", "" and FixPak "0".
Product is installed at "/usr/opt/db2_08_01".
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