Just saw this todayhavent tried it yet.
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New Script: Pre-Install script which checks your Unix
environment to ensure successful installation of Oracle 9.x version of RDBMS
The Data Server Support team is pleased to release a new
On HP/UX at least, it doesn't work very well unless you've modified every
kernel parameter stated in the install docs, even if the default is
adequate. Only the modified values get put into /stand/system, which the
script greps.
Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator