diff --git a/build/hpux/hc_hpux_platform/hc_hpux_platform.psf b/build/hpux/hc_hpux_platform/hc_hpux_platform.psf
index ec7cf21..c08d595 100644
--- a/build/hpux/hc_hpux_platform/hc_hpux_platform.psf
+++ b/build/hpux/hc_hpux_platform/hc_hpux_platform.psf
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ This is the OS/platform plugin package"
         file            -m 755 check_hpux_guid_status.sh
         file            -m 644 check_hpux_hpvm_vpar_status.sh
         file            -m 755 check_hpux_httpd_status.sh
-        file            -m 755 check_hpux_kernel_params.sh	
+        file            -m 755 check_hpux_kernel_params.sh
+        file            -m 755 check_hpux_kernel_usage.sh	
         file            -m 755 check_hpux_named_status.sh
         file            -m 755 check_hpux_ntp_status.sh
         file            -m 755 check_hpux_ovpa_status.sh
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ This is the OS/platform plugin package"
         file            -m 644 check_hpux_ignite_backup.conf.dist
         file            -m 644 check_hpux_ioscan.conf.dist
         file            -m 644 check_hpux_kernel_params.conf.dist
+        file            -m 644 check_hpux_kernel_usage.conf.dist
         file            -m 644 check_hpux_ntp_status.conf.dist
         file            -m 644 check_hpux_root_crontab.conf.dist
         file            -m 644 check_hpux_sg_package_status.conf.dist
diff --git a/configs/etc/check_hpux_kernel_usage.conf.dist b/configs/etc/check_hpux_kernel_usage.conf.dist
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1775e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/etc/check_hpux_kernel_usage.conf.dist
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#******************************************************************************
+# @(#) check_hpux_kernel_usage.conf
+#******************************************************************************
+# This is a configuration file for the check_hpux_kernel_usage HC plugin.
+# All lines starting with a '#' are comment lines.
+# [default: indicates hardcoded script values if no value is defined here]
+#******************************************************************************
+
+# specify a general maximum usage threshold (percentage)
+# [ default: 90% ]
+max_kcusage=90
+
+# specify individual kernel parameters and their maximum usage threshold (percentage)
+# definitions here will overrides max_kcusage for these parameters
+# [param:<param_name>:<param_threshold>]
+param:nproc:70
+
+# specify parameters that should be excluded from the check 
+# comma-separated list (as shown by kctune/kcusage)
+# (does not override param:: lines from above)
+# [ default: none ]
+exclude_params=""
+
+
+#******************************************************************************
+# End of FILE
+#******************************************************************************
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sources/lib/platform/hp-ux/check_hpux_kernel_usage.sh b/sources/lib/platform/hp-ux/check_hpux_kernel_usage.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77aefef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sources/lib/platform/hp-ux/check_hpux_kernel_usage.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ksh
+#******************************************************************************
+# @(#) check_hpux_kernel_usage.sh
+#******************************************************************************
+# @(#) Copyright (C) 2017 by KUDOS BVBA (info@kudos.be).  All rights reserved.
+#
+# This program is a free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the same terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details
+#******************************************************************************
+#
+# DOCUMENTATION (MAIN)
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# @(#) MAIN: check_hpux_kernel_usage
+# DOES: see _show_usage()
+# EXPECTS: see _show_usage()
+# REQUIRES: data_space2comma(), init_hc(), log_hc()
+#
+# @(#) HISTORY:
+# @(#) 2017-12-22: original version [Patrick Van der Veken]
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# DO NOT CHANGE THIS FILE UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!
+#******************************************************************************
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function check_hpux_kernel_usage
+{
+# ------------------------- CONFIGURATION starts here -------------------------
+typeset _CONFIG_FILE="${CONFIG_DIR}/$0.conf"
+typeset _KCUSAGE_BIN="/usr/sbin/kcusage"
+typeset _VERSION="2018-01-05"                           # YYYY-MM-DD
+typeset _SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS="HP-UX"                    # uname -s match
+# ------------------------- CONFIGURATION ends here ---------------------------
+
+# set defaults
+(( ARG_DEBUG != 0 && ARG_DEBUG_LEVEL > 0 )) && set ${DEBUG_OPTS}
+init_hc "$0" "${_SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS}" "${_VERSION}"
+typeset _ARGS=$(data_space2comma "$*")
+typeset _ARG=""
+typeset _MSG=""
+typeset _STC=0
+typeset _MAX_KCUSAGE=0
+typeset _EXCLUDED_PARAMS=""
+typeset _HANDLED_PARAMS=""
+typeset _PARAM_NAME=""
+typeset _CONFIG_VALUE=""
+typeset _CEIL_VALUE=""
+typeset _CHECK_VALUE=""
+typeset _CURR_VALUE=""
+typeset _FOUND_PARAM=0
+typeset _KCUSAGE_LINE=""
+typeset _LINE_COUNT=1
+typeset _DUMMY=""
+
+# handle arguments (originally comma-separated)
+for _ARG in ${_ARGS}
+do
+    case "${_ARG}" in
+        help)
+            _show_usage $0 ${_VERSION} ${_CONFIG_FILE} && return 0
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+# handle configuration file
+[[ -n "${ARG_CONFIG_FILE}" ]] && _CONFIG_FILE="${ARG_CONFIG_FILE}"
+if [[ ! -r ${_CONFIG_FILE} ]]
+then
+    warn "unable to read configuration file at ${_CONFIG_FILE}"
+    return 1
+fi
+# read required configuration values
+_MAX_KCUSAGE=$(_CONFIG_FILE="${_CONFIG_FILE}" data_get_lvalue_from_config 'max_kcusage')
+if [[ -z "${_MAX_KCUSAGE}" ]]
+then
+    # default
+    _IGNORE_FS=90
+fi
+_EXCLUDED_PARAMS=$(_CONFIG_FILE="${_CONFIG_FILE}" data_get_lvalue_from_config 'exclude_params')
+if [[ -n "${_EXCLUDED_PARAMS}" ]]
+then
+    log "excluding following kernel parameters: ${_EXCLUDED_PARAMS}"
+fi
+
+# check & get kcusage information
+if [[ ! -x ${_KCUSAGE_BIN} ]]
+then
+    warn "kcusage is not installed here (not HP-UX 11.31?)"
+    return 1
+else
+    ${_KCUSAGE_BIN} >>${HC_STDOUT_LOG} 2>>${HC_STDERR_LOG}
+    if (( $? != 0 ))
+    then
+        _MSG="unable to gather kcusage information"
+        log_hc "$0" 1 "${_MSG}"
+        return 0
+    fi
+fi
+
+# check configuration values
+grep -i '^param:' ${_CONFIG_FILE} 2>/dev/null |\
+    while IFS=':' read _DUMMY _PARAM_NAME _CONFIG_VALUE
+do
+    # check for empties
+    if [[ -z "${_PARAM_NAME}" || -z "${_CONFIG_VALUE}" ]]
+    then
+        warn "missing parameter name and/or value in configuration file ${_CONFIG_FILE} at data line ${_LINE_COUNT}"
+        return 1
+    fi
+    # check if the kernel parameter is valid
+    _FOUND_PARAM=$(awk '{ print $1 }' ${HC_STDOUT_LOG} 2>/dev/null | grep -c -E -e "^${_PARAM_NAME}$")
+    if (( _FOUND_PARAM == 0 ))
+    then
+        warn "parameter '${_PARAM_NAME}' in configuration file ${_CONFIG_FILE} at data line ${_LINE_COUNT} is not an existing kernel parameter"
+        return 1
+    fi
+    _LINE_COUNT=$(( _LINE_COUNT + 1 ))
+done
+
+# 1) perform checks (first the invidually configured ones)
+grep -i '^param:' ${_CONFIG_FILE} 2>/dev/null |\
+    while IFS=':' read _DUMMY _PARAM_NAME _CONFIG_VALUE
+do
+    # check for actual values and ceilings
+    _CURR_VALUE=$(grep -E -e "^${_PARAM_NAME}[ \t].*" ${HC_STDOUT_LOG} 2>/dev/null | awk '{ print $2 }')
+    _CEIL_VALUE=$(grep -E -e "^${_PARAM_NAME}[ \t].*" ${HC_STDOUT_LOG} 2>/dev/null | awk '{ print $4 }')
+
+    _CHECK_VALUE=$(( (_CURR_VALUE * 100 ) / _CEIL_VALUE ))
+
+    if (( _CHECK_VALUE > _CONFIG_VALUE ))
+    then
+        _MSG="${_PARAM_NAME} has exceeded its individual threshold (${_CHECK_VALUE} > ${_CONFIG_VALUE})"
+        _STC=1
+    else
+        _MSG="${_PARAM_NAME} is below its individual threshold (${_CHECK_VALUE} <= ${_CONFIG_VALUE})"
+    fi
+    # push to handled list
+    _HANDLED_PARAMS="${_HANDLED_PARAMS}\n${_PARAM_NAME}"
+
+    # handle unit result
+    log_hc "$0" ${_STC} "${_MSG}" "${_CHECK_VALUE}" "${_CONFIG_VALUE}"
+    _STC=0
+done
+
+# perform checks (second the ones mapping the general threshold)
+cat ${HC_STDOUT_LOG} 2>/dev/null | tail -n +3 | while read _KCUSAGE_LINE
+do
+    _PARAM_NAME=$(print "${_KCUSAGE_LINE}" | awk '{ print $1 }')
+
+    # parameter excluded?
+    if (( $(print "${_EXCLUDED_PARAMS}" | tr ',' '\n' | grep -c -E -e "${_PARAM_NAME}") != 0 ))
+    then
+        (( ARG_DEBUG != 0 )) && debug "excluding kernel parameter ${_PARAM_NAME} ..."
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    # parameter already handled?
+    if (( $(print "${_HANDLED_PARAMS}" | grep -c -E -e "${_PARAM_NAME}") == 0 ))
+    then
+        # check for actual values and ceilings
+        _CURR_VALUE=$(print "${_KCUSAGE_LINE}" | awk '{ print $2 }')
+        _CEIL_VALUE=$(print "${_KCUSAGE_LINE}" | awk '{ print $4 }')
+
+        _CHECK_VALUE=$(( (_CURR_VALUE * 100 ) / _CEIL_VALUE ))
+
+        if (( _CHECK_VALUE > _MAX_KCUSAGE ))
+        then
+            _MSG="${_PARAM_NAME} has exceeded the general threshold (${_CURR_VALUE} > ${_MAX_KCUSAGE})"
+            _STC=1
+        else
+            _MSG="${_PARAM_NAME} is below the general threshold (${_CHECK_VALUE} <= ${_MAX_KCUSAGE})"
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    # handle unit result
+    log_hc "$0" ${_STC} "${_MSG}" "${_CHECK_VALUE}" "${_MAX_KCUSAGE}"
+    _STC=0
+done
+
+return 0
+}
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function _show_usage
+{
+cat <<- EOT
+NAME    : $1
+VERSION : $2
+CONFIG  : $3 with formatted stanzas:
+            param:<my_param1>:<my_param1_threshold_%>
+          Other options:
+            max_kcusage=<threshold_%>
+            exclude_params=<list_of_exluded_parameters>
+PURPOSE : Checks the current usage of kernel paremeter resources
+
+EOT
+
+return 0
+}
+
+#******************************************************************************
+# END of script
+#******************************************************************************