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Troubleshooting the system



Troubleshooting system-level problems
        Other troubleshooting documentation
        Preparing to recover from problems
        Recovering from a system panic
                Hardware panic
                Software panic
                Recovering from a system hang
                        Hardware hang
                        Software hang
                Forcing a panic on your system
                Checking error messages
                Checking system files with error histories
                Automatic reboot
                Saving the system dump memory image
                Saving a system dump while in multi-user state
                Examining a memory dump with crash(1M)
                Studying a panic
                Additional help from your provider
        Solving boot problems
                <Ctrl><Alt><Del> does not reboot the system
                System hangs during reboot
                System with multiple operating systems does not boot UnixWare
                System panics during reboot
                System hangs repeatedly
                Resource Manager database corrupted
        Controller problems
                I/O address, memory address, or interrupt conflicts
                Incorrect IRQ value
                Unknown traps or spurious interrupts
        Kernel build fails
        Mouse does not work
        Administrative commands fail consistently

Creating and using emergency recovery media
        Keys to recovering your system
        Creating emergency recovery boot media
        Creating emergency recovery tapes
                Handling tape error messages
                After creating emergency recovery tapes
        Emergency recovery with an encapsulated or mirrored root disk
                Creating the Emergency Recovery boot media and tapes
                Bringing the system back after emergency media is created
                Performing recovery when the primary and mirrored root disks fail
        Recovering an unusable system