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Dealing With Problems
Recovering from a System Panic
Step 3: Rebooting Your System
Once you have checked for and corrected any problems from Step 2, you are
ready to reboot your system. You can reboot your system using the Reset
switch on the panel of the Model 745. Otherwise, you can turn the system off
and then back on to initiate the boot sequence.
You will probably notice a few differences in boot behavior as compared
with your normal boot sequence. Your system might save a “core” file to
disk. This core file is a “snapshot” of the previously running kernel at the
time that it panicked. If necessary, this core file can be analyzed using spe-
cial tools to determine more about what caused the panic.
NOTE: For HP-UX, core files are quite large and, if your system is so configured,
they are saved to the directory /var/adm/crash. If you feel you need to save
these files for future analysis (something that isn’t usually required), it is best
to save them to tape and remove them from your file system in order to free
up space. If you know why your system panicked, you can delete the core
files. Core files are used in rare circumstances to diagnose hard-to-find causes
of system panics.