Technical data

Recovering from a System Panic
9-2
Record the Panic Message
Write down the message that is displayed on the screen. You may need to refer to it
later.
Categorize the Panic
A panic can be categorized into one of the following:
• Hardware failure
• File system problem
• LAN communication problem
• Other
The wording of the panic message that you wrote down directs you to the appropri-
ate category.
Corrective Process
Once you have categorized the panic, you are ready to begin correcting the problem.
In general, correcting the problem entails performing the category specific recovery
and rebooting as shown in Table 9-1.
Once you have successfully rebooted your system you may want to perform more
frequent backups until you are confident that your system functions properly. Read
the section titled “Minimizing the Effects of a Panic” to understand how to design
and perform backups.