Recovering A Corrupt System - HP -UX 11i Installation And Update Manual

In Case of Trouble

Recovering a Corrupt System

Recovering a Corrupt System
If your system will not boot at the login prompt, or the system boots but
critical files are corrupt, adversely affecting system performance, it may
be useful to restore system elements from the HP-UX Install/Update/
Recovery media. If there are little or no user applications or data on the
system, the best recovery method is usually to cold-install the OS, as
explained in Chapter 2. This will erase all data and software on the root
disk.
If you wish try to preserve user data or applications on the root disk,
however, procedures are available to rebuild the OS. These "expert
recovery" procedures are explained in Chapter 11 of the Ignite-UX
Administration Guide. This guide is available on the HP-UX Instant
Information CD (which you can view via an HP-UX or Windows/NT
system), and also on the Web:
docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90738/B2355-90738.html
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