Installation guide

• Kernel booting and the single-user mode prompt.
• Saving and copying kernels.
1. Boot the generic kernel to single-user mode.
P##>>>boot -fl s -fi genvmunix
2. Check and mount file systems.
# bcheckrc
Refer to Chapter 7 for more information on mounting file systems
3. Set the host name (system name) for this partition.
# hostname
NAME
4. Rebuild the kernel using the doconfig command.
# doconfig
_____________________ Note _____________________
You must not use doconfig with the -c option to rebuild
the kernel
5. Save the current kernel as follows:
# cp /vmunix /vmunix.save
6. Install the new kernel as follows, where SYSNAME is the local host
name:
# cp /sys/SYSNAME/vmunix /vmunix
7. Unmount the file systems as follows:
# umount -a
8. Halt the operating system as follows:
# sync
# sync
# halt
9. Boot the new kernel as follows:
P##>>>boot
E.4.9 Handling Nonrecoverable Hardware Error Machine Checks
There are two main classes of hardware errors: recoverable and
nonrecoverable. Recoverable errors are corrected by the hardware and
reported to the operating system. The operating system logs recoverable
errors in the binary error log and continues normal system operation.
E–30 Administering Specific Hardware