Originally posted by: manu12

Hi,

Today aix server was shutdown due to power fluctuation , I have checked with errpt command and alog -o -t boot.

But I am not finding the reason why server was down.

Please suggest in which log file I can get the information.
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Originally posted by: nagger

A normal shutdown should be noted in the errpt.
Two exceptions that I can see.
1) the machine was halted - this does not let anything be written to disk - highly NOT recommended.
2) The filesystem was full - happens surprisingly often if you have not increased them from the tiny defaults.
I think it goes into /var

In a crisis like a major power problem like a spike (not a power outage due to yanking the cable), I could see why the machine might attempt to "bale out" rather than an orderly shutdown.

Hope this helps, Nigel Griffiths
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