Troubleshooting

When you encounter a problem, you may need to investigate many hardware and software components. You can identify and resolve some problems quickly, such as invalid software installation, version incompatibilities, insufficient HP-UX resources, corrupt configuration shell scripts, and programming or command errors. Other problems require more investigation.

After you identify the problem, you can resolve the problem using the suggestions in this chapter or the error messages documented in the link installation manuals. However, there may be problems that you should report to your HP support contact. This chapter also includes guidelines for submitting an HP Service Request (SR).

This chapter discusses the following topics:

“Characterizing a Problem” on page 291

“Diagnostic Tools Summary” on page 293

“Troubleshooting Kerberos” on page 294

“General Errors” on page 303

“User Error Messages” on page 305

“Administrative Error Messages” on page 306

“Reporting Problems to Your HP Support Contact” on page 308

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