Re: Boot error message - 0517 SYNCVG ROOTVG

From: Dr. David Kirkby (see_my_signature_for_my_real_address_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/30/03 

Date: 30 Sep 2003 06:57:59 -0700

"Ulrich--nO--(dot)-sPAM--Link" <"Ulrich--nO--(dot)-sPAM--Link"@Epost.de> wrote in message news:<bl7998$fpp$02$1@news.t-online.com>...
> Dr. David Kirkby wrote:
>
> > Sorry, my previous message contained an error. The error message on
> > the display of my IBM RS/6000 7025 F50 is:

> > 0517
> > SYNCVG ROOTVG
> >
> > not as I said previosly.
> >
>
> Can you boot in maintenance mode from the installation CD?
> Try running the diagnostics from CD.
>
> ---
> Uli
Thanks for that suggestion. I'm pretty new to AIX and only use the
machine to test software on, so it don't get much use. It runs a few
hours / week.

Despite the fact the machine only has 3 x 4.5 Gb disks, and displayed
the message:

0517
SYNCVG ROOTVG

for a long time (at least a couple of hours I'm sure), it has come
back to life!!

I forgot to switch it off (it's in my garage). When today I went to
the garage I was surprised to see the message had gone and the display
blank, which is what happens when the system is running normally.

Well much to my surprise I was able to ssh to the box. I've rebooted
it and found it still works okay, so I'm not sure what happened.
There's no mail for root saying what happened. I must admit as to not
knowing my way around the AIX log files yet, so that is one I will
have to investigate.

Anyway, it is working, despite the fact it would not boot properly for
at least a couple of hours.

Dr. David Kirkby
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