How to see system error messages in AIX ?
Today we will see how to see system error messages in AIX operating system.
1. To see all error messages
# errpt | more or, havui201# errpt | pg IDENTIFIER TIMESTAMP T C RESOURCE_NAME DESCRIPTION DE3B8540 0217060620 P H hdisk1 PATH HAS FAILED DE3B8540 0217060620 P H hdisk0 PATH HAS FAILED DE3B8540 0216060620 P H hdisk1 PATH HAS FAILED DE3B8540 0216060620 P H hdisk0 PATH HAS FAILED F31FFAC3 0215170320 I H hdisk0 PATH HAS RECOVERED DCB47997 0215170220 T H hdisk0 DISK OPERATION ERROR DE3B8540 0215170220 P H hdisk0 PATH HAS FAILED 4B436A3D 0215094720 T H fscsi4 LINK ERROR DE3B8540 0215094620 P H hdisk0 PATH HAS FAILED
2. To see detailed error message for a specific error ID.
# errpt -aj DE3B8540 | pg
In AIX, “errpt” utility is used to check the error logs and its details.