Problem:
AIX LPAR crashed and failed the boot up. The following error shows on console:
boot device: /pci@800000020000001/pci@2/pci1069,b166@1/scsi@0/sd@3:2
Invalid magic number for compressed kernel: cannot continue.
ENTER called ok
Solution:
Boot this LPAR from NIM:
nim -o maint_boot -a spot=spot_name lpar_name
Once booted into Maintenance window:
Maintenance
Type the number of your choice and press Enter.
>>> 1 Access a Root Volume Group
2 Copy a System Dump to Removable Media
3 Access Advanced Maintenance Functions
4 Erase Disks
5 Configure Network Disks (iSCSI)
6 Select Storage Adapters
88 Help ?
99 Previous Menu
>>> Choice [1]: 1
Type the number of your choice and press Enter.
1) Access this Volume Group and start a shell
2) Access this Volume Group and start a shell before mounting filesystems
99) Previous Menu
Choice [99]: 1
Importing Volume Group…
# bosboot -ad /dev/hdisk0
bosboot: Boot image is 46798 512 byte blocks.
# reboot
