Information saved in BOS installation log files may help you determine the cause of installation problems. To view BOS installation log files, type cd /var/adm/ras and view the files in this directory. One example is the devinst.log, which is a text file that can be viewed with any text editor or paged.
To view some logs in the /var/adm/ras directory, you can use the following SMIT fast path:
smit alog_show
The resulting list contains all logs that are viewable with the alog command. Select from the list by pressing the F4 key.
To run a command to view some logs in the /var/adm/ras directory, type:
alog -o -f bosinstlog