Is the system still usable?

If the system reboots itself after a panic, chances are good that the system will be usable, if only for a short while. Some panics and crashes will show up once in a blue moon, whereas others, once encountered , will increase in frequency. It all depends on the nature of the crash.

Assuming that the system is usable for now, you can use the system to analyze the savecore files that are awaiting you in the savecore directory.

If your system is one that serves several users, whether directly or indirectly as a data server, you may want to notify your user base that the system may be going down unexpectedly in the near future. Although not the best of news, it does give the users the option of backing up their work more frequently. For the moment, though, assume that the system is usable.

If you have not backed up your file systems recently, now would be a good time! However, just to be extra safe, use a different set of tapes, in case damage has already been done and you need to revert to the prior set of backups .