Here is what I use as part of another script. #------------------------------------------------------------- # Set variables for script. # This is the only place you need to modify. #------------------------------------------------------------- ORACLE_BASE=/u01/oracle ORACLE_HOME=/u01/oracle PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/ccs/bin:/usr/local/bin: RUN_DATE=`date '+%Y%m%d_%H%M%S'` LOG_DATE=`date '+%Y%m%d'` BACKUPDIR=/u04 BACKUPSPACE=0 WARNINGSIZE=75 MAILFILE=mailfile.out MAILSUBJECT=mailsub.out MAILBODY=mailbody.out export ORACLE_BASE ORACLE_HOME PATH RUN_DATE LOG_DATE export BACKUPDIR BACKUPPATH BACKUPSPACE export WARNINGSIZE MAILFILE MAILSUBJECT MAILBODY RUNFILE #---------------------------------------------------------------------- # Check status to see if space exists in directory. #---------------------------------------------------------------------- BACKUPSPACE=`df -k ${BACKUPDIR}| tail -1|awk '{print $1}'` if [ $BACKUPSPACE -gt $WARNINGSIZE ]; then echo "Subject: Disk Space low" > $MAILSUBJECT echo "WARNING...Disk Space low in ${BACKUPDIR} For NEXT BACKUP" > $MAILBODY cat $MAILSUBJECT $MAILBODY > $MAILFILE mail -t "your email address" < $MAILFILE rm mailsub.out rm mailbody.out rm mailfile.out fi exit ciao, Brian Brian J. Zelli title => Senior Database Administrator dept => Enterprise Applications/Systems Integration org => Roswell Park Cancer Institute phone => (716) 845-4460 email => brian.zelli@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:brian.zelli@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alex List Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 2:06 PM To: Oracle I List Subject: Script to check disk space on AIX/HP-UX Hi, I have a shell script scheduled to run daily on Linux and check the disk space. After reaching a limit of x% partition full, it sends mail to a group alerting the issue. For HP-UX and AIX many parameters are different and doesnt work. As I dont have skills enough to adapt this script, I thought if someone else has this kind of check/alert to share. I really appreciate any comment or thought. Thank you. Alex This email message may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or the employee or agent responsible for the delivery of this message to the intended recipient(s), you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of this email message is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and delete this email message from your computer. Thank you.