diff --git a/doc/source/afs.rst b/doc/source/afs.rst
index 99e7be57b6..9d23c3fcfb 100644
--- a/doc/source/afs.rst
+++ b/doc/source/afs.rst
@@ -360,16 +360,31 @@ usable after recovery:
 
 * Pause mirror updates and volume release cron jobs
 
+  * This is most easily done putting the mirror update server in the
+    Ansible emergency file then commenting out all root cronjobs on
+    that server.
+
 * Reboot the server; fix any filesystem errors and check the salvager
   logs
 
+  * ``/var/log/boot.log`` should indicate ``/dev/main/vicepa`` was fsck'd
+
+  * ``/var/log/openafs/SalsrvLog`` contains the salvager logs.
+
 * Check for any stuck volume transactions; remedy as appropriate
 
+  * Run ``vos status -server $AFS_FILESERVER_IP_ADDR -localauth`` against
+    the IP address of each afs fileserver.
+
 * Perform a manual release of every volume from a terminal on a server
   using "-localauth" in case OpenAFS decides it can't do an
   incremental update.
 
-* Re-enable cron jobs
+  * In a screen session on the afs fileserver run:
+    ``vos release -localauth -verbose $AFS_VOLUME``
+
+* Re-enable cron jobs and remove the mirror update server from the
+  Ansible emergency file.
 
 Mirrors
 ~~~~~~~