Updating Tru64 Unix Using The Bootp Protocol; Updating From A Floppy Disk - Compaq ES40CSLP Installation, User & Service Manual

P00>>> boot -file fwupdate ewa0
5. Enter the update command at the UPD> prompt.

3.10.6.2 Updating Tru64 UNIX Using the BOOTP Protocol

1. Download the firmware update image from the Firmware Updates Web site.
2. Copy the downloaded file to a Tru64 UNIX based network server for BOOTP booting on
the AlphaServer system. For details on configuring the BOOTP server, refer to Tru64
UNIX documentation or the system's Firmware Release Notes document.
3. Enter the update command at the UPD> prompt.

3.10.7 Updating from a Floppy Disk

The RMC firmware can be updated from a floppy disk.
1. Boot the update utility from the SRM console as follows:
P00>>> boot dva0
2. At the UPD> prompt, enter the exit command and answer y at the prompt:
UPD> exit
Do you want to do a manual update [y/(n)] y
3. To update RMC firmware, enter update rmc. For example:
UPD> update rmc
4. Enter the list command to list the current revision of firmware.
5. Type exit to initialize the system.
_____________________________ Note____________________________
When updating firmware, you must always perform a manual update (see Section
3.10.3 for instructions). Make sure that you only update the RMC firmware with
the specific RMC firmware file (either floppy or mop file versions).
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