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6. To exit the update utility, cycle the power. Leave the power off for at least 20
seconds before turning it back on.
Using the Flash Update Utility from the ARC Console
To update the firmware from the ARC console, do the following:
1. Insert the Firmware Update CD-ROM into the CD drive. Or, insert the firmware
update floppy into the diskette drive.
2. From the ARC Boot Menu, select Supplementary menu...
3. Select Install new firmware, and complete the update procedure by going to
step 4 in the previous section, Using the Flash Update Utility from the SRM Console.
Updating PCI Option Firmware
Some PCI options have firmware on board that should be updated when the system
firmware is updated. Examples include the PCI DFPAA FDDI option (device name fwa0)
and the PCI KZPSA option (device name pka0). The options can be updated in either of
two ways:
1. Booting the PCI Loadable Firmware Update Utility from the Alpha Systems Firmware
CD-ROM. This procedure is described below.
2. Booting the PCI Loadable Firmware Update Utility from the network. (This
procedure is described in the firmware release notes for this system, available on the
Internet.)
The next section describes how to update the PCI firmware using the Firmware Update
CD-ROM.
PCI Firmware Update Procedure
1. Insert the Alpha Systems Firmware Update CD-ROM.
2. Use the show device command to identify the device ID of the CD-ROM drive.
>>> show device
BOOTDEV
ESA0
DKA100
DKA400
..HostID..
DKB400
..HostID..
ADDR
DEVTYPE. . .
08-00-2B-12-00-9C
A/1/0
Disk
A/4/0
RODISK
A/7
INITR
B/4/0
RODISK
B/7
INITR
Updating System Firmware B–5
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