Updating Firmware Using The Cdrom Drive - DEC AlphaServer 1000A Owner's Manual

Updating Firmware Using the CDROM Drive

To update an OpenVMS Alpha or Digital UNIX system:
1. At the console prompt (>>>), enter the show device command:
>>> show device
dka0.0.0.6.0
dka400.4.0.6.0
dva0.0.0.0.1
ewa0.0.0.2004.0
ewb0.0.0.11.0
pka0.7.0.2001.0
In the above example, the
2. Load the Firmware Update compact disc into the drive.
3. Boot the system from the update utility disc, using the device ID determined in
step 1 (in this case, dka400) and the filename given in the Firmware Update
document on the compact disc. For example:
>>> boot -fl 0,A0 dka400
Bootfile: [alpha1000]as1000_v4_0.exe
4. Update the system, entering the following command at the update prompt:
APU-> update
5. Confirm the update:
APU-> verify
A successful update will produce the following display:
ARC Rom Verify Successful
SRM Rom Verify Successful
6. Exit from the Firmware Update Utility by pressing the Reset button or turning
the system off and on.
AlphaServer 1000A Owner's Guide
DKA0
DKA400 TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-4101TA 0064
DVA0
EWA0 08-00-2B-E5-6A-41
EWB0 08-00-2B-E1-03-19
PKA0
drive has a device ID of dka400.
CDROM
RZ26L 440C
SCSI Bus ID 7 2.10
Upgrading 7- 5