Updating From The Network - HP AlphaServer TS15 Owner's Manual

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Updating from the Network

You can update firmware from the network using the MOP protocol for OpenVMS or
the BOOTP protocol for Tru64 UNIX.
Updating Firmware Using BOOTP
1. Download the firmware update image from the Firmware Updates Web site.
2. Copy the downloaded file to a UNIX based network server for BOOTP booting on the
system. For details on configuring the BOOTP server, refer to Tru64 UNIX
documentation or the system's Firmware Release Notes document.
3. Boot the update file. For example:
>>>boot -file <update_file> -prot bootp eia0
4. Enter the update command at the UPD> prompt.
Updating Firmware Using MOP
1. Download the firmware update image from the Firmware Updates Web site.
2. Copy the downloaded file to an OpenVMS based network server for MOP booting on
the system. For details on configuring the MOP server, refer to OpenVMS
documentation or the system's Firmware Release Notes document.
3. To ensure that the downloaded file is in a proper VMS fixed record format, enter the
following command before using the file for MOP booting:
$ set file/attr=(rfm:fix,lrl:512,mrs:512,rat:none) "fwupdate.sys"
NOTE: Replace "fwupdate.sys" with the name of the firmware image you
downloaded.
4. Boot the update file. For example:
>>> boot -file fwupdate eia0 –prot mop
5. Enter the update command at the UPD> prompt.
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