
AlphaServer 1000A Owner's Guide Upgrading • 7- 5
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 DKA0 RZ26L 440C
dka400.4.0.6.0 DKA400 TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-4101TA 0064
dva0.0.0.0.1 DVA0
ewa0.0.0.2004.0 EWA0 08-00-2B-E5-6A-41
ewb0.0.0.11.0 EWB0 08-00-2B-E1-03-19
pka0.7.0.2001.0 PKA0 SCSI Bus ID 7 2.10
In the above example, the
CDROM
drive has a device ID of dka400.
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.
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