Firmware Updates
    Last Release: March 1999
     

 

DEC 4000 AXP

Note: V4.0 was the last firmware release.

Documentation

Please read the firmware release notes before updating firmware.
Firmware Release Notes dec4000_v40_fw_relnote.pdf
Owner's Guide DEC4000 Owner's Guide

Choose a Firmware  Update Method

Update Method Special
Requirements		 Description
BOOTP Network access to Tru64 UNIX server to update firmware over a network using BOOTP protocol
MOP Network access to OpenVMS server to update firmware over a network using MOP protocol
System disk OpenVMS update firmware by copying the firmware files to the OpenVMS system disk and then booting the update utility directly from that disk

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BOOTP - Network Update Using  BOOTP protocol (Tru64 UNIX systems)

  1. Download firmware image:
    Model Firmware Image
    DEC 4000 AXP Model 6x0/7x0 cfw_v40_updp3.exe

     

  2. Copy the downloaded file to a UNIX based network server for BOOTP booting on the target system. For details on configuring the BOOTP server, refer to Tru64 UNIX documentation or the target system's Firmware Release Notes document.

MOP - Network Update Using the MOP protocol (OpenVMS systems)

  1. Download firmware image:
    Model Firmware Image
    DEC 4000 AXP Model 6x0/7x0 cfw_v40_updp3.sys

     

  2. Copy the downloaded file to an OpenVMS based network server for MOP booting on the target system. For details on configuring the MOP server, refer to OpenVMS documentation or the target system's Firmware Release Notes document.

  3. To ensure that the downloaded file is in a proper VMS fixed record format, please use 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.

System Disk - Boot the Update Utility from an OpenVMS System Disk

  1. Download firmware image:
    Model Firmware Image
    DEC 4000 AXP Model 6x0/7x0 cfw_v40_updp3.exe

    Rename the downloaded file to fwupdate.exe.

  2. Enter the following commands on the target OpenVMS system:

    $ set file/attr=(rfm:fix,lrl:512,mrs:512,rat:none) fwupdate.exe
    $ copy/contiguous fwupdate.exe "system_disk":[sys0.sysexe]

    NOTE: Insert the name of your system disk in place of "system_disk", for example dka100:.

  3. Shut down the operating system, to get to the console prompt.

  4. Boot the update utility from the console as follows:

    P00>>> boot dka100 -flags 0,a0

    NOTE: Replace dka100 with the "system_disk" from previous step.

  5. After some printouts, you will be asked for the bootfile. Enter the directory and file name as follows :

    Bootfile: [sys0.sysexe]fwupdate.exe

 

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