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    Last Release: March 2000

AlphaServer 800 and Digital Server 3300 Systems


Note: V5.8 was the last firmware release.

Documentation

Please read the Firmware Release Notes before updating firmware.
Firmware Release Notes alpha800_v58_fw_relnote.pdf
User's Guide AlphaServer 800 User Information

Choose a Firmware Update Method

Update MethodRequirements Description
Bootable CD CD Writer/Recording Software Create a bootable update CD-ROM for this system from an iso image.
BOOTP Network Tru64Unix Server Update firmware from a network using BOOTP protocol
MOP Network OpenVMS Server Update firmware from a network using MOP protocol
System Disk OpenVMS System Update firmware by copying firmware files to system disk then booting the firmware update utility on system disk
Floppy Disk Tru64Unix or
Windows System
Create a bootable firmware update floppy disk

Make a Bootable CD to Update Console and I/O Option Firmware

Updating firmware via a bootable CD will enable you to more quickly
update console and I/O option firmware (than using floppy diskette).

AlphaServer 800 Only       as800_v5_8.iso
From PC:
Copy the iso image to a Windows PC or to a system with CD writing abilities
.
Record the .iso image to CD-ROM using recording software

From AlphaServer 800:
Boot the CD-ROM to invoke the firmware update utility (e.g. boot dqa0)

Press the "ENTER" key when prompted for the bootfile name.(e.g Bootfile: [ENTER])
Update firmware
Exit from the firmware update utility

Update Firmware from Floppy Disk

Create a bootable floppy disk from Tru64UNIX
Create a bootable floppy disk from Windows

BOOTP Network Update - Tru64UNIX

Firmware Image as800_v5_8.exe

Download the firmware image to a TRU64Unix Server.
Register the Ethernet MAC address of the client with the TRU64Unix administrator.
Then invoke BOOTP from the client (e.g. P00>>> boot eia0)

Consult your adminstrator for additional information on BOOTP booting.
Note - There is no BOOTP support to update I/O option firmware.

MOP Network Update - OpenVMS

Firmware Image as800_v5_8.sys

Download the firmware image to the MOP directory on an OpenVMS system. Apply this command to the downloaded file to ensure the file is in the proper fixed record format for MOP booting:

$ set file/attr=(rfm:fix,lrl:512,mrs:512,rat:none) file-name.sys

Consult your adminstrator for additional information on MOP booting.
Update I/O Option Firmware - OpenVMS MOP
To update the I/O option firmware from MOP, you will need to download the following files:
as800fw.sys ccmab022.sys dfeaa130.sys dfeab310.sys dfxaa320.sys kzpsaa12.sys

System Disk Firmware Update - OpenVMS

Firmware Image as800_v5_8.exe

Download the firmware image to an OpenVMS system then enter the following commands:
$ rename firmware image to fwupdate.exe
$ set file/attr=(rfm:fix,lrl:512,mrs:512,rat:none) fwupdate.exe
$ copy/contiguous fwupdate.exe dka0:[sys0.sysexe]
(replace dka0 with your system disk name)

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

Boot the update utility: boot dka100 -flags 0,a0
(replace dka100 with your system disk name.)

Enter the following after the Bootfile: prompt:
Bootfile:
[sys0.sysexe]fwupdate.exe

Update I/O Option Firmware
Updating I/O option firmware from a system disk is currently only supported if the system disk resides on the NCR810 SCSI bus (on-board SCSI). To update I/O option firmware, you must do the following:

Create an options directory on the system disk:
$ set default "system_disk":[000000]
$ create/dir [.options]

(insert the name of your system disk in place of "system_disk" e.g dka100

Download the following files to the options directory created in the previous step.

as800fw.txt ccmab022.sys dfeaa130.sys dfeab310.sys dfxaa320.sys kzpsaa12.sys
During booting of the update utility, enter the system disk name (e.g. dka100) when asked for the device where the options files reside. The update utility will search the options directory and load the firmware images.

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