Last Release: March 2000 |
Firmware Release Notes | alpha800_v58_fw_relnote.pdf |
User's Guide | AlphaServer 800 User Information |
Update Method | Requirements | 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 |
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 |
Create a bootable floppy disk from Tru64UNIX |
Create a bootable floppy disk from Windows |
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. |
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. |
as800fw.sys | ccmab022.sys | dfeaa130.sys | dfeab310.sys | dfxaa320.sys | kzpsaa12.sys |
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 Enter the following after the Bootfile: prompt: |
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: 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. |