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Updating Firmware Using the CDROM Drive
To update an OpenVMS or Digital UNIX system:
1. At the console prompt (>>>), enter the show device command:
>>> show device
dka0.0.0.6.0
dka400.4.0.6.0
dva0.0.0.0.1
ena0.0.0.1.1
pka0.7.0.6.0
In the previous 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_vv_v.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.
Upgrading an AlphaServer 1000 System
DKA0
DKA400
TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-4101TA 0064
DVA0
ENA0
08-00-2B-38-67-6B
PKA0
RZ26L
440C
SCSI Bus ID 7
7