AlphaServer Firmware - AlphaServer 2000/2100 Systems

Copy the firmware image .exe file to a FAT formatted floppy as a:\fwupdate.exe. The file must be named fwupdate.exe, and must be placed in the top-most level (root) directory on the floppy, or the image file will not be found.

ARC Console: Place the floppy in the target system, and from the ARC Console menu, select "Install new firmware".
AlphaBIOS Console: Place the floppy in the target system, and from the AlphaBIOS menu, select "Update AlphaBIOS".

Update I/O Option Firmware

Download .exe file and rename the file to fwupdate.exe

Enter the following commands in the directory containing fwupdate.exe
$ set file/attr=(rfm:fix,lrl:512,mrs:512,rat:none) fwupdate.exe
$ init/dens=HD/index=begin dva0: fwupdate
$ mount dva0: fwupdate
$ create/dir dva0:[alpha2100]
$ copy/contiguous fwupdate.exe dva0:[alpha2100]
$ mcr writeboot
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[enter AXP bootfile:] dva0:[alpha2100]fwupdate.exe
$ dismount dva0:
Insert bootable floppy in the floppy drive of the target system then
boot the floppy disk from the SRM console: boot dva0

Update I/O Option Firmware

Enter the following commands:

$ init/dens=HD/index=begin dva0: optionfw
$ mount dva0: optionfw
$ create/dir dva0:[options]
$ copy as2x00fw.txt dva0:[options]
$ copy cipca315.sys dva0:[options]
$ copy dfeaa130.sys dva0:[options]
$ copy dfeab310.sys dva0:[options]
$ copy dfxaa320.sys dva0:[options]
$ copy kzpsaa12.sys dva0:[options]
$ dismount dva0: During the firmware update procedure, the update utility will not find the options files on either CD or floppy,
and will prompt for a device to look for the options files.
Insert the options floppy into the floppy drive, type the device name of the floppy (e.g. dva0) and
press the Enter key to load the options firmware.

Update I/O Option Firmware - Tru64Unix To update the I/O option firmware, you must first create an options floppy disk.
Download file options.dd

format floppy disk
# fddisk -fmt /dev/rfd0a

copy file to options floppy disk
# dd if=options.dd of=/dev/rfd0c bs=64k
(This assumes the .dd image file is in the current directory and that the floppy is in drive zero. During the firmware update procedure, the update utility does not find options files on either CD or floppy.
The utility prompts for a device to look for the options files. Simply insert the options floppy disk into
floppy drive, type the device name of the floppy drive (e.g. dva0), then press the enter key to load the options firmware.

Download the firmware image to a TRU64Unix Server. Register the Ethernet MAC address of the client with the TRU64Unix administrator.
Invoke BOOTP from the client SRM terminal. (e.g. boot eia0) to update firmware.

Consult your administrator for additional information on BOOTP booting..

Download the firmware image .sys file to the OpenVMS MOP directory. Then apply the following command to the file.

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

The set file/attr command ensures the file is in the proper format for MOP booting:
Consult your system administrator for additional information on MOP booting. 

Update I/O Option Firmware - OpenVMS MOP

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: (for example, boot dka100)-flags 0,a0
Enter following in bold after the Bootfile: prompt:
Bootfile: [sys0.sysexe]FWUPDATE.EXE

End of procedure

Notice - The following is not supported:
- Updating Firmware from disk in a Storage Array Network [SAN].
- Updating I/O option firmware in ODS-5 file format. (Only ODS-2 is supported).

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.

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.