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Firmware Release Notes

Reading the release notes before updating firmware is highly recommended.

» PDF version      Postscript version

Note: V6.1 was the last firmware release.

Click here file for additional release note information.

Choose a Method to Update Firmware
Update Method Requirements Description
» 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. Updating firmware via a SAN disk is not supported.
» Floppy Disk FAT-Formatted Create a FAT-formatted update floppy disk

Update Firmware From Floppy Disk
Console firmware V5.4 and higher requires two FAT-formatted floppy disks (disk 1 & disk 2). Updating I/O option firmware requires one floppy disk (disk 3).
» download Notes
Disk 1 Contents
  • Download the files or download/extract the zip file to floppy disk. Each file set or each .zip file requires one floppy disk.
  • Update console firmware with Disk1 and Disk2
  • Update I/O Option firmware with Disk3

  • Shutdown or reset your machine to the SRM console. If you're running NT, select "Update AlphaBios" from the setup menu to reach the SRM console.
  • Type LFU at the console prompt then specify your floppy drive as the load device (e.g. dva0).You must have the disk with the corresponding files in your drive. For the file-name:
    • Type as4x00cp to update only console fw
      or
    • Type as4x00io to update only I/O option firmware.
      or
    • Type as4x00fw to update both console and I/O option firmware, if your console is revision V1.2 or greater.
      After accessing Disk1, the LFU will prompt you for Disk2 and then Disk3 when needed in the update.
  • Type update to load firmware into flash memory before typing exit to leave the LFU.

  • Using Three Disks: After updating console firmware with Disk1 and Disk2, you can update I/O firmware from Disk3 by entering the LFU command after the UPD> prompt. When prompted for input, provide the "IO LFU file list" filename.
Two-disk LFU file list as4x00cp.sys
Three-disk LFU file list as4x00fw.sys
LFU text file rhreadme.sys
AlphaBios/ARC firmware rharcrom.sys
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Disk 2 Contents  
SRM console firmware rhsrmrom.sys
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Disk 3 Contents
IO LFU file list as4x00io.sys
LFU text file rhreadme.sys
CIPCA firmware cipca420.sys
DFXAA firmware dfxaa320.sys
KZPSAA firmware kzpsaa12.sys
Please consult the Release Notes for more detailed instructions.

BOOTP Network Update - Tru64UNIX
Firmware Image
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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. 

MOP Network Update - OpenVMS
Firmware Image
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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.

System Update - OpenVMS
Firmware Image
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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).

 
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