Specifications

Updating Firmware 6-11
6.6.2 Updating OpenVMS Using the MOP Protocol
1. Download the firmware update image from the Firmware Updates Web site.
2. Copy the downloaded file to an OpenVMS based network server for MOP
booting on the AlphaServer system. For details on configuring the MOP
server, refer to OpenVMS documentation or the system’s Firmware Release
Notes document.
3. To ensure that the downloaded file is in a proper VMS fixed record format,
enter the following command before using the file for MOP booting:
$ set file/attr=(rfm:fix,lrl:512,mrs:512,rat:none) "fwupdate.sys"
NOTE: Replace "fwupdate.sys" with the name of the firmware image you
downloaded.
4. Boot the update file. For example:
P00>>> boot -file fwupdate ewa0
5. Enter the update command at the UPD> prompt.