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FEPROM Firmware Update, Continued
Updating
Firmware by
Ethernet
To update firmware across the Ethernet, the ‘‘client’’ system (the
target system to be updated) and the ‘‘server’’ system (the system
that serves boot requests) must be on the same Ethernet segment.
The maintenance operation protocol (MOP) is the transport used
to copy the network image.
Use the following procedure to update firmware across the
Ethernet:
Step Action Comment
1 Enable the server
system’s NCP circuit.
Use the following
VMS commands:
Line>
$ MCR NCP
NCP>SET CIRCUIT <circuit> STATE OFF
NCP>SET CIRCUIT <circuit> SERVICE ENABLED
NCP>SET CIRCUIT <circuit> STATE ON
<circuit> is the system Ethernet
circuit. Use the SHOW KNOWN
CIRCUITS command to find the
name of the circuit.
NOTE
The SET CIRCUIT STATE OFF
command brings down the
system’s network.
2 Copy the file
containing the
updated code to the
MOM$LOAD area on
the server.
Use the following
command:
$ COPY <filename>.SYS MOM$LOAD:*.*
This procedure may require
system privileges. <filename> is
the Ethernet bootable filename
provided in the release notes.
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