Operating instructions

4.13.2 Updating Firmware from the CD-ROM
Use the following procedure to update the firmware from the quarterly
CD-ROM. See the Alpha Firmware Web site listed in the Preface for
other methods of updating the firmware and to obtain files if you are
not updating from the CD.
1. Shut down the operating system.
2. Turn the system off and then on.
3. At the SRM console prompt, enter the show device command to determine
the drive name of the CD-ROM drive.
4. Load the Alpha Systems Firmware Update CD into the drive.
5. Boot the system from the CD, using the drive name determined in step 1
(for example, dqa0).
P00>>> boot dqa0
6. At the UPD> prompt, enter the list command to list the current revisions of
the firmware.
7. Enter the update command to update the firmware.
8. When the update is complete, enter the list command to verify that the im-
ages successfully copied and are listed with the correct revisions.
9. Enter the exit command to exit the Firmware Update Utility.
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