5.Turn power on to the system to allow SRM firmware execution. The SRM code is copied to memory on the partition primary QBB during the power-up initialization sequence. SRM code is executed out of memory, not the SRM EEPROM on the standard I/O module.

SCM_E0> power on

6.Transfer control from the SCM to SRM firmware (if the auto_quit_scm SCM environment variable is not set):

SCM_E0> quit P00>>>

7.Use the console show device command to determine which device is the CD-ROM.

8.Place the AlphaServer Firmware Update CD-ROM in the drive and boot:

P00>>> boot dqa0

The boot sequence provides firmware update overview information. Use Return to scroll the text, or press Ctrl/C to skip the text.

After the overview information has been displayed, the name of the default boot file is provided. If it is the correct boot file, press Return at the Bootfile: prompt. Otherwise, enter the name of the file from which you want to boot.

The LFU help message shown in the following example is displayed:

*****Loadable Firmware Update Utility*****

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Function Description

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Display

Displays the system’s configuration table.

Exit

Done exit LFU (reset).

List

Lists the device, revision, firmware name and

 

update revision

Readme

Lists important release information.

Update

Replaces current firmware with loadable data

 

image.

Verify

Compares loadable and hardware images.

? or Help

Scrolls this function table.

The list command indicates, in the device column, which devices it can update. It also shows the present firmware revision and the update revision on the CD-ROM.

Use the update command to update all firmware, or you can designate a specific device to update; for example, SRM firmware:

UPD> update srm

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