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
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
8.Place the AlphaServer Firmware Update
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*****
Function Description
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
Use the update command to update all firmware, or you can designate a specific device to update; for example, SRM firmware:
UPD> update srm