When this service aid is run from standalone diagnostics, the flash update image file
is copied to the file system from diskette. The user must provide the image on a
backup diskette because the user does not have access to remote file systems or
any other files that are on the system. If not enough space is available, an error is
reported, stating additional system memory is needed. After the file is copied, a
screen requests confirmation before continuing with the update flash. Continuing the
update flash reboots the system using the reboot -u command. You may receive a
Caution: some process(es) wouldn't die messageduring the reboot process.
You can ignore this message. The current flash image is not saved.
You can use the update_flash command in place of this service aid. The command
is located in the /usr/lpp/diagnostics/bin directory. The command syntax is as
follows:
update_flash [-q] -f
file_name
update_flash [-q] -D
device_name
-f
file_name
update_flash [-q] -D
device_name
-l
Flag Description
-q Forces the update_flash command to update the flash EPROM and
reboot the system without asking for confirmation.
-D Specifies that the flash update image file is on diskette. The
device_name
variable specifies the diskette drive. The default
device_name
is /dev/fdð.
-f Flash update image file source. The
file_name
variable specifies the fully
qualified path of the flash update image file.
-l Lists the files on a diskette for the user to choose a flash update image
file.
Attention: The update_flash command reboots the entire system. Do not use
this command if more than one user is logged on to the system.
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