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Page 3 - Contents; CHAPTER 1

Contents PREFACE v CHAPTER 1 FIRMWARE UPDATE INFORMATION 1–1 1.1 FIRMWARE AND OPERATING SYSTEM REVISION MATRIX 1–2 1.2 CONSOLE FIRMWARE COMPONENTS AND REVISIONINFORMATION 1–3 1.3 PCI I/O OPTION FIRMWARE COMPONENTS - REVISIONINFORMATION 1–4 1.4 CONFIGURATION UTILITY KIT AND VERSION INFORMATION 1–4 1....

Page 4 - Updating Off Network via BOOT command • 2–5; CHAPTER 3; Build eeprom • 3–6

Contents 2.2.3 Updating Using a FAT-Formatted Floppy Diskette 2–3 2.2.4 Updating Using an ODS2-Formatted Floppy Diskette 2–4 2.2.5 Updating Off Network Via Your Local MOP Server 2–5 2.2.5.1 Updating Off Network via BOOT command • 2–5 2.2.5.2 Updating Off Network via LFU command • 2–5 2.3 PERFORMING ...

Page 7 - Preface; Purpose of These Release Notes; Loadable Firmware Update (LFU) Utility - built into SRM console

Preface Purpose of These Release Notes These release notes are intended for users of the AlphaServer 4100 andAlphaServer 4000 cabinet- and pedestal-style systems. Henceforth inthese notes, "4100" will be used to refer to both the model 4100 and model4000. These release notes also support the...

Page 8 - Conventions Used in This Guide; This document uses the following conventions:

Preface Conventions Used in This Guide This document uses the following conventions: KEY Indicates a key on your keyboard. CTRL/key Indicates control characters. For example, Control C isshown as CTRL/C and indicates that both the CTRL and the C must be pressed simultaneously. vi

Page 9 - Firmware Update Information

1 Firmware Update Information This chapter provides firmware and utility revision information, as well asinformation on where to find firmware update images and documentationfor your AlphaServer 4100 system. Firmware updates are performed using the SRM console’s built-in LFUutility. Bootable LFU ima...

Page 10 - Firmware and Operating System Revision Matrix; AlphaServer 4100 Firmware/Software Revision Matrix

Firmware Update Information 1.1 Firmware and Operating System Revision Matrix Table 1–1 lists operating system versions supported by SRM console.The firmware from this release is on the Alpha Systems Firmware UpdateV6.0 CD. Table 1–1 AlphaServer 4100 Firmware/Software Revision Matrix Alpha Systems F...

Page 11 - Console Firmware Components and Revision Information; V6.0-4 SRM Console Firmware Components and Revisions; Fail-safe Loader Kit content

Firmware Update Information 1.2 Console Firmware Components and Revision Information The AlphaServer 4100 is shipped with two console images - the SRMconsole for Compaq Tru64 UNIX, DIGITAL UNIX and OpenVMS Alphacustomers and the AlphaBIOS console for Windows NT customersand for running ARC-based uti...

Page 12 - PCI I/O Option Firmware Components - Revision Information; I/O Module Firmware Revision Matrix; Configuration Utility Kit and Version Information

Firmware Update Information user enters the SRM console ALPHABIOS command at the SRM consoleprompt. AlphaBIOS is a separate, compressed image and is separatelyupdatable using LFU. In general, both the SRM and AlphaBIOS consoles should be updated atthe same time since the two images which ship on the...

Page 13 - Configuration Utility Revisions; Alpha Systems Firmware Quarterly Update Kit; Using a World Wide Web browser, use the following URLs:

Firmware Update Information Table 1–5 Configuration Utility Revisions Utility Kit No. Part No. Minimum Rev. ECU (VMS/UNIX) QA-01YAA-HC AK-Q2CRH-CA V1.9 RCU QB-2XHAH-SB – V3.2 KZPSA Utilities - FWUPDATE.EXE V1.4 1 - CNFGDIAG.EXE V1.5 1 1 Using earlier versions of the KZPSA utilities on your AlphaServ...

Page 14 - Proper Transfer Types For Use With FAT-Format Floppy Updates; Firmware Release Notes for Windows NT Customers; Orderable Documentation for the AlphaServer 4100

Firmware Update Information The above-mentioned readme.html file describes the overall firmwaredirectory structure and how the files can be downloaded and used. Note: Make sure you copy all of the necessary files when downloading firmware images. If updating via network (MOP), you will needto modify...

Page 15 - Firmware Update Instructions; Updating Your System Firmware; Note: The LFU update method to update SRM firmware to V5.4 or later

2 Firmware Update Instructions The following sections provide instructions for updating your systemfirmware. 2.1 Updating Your System Firmware The SRM console’s built-in loadable firmware update utility (LFU) is usedto update your console firmware (SRM and AlphaBIOS consoles). LFUcan also be booted ...

Page 16 - Preparing For The Update; when; LFU command changes; Note: The LFU update method will fail to properly update to V5.4 or; Run LFU

Firmware Update Instructions 2.2 Preparing For The Update If you don’t have access to the Alpha Systems Firmware Update CD, you’llneed to copy the appropriate firmware files to a local computer system.You will first need to locate the appropriate firmware update files. Look inhttp://ftp.digital.com/...

Page 17 - Update AlphaBIOS; NOTE:: A downgrade to any previous version of firmware will require; Updating Using the Alpha Systems Firmware Update V6.0 CD; NOTE:: The update procedure must be done twice if using the LFU; Updating Using a FAT-Formatted Floppy Diskette

Firmware Update Instructions 5 Update AlphaBIOS 6 Exit LFU If you update via the "BOOT" command from either the CD-ROM, (eg."P00>>>boot dka500") or from your local MOP server ’s MOM$LOADdirectory (e.g. "P00>>>boot ewa0 -fi as4100_V6_0 -fl 0,0"), then it will...

Page 18 - Updating Using an ODS2-Formatted Floppy Diskette

Firmware Update Instructions • Copy the following files to diskette #2: rhsrmrom.sys • Copy the following files to diskette #3 if you’ll be updating I/O optionfirmware: as4x00io.sysrhreadme.syscipca420.sysdfxaa320.syskzpsaa12.sys Be sure to copy all of the aforementioned files for the diskette(s) yo...

Page 19 - If creating a diskette for updating your I/O option firmware only:; Updating Off Network Via Your Local MOP Server; Use one of the following methods for Network updates.; Updating Off Network via BOOT command

Firmware Update Instructions If creating a diskette for updating your I/O option firmware only: $!$! make_rhods2io.com$!$ inquire ignore "Insert blank HD floppy in DVA0, then continue"$ set verify$ set proc/priv=all$ init /density=hd/index=begin dva0: rhods2io$ mount dva0: rhods2io$ create /...

Page 20 - Performing The Update

Firmware Update Instructions Make sure the files will be accessible via your target AlphaServer 4100system. Also, be sure not to change the names of any files if using theSRM console LFU command update method. Downloaded files require anadditional step for MOP loads; the file attributes must be modi...

Page 25 - your AlphaServer 4100 machine.; Memory Tests Can Take a Very Long Time!

3 Things You Should Know the First Time You Power OnYour Machine It is recommended that you read this section in its entirety prior to using your AlphaServer 4100 machine. 3.1 Memory Tests Can Take a Very Long Time! Memory is tested by each CPU each time you power on or reset yourmachine. These test...

Page 26 - Things You Should Know the First Time You Power On Your Machine; or; at the keyboard of a connected VT device should; Configuring Your Machine Prior to Booting

Things You Should Know the First Time You Power On Your Machine Note: you will not see any console display output on your VT or VGAdisplay if CONSOLE is set to "GRAPHICS" until power-up testing andsizing has completed *and* VGA initialization has completed. Thiscan take upwards of several mi...

Page 28 - SRM Console Firmware Supported Boot Devices; New Features, Changes and Bugs Fixed in the V6.0 SRM Console

Things You Should Know the First Time You Power On Your Machine 3.4 SRM Console Firmware Supported Boot Devices The PCI I/O options/devices listed in Table 3–1 are supported as SRMconsole boot devices by the V4.8 or above SRM console: Table 3–1 Supported Boot Devices (SRM Console V4.8 or above) Name...

Page 29 - SRM Console Firmware Bugs and Restrictions; VGAs configured as console display devices must be in PCI0.; Windows NT serviceability information

Things You Should Know the First Time You Power On Your Machine 4 Code changes have been implemented to correct a problem where crashdumps written to disks connected via a CIPCA adapter would fail tocomplete. Prior to V6.0 firmware, on clusters with heavy I/O loads acrash dump to a CIPCA connected d...

Page 30 - EEPROM commands for Windows NT error logging; Build eeprom; The following example shows the build -eeprom command.; Show eeprom; Clear eeprom

Things You Should Know the First Time You Power On Your Machine 3.7.2 Effects of Window NT Serviceability support on the update process One of the most important changes, resulting from the implementation ofWindows NT serviceability support, is the relocation of the AlphaBIOS to adifferent sector in...

Page 31 - Examples; The console supports the DIGITAL Fast EtherWORKS PCI 10/100-TX

Things You Should Know the First Time You Power On Your Machine 3.8 Additional notes for KZPSA changes implemented with the V5.1release The driver code used for KZPSA adapters was changed resulting in thecontroller being represented as "pks" and no longer represented as "kzpsa". Seve...

Page 32 - Important: Auto-negotiate mode is NOT RECOMMENDED if you know the; Behavior Note on Systems with Multiple DE500’s

Things You Should Know the First Time You Power On Your Machine line speed of auto-negotiation supported devices on the other end of anethernet wire. Important: Auto-negotiate mode is NOT RECOMMENDED if you know the speed of your ethernet because of possible considerable delaywhen booting or when re...

Page 33 - Note on UNIX installations

Things You Should Know the First Time You Power On Your Machine 3.10 Note on UNIX installations When installing DIGITAL UNIX from the graphics console, the screen mayscroll past the following instructions to set console environmental variablesand to boot the operating system. If you experience this ...

Page 35 - Running EISA, RAID, and Other Configuration Utilities; Setting Up Your System to Run ARC-based Utilities

4 Running EISA, RAID, and Other Configuration Utilities NOTE:Relocation of AlphaBIOS to a different sector in flash ROM wasimplemented in the 5.3 release. Please ensure you have read Chapter 2.Of particular importance is the change for updating the SRM andAlphaBIOS firmware. Failure to have followed...

Page 36 - Restrictions When Running KZPSA Utilities

Running EISA, RAID, and Other Configuration Utilities 4.3 Restrictions When Running KZPSA Utilities You must use V1.4 of the KZPSA Firmware Update Utility(FWUPDATE.EXE) if you wish to use it rather than LFU to updateyour KZPSA firmware. Note: running earlier versions of the KZPSAFWUPDATE.EXE utility...

Page 37 - Save NVRAM data in EEROM/TOY to a floppy file.

A RESTORE_NVRAM and SAVE_NVRAM A.1 Save NVRAM data in EEROM/TOY to a floppy file. Save the system NVRAM data from 8KB EEROM and last 50 TOYRAM bytes onto a write-UN-locked FAT formatted floppy to a file. Bydefault, if no script argument is specified, all NVRAM is saved to fileALLNVRAM.SAV. If the fi...

Page 38 - Restore NVRAM data to EEROM/TOY from a floppy file.

RESTORE_NVRAM and SAVE_NVRAM A.2 Restore NVRAM data to EEROM/TOY from a floppy file. Restore the system NVRAM data to 8KB EEROM and/or last 50 TOYRAM bytes from a floppy containing the NVRAM save file(s). By default,if no script argument is specified, all NVRAM is restored from fileALLNVRAM.SAV. Syn...