Alpha Server 4100 Firmware upgrade

[BIJU P K]

What is the proceedure to upgrade Alpha Server 4100 Firmware from Version 5.0 to Version 6.7 ?I mean whether we can directly update the firmware using Version 6.7 CD? or any other intermediate version has to be installed?
Expecting your valauble help...

[SJO EGGER]

you can directly upgrade from 5.0 to 6.0 with the 6.7 alpha server firmware CDROM. 6 was the latest version für the AS4100 seri

[Ross Minkov]

I'm pretty sure you can. You can at least try. If there is any problem post the error message here.

To update the FW just do the following.

shutdown the system

# shutdown -h now
>>> show auto_action
(remember the value of auto_action)
>>> set auto_action halt
>>> sho dev
(look for your CD-ROm drive)
>>> boot
(follow the prompts)
UPD> update *
(to update all firmware in your system)
UPD> exit
(the system will re init here)
>>> sho version
(should show you the new FW version)
(if all set, set back the original value of auto_action)
>>> set auto_action

some other SRM variables to check:

boot_osflags
os_type
ewa0_mode (only if you have DE500 network interface)

HTH,
Ross

[Michael Schulte zur Sur]

Hi,

it is not so easy. You will have to do the update in two steps because your firmware is so old. You will find that on page ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/readmes/as4x00.html in the release notes.
The last firmware version is 6.1
greetings,

Michael

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Beginning with SRM V5.3 console firmware the AlphaBIOS image was
relocated to a different sector in flash ROM. Use of the built-in LFU
required that the update procedure be repeated a second time to ensure
the AlphaBIOS was properly relocated in flash ROM. Executing the update
twice applies to SRM V5.4 or later console firmware if updating from a
version of console earlier than V5.3. If updating from SRM V5.3 console
firmware then the update does not need to be executed twice. Please read
on for more details on the update changes listed in this chapter.

[Ralf Puchner]

And don't forget to run the ECU utility!