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Step 5: Upgrade the Firmware  



Creating an OpenVMS Galaxy environment on an AlphaServer 8400 requires a firmware upgrade to each processor module. If you use these modules again in a non-Galaxy configuration, you need to reinstall the previous firmware. It is a good practice to have a current firmware CD on hand.

It saves some time if you install all processor modules you intend to use and update them at the same time. The AlphaServer 8400 requires that you use the same firmware on all processor boards. If you need to upgrade a board at a later time, you must:

  1. Remove all the boards that are not at the same firmware revision level.
  2. Update the older boards.
  3. Reinstall the remaining boards.

To upgrade your firmware, the system must be powered on, running in non-Galaxy mode (that is, the LP_COUNT console environment variable--if you have established it--must be set to zero).

To set the console environment variable, enter the following commands:

P00>>> SET LP_COUNT 0
P00>>> INIT
To upgrade the firmware, use the standard console firmware update available from AlphaSystem Engineering. To download the current firmware version, check the Alpha Systems Firmware web site at the following location:
http://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/

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