Hello,
This morning I asked:
>During the weekend I want to upgrade our AlphaServer 2000 5/250
>machine to DU 4.0D. It has a RAID controller (KZPSC-BA, PCI based
>with 3 channels). This needs, as so often before, a firmware
>upgrade.
>
>It turns out, that the contents of the firmware version 5.1 CD
>directory utility/swxcrmgr is changed with respect to previous
>versions. This (of course) is also so with the 5.2 version available
>on ftp.digital.com. Unfortunately, the relevant documentation in the
>firmware guide for AlphaServer 2x00 in App. D applies to the previous
>versions. I found release notes in a file name rcurel.txt, but this
>document does not tell you how to use the new programs (RA200RCU.EXE
>and RA200FL.EXE) in detail.
>
>So, can anybody out there help me find the complete RCU documentation
>on the net? Or, tell me how I use RA200RCU and RA200FL to load the
>new firmware. Or, tell me that I am dum and just overlooked ..., but
>then, please, what did I miss?
Very quickly I had an answer from Andy Stoffel <acs_at_campus.com> that
really helped:
>What you missed is that all that changed are the names of the files
>and programs.... but not all of them %-). Once you can figure out
>which ones are being
>referred to it's not really a problem (Having done it myself back in
>Sept.). Also, make sure you ONLY put the firmware file for YOUR
>controller on the floppy. Only 1 will fit along with the correct
>programs... the directions say to copy the ENTIRE directory to the
>floppy.... whomever wrote that must have been using a higher capacity
>floppy.....
So, I ran RA200RCU and RA200FL -v249 to upgrade my RAID controller.
It seems to have worked fine. But still, where is the full, proper
documentation for this?
Thanks again Andy,
Bjorn
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Bjorn S. Nilsson Email: Bjorn.S.Nilsson_at_nbi.dk
Niels Bohr Institute or just nilsson_at_nbi.dk
Blegdamsvej 17
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Received on Sat Oct 31 1998 - 15:44:59 NZDT