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From: ZEISZLER@ecc6.ateng.az.Honeywell.COM
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Subject: re: Any way to find PALcode/Firmware Version?
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Date: Tue, 9 Jan 1996 9:33:10 -0700 (MST)
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Is there any way to find out the currently used PALcode/firmware version
on a running VMS system (AXP)?


Uwe
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[OpenVMS] How to Find the Alpha PALcode Version While Running OpenVMS
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Copyright (c) Digital Equipment Corporation 1992, 1995. All rights reserved.

PRODUCT:    OpenVMS Alpha Versions 1.0 through 6.1

COMPONENT:  Privileged Architecture Library (PALcode)

SOURCE:     Digital Equipment Corporation


SUBJECT:

This article describes how to determine the version of the Privileged
Architecture Library code (PALcode) on an Alpha system while running
OpenVMS Alpha.


PROCEDURE:

To obtain the PALcode version while running OpenVMS Alpha, follow one
of the procedures below.  Beginning with the version stated, these
procedures may continue to be used on later versions.


On OpenVMS Alpha V6.1 and later systems:

    $ SET PROCESS/PRIVILEGE=CMKRNL
    $ ANALYZE/SYSTEM
    OpenVMS AXP (TM) System analyzer

    SDA> CLUE CONFIG
 |
 |  System Information:
 |  System Type    Flamingo                Primary CPU ID 00
 |  Cycle Time     6.6 nsec (150 MHz)      Pagesize       8192 Byte
 |
 |  Memory Configuration:
 |  Cluster    PFN Start    PFN Count         Range (MByte)       Usage
 |  #00             0          256         0.0 MB -    2.0 MB    Console
 |  #01           256         7936         2.0 MB -   64.0 MB    System
 |
 |  Per-CPU Slot Processor Information:
 |  CPU ID         00                  CPU State      rc,pa,pp,cv,pv,pmv,pl
 |  CPU Type       EV4                 Halt PC        00000000 00000000
 -> PAL Code       5.25                Halt PS        00000000 00000000
  [...]


On OpenVMS Alpha V1.0 and later systems:

    $ SET PROCESS/PRIVILEGE=CMKRNL

    $ ANALYZE/SYSTEM

    Alpha/VMS System analyzer
    %SDA-I-READSYM, reading symbol table  SYS$COMMON:[SYS$LDR]REQSYSDEF.STB;1


    $!Examine the offset in the Restart Parameter Block (RPB)

    SDA> EXAMINE @EXE$GPQ_HWRPB+A0

    81C7E0A0:  00000000 00000200   "........"

    $! Examine the offset to see the PALcode version in hexadecimal

    SDA> EXAMINE .+@.+8

    81C7E2A8:  00000000 00010519   "........"

    Convert the low longword to the PALcode version.  The low word
    contains the major and minor versions:

                        0001 05 19   (19 hex = 25 decimal)
                              5.25

    This system is running PALcode version 5.25.



Peter Zeiszler
Honeywell, Inc.
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Phoenix, AZ 85027
(602)436-1564
zeiszler@eccx.ateng.az.Honeywell.COM

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