The third form of the _f_l_a_s_h_m_m_s_c command is used for disaster recovery if
an MMSC has no firmware loaded at all (this may happen if a previous
_f_l_a_s_h_m_m_s_c command was interrupted by a power failure or unexpected
reset). In this case, it is necessary to attach a null-modem cable from
a serial port on the machine that will be issuing the _f_l_a_s_h_m_m_s_c command
to the "ALTERNATE CONSOLE" port of the MMSC itself. The _f_l_a_s_h_m_m_s_c
command is then issued with the ----dddd switch, to indicate a direct download,
and the ----llll switch, to specify the serial port that is being used.
The final form of the _f_l_a_s_h_m_m_s_c command is used to check what version of
the firmware is actually contained in the binary file. It has no other
effect besides reporting the firmware's version number.
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The following switches can be used to alter _f_l_a_s_h_m_m_s_c's behavior:
----aaaa Indicates that an automatically initiated image transfer is to
be performed. This is the default behavior.
----dddd Indicates that the image is to be transferred directly to the
MMSC's ALTERNATE CONSOLE port over the serial port specified by
the ----llll option.
----ffff Specifies the file name of the firmware image to be programmed
into the MMSC. The default is _////_uuuu_ssss_rrrr_////_cccc_pppp_uuuu_////_ffff_iiii_rrrr_mmmm_wwww_aaaa_rrrr_eeee_////_mmmm_mmmm_ssss_cccc_ffff_wwww_...._bbbb_iiii_nnnn.
----llll Specifies the file name of the serial device to be used for a
direct (----dddd) image transfer. The default is _////_dddd_eeee_vvvv_////_tttt_tttt_yyyy_dddd_2222. The
serial device must be set up for a 19200 baud transfer rate.
----mmmm Indicates that a manually initiated image transfer (that is,
one in which the MMSC is manually told to accept a new firmware
image) is to be performed.
----pppp Probes connectivity to the MMSC via the the default console
serial device. Reports the versions of the MMSC and MSCs
attached to the MMSC. When this option is used no MMSC flashing
occurs.
----rrrr Specifies the rack ID of the MMSC whose firmware is to be
loaded. If not specified, then the MMSC directly attached to
the system console will be selected. This option is ignored
with the ----mmmm and d options.
----VVVV Indicates that version number of the firmware contained in the
image file should be reported. When this option is used no