3
Upgrading a DECstation 5000 Model
20/25/33/50
Topics Covered
in This Chapter
• Upgrading your system
• Completing the upgrade
External
Options Only
You can only upgrade expansion boxes from your DECstation
5000 Model 20/25/33/50 to the DEC 3000 Model 300 AXP.
Upgrade Procedure
Step 1: If Your
System Has
Factory-Installed
Drives
If your DEC 3000 AXP system has factory-installed drives,
you may need to change the SCSI IDs on the drives you are
upgrading.
To display the SCSI ID settings of the drives in your expansion
box:
1. Enter the command to shut down the software and put the
system in console mode:
shutdown -h now
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