Updating Library and Tape Drive Firmware
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Autoleveling Tape Drive Firmware
When FC I/O blades are installed, the autoleveling feature enables you to automatically upgrade firmware on all FC tape
drives that are connected to the FC I/O blades. This allows you to keep all FC tape drives of the same type (for example,
LTO-3) at the same firmware level. Tape drive firmware is checked whenever a tape drive is reset, such as when the library is
power cycled or rebooted, or whenever a tape drive is added or replaced. If the firmware does not match, the tape drive
firmware is autoleveled.
FC tape drives must be connected to an FC I/O blade to participate in autoleveling operations. The library does not support
autoleveling FC tape drives connected directly to an FC host or switch. In addition, the library does not support autoleveling
SCSI or SAS tape drives.
To enable autoleveling, you must upload a firmware image file to the library. If you have multiple versions of FC tape drives
installed in your library (for example, LTO-3, and LTO-4), you must upload a unique firmware image file for each version. You
can also delete a firmware image file when you no longer want to autolevel tape drive firmware.
Uploading Tape Drive Firmware Used in Autoleveling
Before uploading tape drive firmware, verify with published release notes or Dell Technical Support that you are uploading the
correct version of firmware. For technical support see
Contacting Dell.
You must have access to a tape drive firmware image file to enable autoleveling. Tape drive firmware is available at
http://support.dell.com. Navigate to the appropriate firmware version and download the file to your computer hard drive.
It is not necessary to delete an old version of firmware before uploading a new version. The new version of firmware
overwrites the old version.
You can find step-by-step instructions in your library's online Help. To access the online Help system, click the Help icon at
the top right of the web client or operator panel user interface.
You cannot upload tape drive firmware from the operator panel. The path to the appropriate screen is as follows:
• From the Web client, select Tools > Drive Operations.
Deleting Tape Drive Firmware Used in Autoleveling
The library allows you to delete a firmware image file if you no longer want to autolevel tape drive firmware. In addition, you
might want to delete a firmware image file if your library no longer contains a specific version of tape drives. For example, if
you replace all LTO-3 tape drives with LTO-4 tape drives, you no longer need the LTO-3 firmware.
You can find step-by-step instructions in your library's online Help. To access the online Help system, click the Help icon at
the top right of the web client or operator panel user interface.
You cannot upload tape drive firmware from the operator panel. The path to the appropriate screen is as follows:
• From the Web client, select Tools > Drive Operations.
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