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HP StorageWorks MSL6000 series - Updating Firmware; Checking the Firmware Revision; Using the Remote Management Interface

HP StorageWorks MSL6000 series
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MSL6000 series pass-through mechanism reference guide 41
b. Toggle each power switch on.
c. Press anywhere on the GUI touch screen to activate the display and power on the library.
NOTE: Refer to the HP StorageWorks MSL6000 Series Tape Library User Guide for additional
information on applying power to a library.
2. After POST completes, touch Menu.
3. Touch Library Info in the View System Data area. The firmware revision appears in the
Miscellaneous Library Info screen.
4. If required, update the master to the correct firmware level.
NOTE: After the master is updated, any attached slaves are then automatically updated.
Updating Firmware
NOTE: Before upgrading firmware, be sure to generate a support ticket using HP StorageWorks
Library & Tape Tools (see page 43). The resulting information may be helpful to your service
provider in resolving potential issues that may have prompted the firmware upgrade.
MSL Series tape libraries can be flashed using HP StorageWorks Library and Tape Tools (L&TT), the
Remote Management Interface, or the MSLUtil.exe diagnostic utility and diagnostic cable.
Checking the Firmware Revision
Before downloading new firmware, check your current firmware revisions, and compare them to the
latest available revisions at
http://www.hp.com/support
, or through L&TT. You can check your current
firmware revisions from the GUI touch screen. Select Menu > View System Data > Library
Info.
Using the Remote Management Interface
To update the firmware using the Remote Management Interface, you need a LAN connection to the
library, or an Ethernet connection to the World Wide Web.
1. Login to the Remote Management Interface.
NOTE: See the HP StorageWorks MSL6000 Series Tape Library User Guide for additional
information on setting up and using the Remote Management Interface.
2. Click on Functions.

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