Checking and Updating Library and Drive Firmware
4-16 StorageTek SL150 Modular Tape Library User's Guide
The extracted folder contains HTML and text release notes, a
LEGAL_LICENSE.TXT
file, a
tload.tar
file, and two versions of the firmware file.
2. Log in to the SL150 remote user interface as an administrator.
3. Before proceeding further, take the library offline.
If possible, update drive firmware during per
iods when host applications are not
making heavy use of the library. The library cannot respond to host commands
during the updates, which may take up to 20 minutes per tape drive, depending
on the model installed.
4. Select Firmware from the navigation menu on the left side of the interface.
The tabbed Firmware screen appears.
5. Select the Drive Firmware tab.
A table lists the properties of each drive installed on the system, including
Firmwar
e Version, Type, and Interface Type.
6. On the Drive Firmware tab, press the Update Drive Firmware button.
An Upgrade Drive Firmware pop-up panel appears.
7. Select the Drive Type from the drop list provided.
Drive Type includes the vendor identifier,
the generation number (such as LTO6),
and the interface type (Fibre for Fibre Channel or SAS for Serial Attached SCSI).
When you select a type, a table displays all corresponding drives, one drive per
r
ow. Each row shows the Drive location (by module number and drive bay, either
Top or Bottom), the Firmware Version, the Serial Number, the WWNN
(World-Wide Node Name) and whether the drive is Bridged to provide the control
path for the library or a partition.
8. Click on the table entries to select the drive(s) that you want to update (hold down
the Shift key to select multiple drives). Press Next.
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