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Chapter 14 — Maintaining the Library Updating the BlueScale Software and Library Firmware
December 2019 User Guide—Spectra T200, T380, and T680 Libraries
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Make Sure Your BlueScale Software Support Key Is
Current
Updating the BlueScale software and the firmware for the library
components requires a current service contract with Spectra Logic
Technical Support. If your service contract expires, renew it as described in
Renewing the BlueScale Software Support Key on page 438.
Prepare the Library
 Stop all library- and host-based operations.
Note: If you are updating a library running BlueScale 12.7.05 or later,
at the start of a package update that includes RCM or LCM
updates, the library shuts down all exporters, (RIM, RIM2, and
drive) so that they do not accept additional moves and then
waits for any moves in progress to complete before starting to
update the selected components. At the start of a package
update that includes RIM or RIM2 updates only, the library
shuts down the exporters needing an update so that they do not
accept additional moves and then waits for any moves in
progress to complete before starting to update the selected
components. The exporters are re-enabled to accept moves when
the package update completes.
 Disable the Auto Logout feature (see Auto Logout Timeout on
page 107).
 Back up your MLM database (see Back Up the MLM and DLM
Databases on page 306).
Note: Backing up the MLM database also backs up the DLM database.
 Back up all of your BlueScale encryption keys (see the Spectra Tape
Libraries Encryption User Guide).
 Download and read the Spectra T-200, T380, and T680 Library Release
Notes and Documentation Updates for the most current information about
updated BlueScale packages.
Important
Confirm that all of the following conditions are met before beginning the update
process:
 All backup processes are complete
 All storage management software daemons are stopped
 All drives are empty
To ensure that no commands are sent to the controllers, Spectra Logic suggests
disconnecting Fibre Channel cables to the F-QIPs, RIMs, and any tape drives used as
robotic exporters.
Important
If the release notes provide special procedures or requirements for updating the
library, make sure that you follow them.