Chapter 15 — Maintaining the Drives Updating Drive Firmware
December 2019 User Guide—Spectra T200, T380, and T680 Libraries
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UPDATING DRIVE FIRMWARE
Overview Whenever you update your library software, confirm that your
drives are using the latest firmware version (see Determine the Drive
Generation and Firmware Version on page 474). Drive firmware updates
are also occasionally required to resolve drive issues. When updated drive
firmware is available, schedule a drive firmware update at your earliest
convenience.
The method you use to update the drives depends on the type of drives
you are updating and your operating environment.
Notes: If Auto Download is configured (see Configure a Package
Server on page 137) and a system message indicates that the
library downloaded a new drive firmware package, use
Update Using Drive Update through Package Update on
page 480 to install the firmware.
If you cannot use any of the methods described in the
following sections, contact Spectra Logic Technical Support
for assistance (see Contacting Spectra Logic on page 7).
LTO-4 a n d
Earlier
Generations
LTO-5 and Late r
Generations
TS11xx
Technology
IBM Tape Diagnostic Tool (ITDT)
To use, install the ITDT utility on a Solaris,
Linux, or Windows host connected to the
drives to be updated. The update takes 1-2
minutes per drive.
Recommended Recommended Recommended
Drive Update through Package Update
Firmware stages in the background (with no
impact to library operations) for up to 8 hours
for LTO drives and up to 16 hours for TS11xx
technology drives; then, when initiated by the
user, the drives are updated in parallel. The
actual update takes up to 30 minutes for all
LTO-5 or later generation and all TS11xx
technology drives.
Not
Recommended
a
Available
Recommended
if you cannot
use ITDT or if
the firmware
was auto
downloaded.
Available
Recommended
if you cannot
use ITDT or if
the firmware
was auto
downloaded.
Drive Firmware Update Wizard
Requires one or more firmware update tapes.
The update takes about 5 minutes per drive.
Multiple drives can be updated in parallel if
multiple firmware tapes are used. One
partition is processed at a time.
Available Available Not Available
Update Drive Firmware Utility
Requires a firmware update tape. The update
takes about 5 minutes per drive. Updates are
performed serially, one partition at a time.
Available Available Not Available
a. Contact Technical Support before using this wizard to update LTO-3 or LTO-4 drives. These drive types must remain empty and idle
during the update, which may take up to 8 hours per drive.
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