Chapter 15 — Maintaining the Drives Updating Drive Firmware
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User Privilege Requirements The user privileges required to perform a
drive firmware update depend on the method used.
ITDT — A user with appropriate permissions to use the host computer
on which ITDT is installed.
Drive Update through Package Update — Only a library user with
superuser or administrator privileges.
Drive Firmware Update wizard — Only a library user with superuser or
administrator privileges.
Drive Update Firmware utility — Only a library user with superuser or
administrator privileges.
Prepare for the Update Process
Before you begin the update procedure, make sure you fulfill the
prerequisites described in this section.
Determine the Drive Generation and Firmware Version
Use the following steps to determine the generation and current firmware
version for each drive you plan to update.
1. Log into the library as a user with superuser or administrator
privileges.
Always download drive firmware from the Spectra Logic Technical Support portal to
ensure that the firmware was qualified by Spectra Logic.
After the drive firmware update is complete, you may need to reset the hosts
accessing the drives.
Some operating environments require you to install device drivers before the
application software can correctly communicate with the drives. When you update
the drive firmware, you may also need to update the device driver for the drive (see
Updating Drive Device Drivers on page 496 for further instructions).
DO NOT downgrade the firmware on a drive unless specifically instructed to do so
by Spectra Logic Technical Support.
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