Chapter 15 — Maintaining the Drives Updating Drive Device Drivers
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UPDATING DRIVE DEVICE DRIVERS
Overview 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.
Use the following instructions to locate and download the IBM LTO drive
device driver on the IBM Support Fix Central website.
Note: You can connect to the Fix Central website either from the
Spectra Logic Technical Support portal or directly at
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral. If you connect directly,
skip to Step 5 in the following instructions.
1. Log into your account on the Technical Support portal at
support.spectralogic.com
Note: See Accessing the Technical Support Portal on page 499 for
information about accessing the Technical Support portal.
2. Select Downloads > Device Drivers.
3. On the Device Drivers page, click IBM LTO-2, -3, -4, -5, -6, and -7 (IBM
TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7) to open IBM Fix Central in
a new web page.
4. Click the Select Product tab.
5. Select the following options:
Product Group = System Storage
Select from System Storage = Tape systems
Select from Tape Systems = Tape drivers and software
Select from Tape drivers and software = Tape device drivers
Platform = Select your operating system from the drop-down list
and click Continue.
6. Click Continue to display a list of the available drivers on the Select fixes
page.
7. Click Show Fix Details to view information about each driver.
8. Select the driver you want to download and click Continue. If required
by your IT department, select the WHQL certified driver, if available.
9. Complete the remaining pages to begin the download process.
10. Save the file containing the driver to a known location on the server
that is using the drive.
11. Install the device driver following the instructions in the
documentation for your operating environment.
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