Spectra T50e - Page 450

Chapter 15—Maintaining the Drives Updating Drive Firmware
August 2017 User Guide—Spectra T50e Library
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Determine Whether an Update is Available
Usethe SpectraLogicTechnicalSupportportal tocheckthecurrently
recommendedfirmwareversionforthedrivesinyourlibraryand
downloadupdatedfirmwareifitisavailable.
1. LogintoyouraccountontheTechnicalSupportportalat
support.spectralogic.com.
Note: SeeAccessingtheTechnicalSupportPortalonpage466for
informationaboutaccessingtheTechnicalSupportportaland
settingupanaccountassociatedwithyourlibrary.
2. SelectDownloads > Tape Drive Firmware.
3. OntheTapeDriv eFirmwarepage,locatetheappropriatedrivefirmw are
withrespecttodrivetype(LTO)andgeneration(forexample,LTO‐4)
andtheninterfacetype(forexample,SCSIorFibre)andformfactor(full‐
heightorhalf‐height).
4. Comparetherecommendeddrivefirmwareversionforeachofthe
drivesinyourlibrarywiththeversioncurrentlyinuse(see
Determine
theDriveGenerationandFirmwareVersiononpage444).
Important
Always download drive firmware from the Spectra Logic Technical Support portal
to ensure that the latest firmware posted by the drive manufacturer was qualified
by Spectra Logic.
Figure 307 A portion of the Tape Drive Firmware page.