Spectra T950 - Update Using the Drive Firmware Update Wizard

Chapter 15 — Maintaining the Drives Updating Drive Firmware
November 2016 User Guide—Spectra T950 Library
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Update Using the Drive Firmware Update Wizard
TheDriveFirmwareUpdatewizardletsyouuseoneormorefirmware
tapestoupdatemultipledriveswithinapartition,withoutinterrupting
normallibraryoperationsinotherpartitions.Theupdatesareperformed
asabackgroundoperationwheneverthelibrarydeterminesthatoneofthe
drivesselectedforupdateisempty.How ev er,
thedrivesthatareselectedto
beupdatedneedtobeofflinetoth ehost.
Notes:  YoucannotuseaGlobalSparedrivetoreplaceafaileddrive
whilethelibraryisactivelyrunningtheDriveFirmware
Updatewizardinthepartition.
 YoucannotusetheDriveFirmwareUpdatewizardtoupdate
aTS11x0technologydrive.
Requirements
 DLMmustbeenabled(seeEnablingDLMonpage322).
Note: EnablingMLMautomaticallyenablesDLM.
 Thedrivestobeupdatedmustbeconfiguredinastoragepartition.
 Thefirmwareupdatetapemustbeinamagazinestoredinthestorage
partition’sentry/exitpool.
 Thedrivesareupdatedonepartitionatatime.
 ToupdatethefirmwareofaGlobalSpare,firstsubstitutetheGlobal
Sparedriveforadriveassignedtoapartition.AftertheGlobalSpare
drivecompletesthefirmwareupdateprocess,itcanberemovedfrom
thepartitionandreturnedtothepoolofsparedrives(seeUsethe
GlobalSpareDriveonpage397formoreinformation).
Discontinue Backups and Empty the Drives
Beforebeginningthedrivefirmwareupdateprocess,youmustdiscontinue
allbackupoperationsandremoveanycartridgesfromthedrivesyouare
updating.
 Ifpossible,useyourstoragemanagementsoftwaretomoveany
cartridgesthatarecurrentlyindrivesbacktotheirstoragelocations.
 Ifyoucannotuseyourstoragemanagementsoftware,thenmove
thecartridgesasdescribedin
MovingCartridgesWithinaPartition
onpage265.
Caution
Attempting to update the firmware when the drives contain tapes may result in the
upgrade failing, failed backup jobs, or permanent damage to the drives. If you did
not already do so, stop all backup operations and remove all tapes from the drives
you are updating.