Chapter 15 — Maintaining the Drives Updating Drive Firmware
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Discontinue Backups and Empty the Drives
Beforebeginningthedrivefirmwareupdateprocess,discontinueall
backupoperationsandremoveanycartridgesfromthedrives.
Ifpossible,useyourstoragemanagementsoftwaretomoveany
cartridgesthatarecurrentlyindrivesbacktotheirstoragelocations.
Ifyoucannotuseyourstoragemanagementsoftware,thenmovethe
cartridgesasdescribedinMovingCartridgesWithinaPartitionon
page265.
Import the Firmware Update Tapes
1. Logintothe libraryasauserwithsuperuse roradministratorprivileges.
2. InsertafirmwareupdatetapeintoaTeraPackmagazine(seeFigure144
onpage224).Makeanoteofthebarcodelabelonthecartridgesothat
youcanidentifyitafteritisimported.
3. Importthemagazineintothelibrary’sentry/exitpoolasdescribedin
ImportingintoaStorageorCleaningPartitiononpage226.
Notes: Ifthecartridgeisnotlabeledwithabarcode,payattentionto
whichslotyouuse(asviewedfromtheTAPdoor,slot1isat
thebackofthemagazine;slot10isatthefront).
Ifnecessary,exportamagazinefromtheentry/exitpoolto
provideanemptychamberforthemagazinecontaining
firmwareupdatetapes(see
ExportingorExchanging
MagazinesandCartridgesonpage237).
Perform the Update
1. Fromthetoolbarmenu,selectMaintenance > Tools.TheMaintenance
Toolsscreendisplays.
2. SelectUtilities.TheUtilitiesscreendisplays.
3. ClickShow Advanced.TheAdvancedUtilitiesConfirmationscreen
displays.
4. ClickNext.TheUtilitiesscreenrefreshestoshowalistoftheadv anced
utilities.
Attempting to update the firmware while the library is busy or when the drives
contain tapes may result in the update 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.