Chapter 11 Updating Library and Tape Drive Firmware
Autoleveling Tape Drive Firmware
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host or switch. In addition, the library does not support autoleveling SCSI
or SAS tape drives.
To enable autoleveling, you must upload a firmware image file to the
library. If you have multiple versions of FC tape drives installed in your
library (for example, LTO-4 and LTO-5), you must upload a unique
firmware image file for each version. You can also delete a firmware
image file when you no longer want to autolevel tape drive firmware.
Uploading Tape Drive
Firmware Used in
Autoleveling 11
Before uploading tape drive firmware, verify with published release
notes or Quantum Support that you are uploading the correct version of
firmware. For contact information, see Getting More Information or Help
on page 8.
You must have access to a tape drive firmware image file to enable
autoleveling. Tape drive firmware is available from Quantum Support.
It is not necessary to delete an old version of firmware before uploading a
new version. The new version of firmware overwrites the old version.
You can find step-by-step instructions in your library’s online Help. To
access the online Help system, click the
Help icon at the top right of the
Web client or operator panel user interface.
You cannot upload tape drive firmware from the operator panel. The
path to the appropriate screen is as follows:
• From the Web client, select
Tools > Drive Operations > Upload/remove
tape drive firmware for autoleveling
.
Deleting Tape Drive
Firmware Used in
Autoleveling 11
The library allows you to delete a firmware image file if you no longer
want to autolevel tape drive firmware. In addition, you might want to
delete a firmware image file if your library no longer contains a specific
version of tape drives. For example, if you replace all LTO-3 tape drives
with LTO-4 tape drives, you no longer need the LTO-3 firmware.
You can find step-by-step instructions in your library’s online Help. To
access the online Help system, click the
Help icon at the top right of the
Web client or operator panel user interface.
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