Locking/Unlocking The I/O Station; Firmware Upgrades; Updating Library Firmware - IBM System Storage TS3310 Setup And Operator Manual

Locking/Unlocking the I/O Station

This menu item enables you to set the I/O Station Door to either a locked or an
unlocked state. This command applies to the I/O Station slots in all modules of the
library.

Firmware Upgrades

The following sections give information on upgrading library and drive firmware.
Any time you upgrade library and/or drive firmware, record the firmware level on
the Appendix D, "Library Configuration Form," on page D-1.
Important: When updating firmware:

Updating Library Firmware

Administrative users can use the Update Library Firmware command to download
firmware to the library. Updating library firmware can be performed only from the
Web User Interface.
To update library firmware:
1. Download the latest level of library firmware to your host computer by visiting
2. From the Web User Interface, select Service Library → Update Library
3. Browse to the file on your computer, select the ".tgz" file that was downloaded
4. Wait for the library to reboot before resuming normal library operations. It will
Important: After the update process starts, you must wait until the library reboots.
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From the Operator Panel: Operations → Lock/Unlock I/O Station
v Ensure all host applications are varied offline.
v Do not power-off the drive until the update is complete, or the
firmware may be lost.
From the Web User Interface: Service Library → Update Library
Firmware
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/tape/lto/.
Firmware.
from the IBM web site, then click Update Library Firmware. The Web User
Interface will indicate that the operation has completed. This means that the
firmware file has been successfully moved from the host computer to the
library.
be several minutes before the library reboots.
Do not attempt to interrupt the process in any way, or the upgrade will
not be successful.