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TS3310 Tape Library Setup and Operator Guide
To download the ITDT tool and instructions for using the tool, visit
http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/.
Updating Drive Firmware Using the Web User Interface
From the Web User Interface: Service Library → Update Drive
Firmware
Administrative users can use the Update Drive Firmware command to download
firmware to the drive.
To update drive firmware:
1. Download the latest level of drive firmware to your host computer by visiting
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/tape/lto/.
2. From the Web User Interface, select Service Library → Update Drive Firmware.
3. Select a drive media and interface type.
4. Select the drive(s) to be updated.
5. Browse to the file on your computer, select the ".tgz" file that was downloaded
from the IBM web site, then click Yes to begin.
Updating Drive Firmware Using a Firmware (FMR) Cartridge
A firmware (FMR) cartridge is a blank tape cartridge that is used to transfer
updated drive firmware code to the library. The drive code image is copied onto
the FMR cartridge, which can then be used to update the drive firmware on all of
the specified drives within the library. See "Creating a Drive FMR (Firmware)
Cartridge" for more information.
Important: Before you update drive firmware during this procedure, make sure
that tapes are not mounted in any of the drives. If the cartridges are
mounted in drives during the update process, the library loses track of
the cartridge home cell in storage, resulting in library and host
inventory issues.
Creating a Drive FMR (Firmware) Cartridge:
You must create an FMR cartridge, if you do not already have one, to update drive
firmware with this method. FMR cartridges are created using a blank (scratch) data
cartridge. To create an FMR cartridge of a drive firmware version already in use in
your library, follow the steps below:
1. Select Tools → Drive Mgmt→ Create Firmware Cartridge.
2. When the Operator Panel displays the request, place a blank, scratch cartridge
into the top slot of the empty I/O station. If other cartridges reside in the I/O
Station, remove them before inserting the FMR cartridge.
After the I/O Station door is closed, select System on the I/O Assignment
screen. The library moves the media from the I/O station to the source drive
and instructs the source drive to create an FMR cartridge from its current code
version.
Other Methods for Updating Drive Firmware through the SCSI or
Fibre Channel
Attention: SCSI drives and Fibre Channel drives require different firmware
images.