Updating Library Firmware - IBM TS3310 Maintenance Information

Type of Firmware
Drive

Updating Library Firmware

Note: Ensure your browser pop-up blocker is disabled when updating the library
firmware. Pop-up blockers will prevent the Browse dialog box from
opening.
Administrative users can use the Update Library Firmware Level command to
download firmware to the library. Updating library firmware can be performed
only from the Web User Interface.
Important: Before updating firmware,
v Resolve and close all open Operator Interventions.
v Save the current system Configuration. See "Saving/Restoring
To update library firmware:
1. Download the latest level of library 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 → View/Update Library
Firmware Level.
3. Browse to the file on your computer, select the ".tgz" file that was downloaded
from the IBM web site, then click the Update Firmware button. 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.
4. Wait for the library to reboot before resuming normal library operations. It will
be several minutes before the library reboots.
5. Save the current system Configuration. See "Saving/Restoring System
Configuration" on page 7-12
Important: After the update process starts, you must wait until the library reboots.
Do not attempt to interrupt the process in any way, or the upgrade will
not be successful.
Operator Panel
Tools->Drive
Mgmt->Update
Drive Firmware
(using an FMR
cartridge)
From the Web User Interface: Service Library → View/Update
Library Firmware Level
System Configuration" on page 7-12.
Web User Interface SCSI/Fibre Interface
Service
Library->View/
Update Drive
Retrieval and Drive
Firmware Level(This
operation can take as Test Tool" on page
long as 25 minutes
for a single drive and
35 minutes for two to
eighteen drives). Firmware through
the SCSI or Fibre
Channel" on page
Chapter 7. Service Procedures
"Using the ITDT
SCSI Firmware
Update, Dump
7-27 or "Other
Methods for
Updating Drive
7-28
7-25