Drives; Viewing Drive Information; Loading A Drive - IBM System Storage TS3310 Setup And Operator Manual

Other Methods for Updating Drive Firmware through the SCSI or
Fibre Channel
Attention: SCSI drives and Fibre Channel drives require different firmware
images.
When updating drive firmware by using the SCSI or Fibre Channel interface, the
procedure varies, depending on whether your server uses an IBM tape device
driver or a non-IBM tape device driver (such as a driver from Sun,
Hewlett-Packard, or Microsoft
For instructions about updating firmware from a server that uses an IBM tape
device driver, refer to the IBM Ultrium Device Drivers Installation and User's Guide.
To update firmware from a server that uses a non-IBM tape device driver, refer to
the documentation for that device.

Drives

The following sections contain information on operating the drives installed in
your library.

Viewing Drive Information

This menu item provides the following information for each drive:
v Drive location
v Control path (Yes or No)
v Vendor ID
v Model number
v Type
v Serial number
v Firmware level

Loading a Drive

This menu item takes a cartridge from a cleaning slot, storage slot, or I/O Station
slot and loads it into the selected drive.
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From the Operator Panel: Tools → Drive Info
From the Operator Panel: Operations → Load Drive
From the Web User Interface: Manage Drives → Load Drive
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