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Updating Firmware
Updating Firmware through the SCSI or Fibre Channel
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Updating Firmware through the Library/Drive Interface
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IBM TotalStorage Ultrium Tape Drive
Attention:
When updating firmware, do not power-off the drive until the update is
complete, or the firmware may be lost.
Periodically check for updated levels of drive firmware by visiting the web at
http://www.ibm.com/storage/lto. Update drive firmware using:
v The SCSI interface
v The LDI or RS-422 interface
v The ITDT tool
v The LTO-TDX tool
v A field microcode replacement (FMR) tape cartridge
For instructions on obtaining a new firmware image or FMR tape, visit
http://www.ibm.com/storage/lto. To update the firmware, refer to the following
sections.
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.
The drive includes a firmware update feature that allows a tape library to
download firmware to the drive by using the Library/Drive Interface (LDI) while
the drive performs normal host operations on logical unit number (LUN) 0 of the
SCSI Protocol Interface. The update typically takes 63 seconds and a maximum of
140 seconds. The command may be received by the SCSI interface or the LDI
(RS-422) interface.
Note: If a Power-on Reset command is received while a cartridge is loaded in the
drive, the drive will respond with a Check Condition. It will not activate the
new code level until you cycle power, or until a Power-on Reset command is
received and the drive does not contain a cartridge.
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