Recommended Download Sequences; Table 2-1. Firmware Download Options - StorageTek L700 Service Manual

Updating Firmware

Table 2-1. Firmware Download Options

MPC 2.xx
From
(Version 1
1
Version
header)
MPC 2.xx Lib Admin, SCSI,
and MPC CLI
port using MPC
release.prm file
MPC 3.xx Lib Admin, SCSI,
and MPC CLI
port using MPC
release.prm file
Notes:
1. 2.xx release.prm files used a Level 1 download header. For compatibility, 3.00 and 3.01 firmware
use a Level 1 header also. Version 2.xx to 3.02 allow both Version 1 and 2 headers to be loaded into
an MPC card. This allows 2.xx firmware to load 3.00 firmware. Version 3.00 or later firmware can
accept either a Level 1 or 2 download header.
Starting with 3.00 and later, a Version 2 header will be used to ensure the correct loading of files into
the MPC card. The MPCL card allows only a Version 2 header file to be loaded and thus requires 3.02
or later firmware.
2. Where mpc or mpb are the card designators and "xyyzz" is the firmware revision: "x" denotes the
major revision number, "yy" is the minor revision number, and "zz" is the build number. For example,
MPC revision 3.01.24 would be represented as mpc30124.prm.
3. An mpcxyyzzmpbxyyzz.prm file can only be loaded into an L700e library pair joined by a PTP. If a
PTP is not present and functional, the download will fail.

Recommended Download Sequences

Since downloading firmware to multiple processor cards in new, the recommendations
and cautions are made below.
CAUTION:
Controller card damage: Be sure that all activity in both libraries is
quiesced before starting either procedure or controller card damage will
occur. Do not open and close a library's access door during the
procedure. Do not press the operator panel's RESET button on either
library until the operator panel indicates to do so.
2-8
To Version
MPC 3.00 and MPC 3.02 or later
3.01
(Version 2 header)
(Version 1
header)
Lib Admin, Lib Admin, SCSI,
SCSI, and MPC and MPC CLI port
CLI port using using
mpcxyyzz.prm mpcxyyzz.prm file
2
file
Lib Admin, Lib Admin, SCSI,
SCSI, and MPC and MPC/MPCL
CLI port using CLI port using
mpcxyyzz.prm
mpcxyyzz.prm file
2
file
Fourteenth Edition
StorageTek Proprietary
MPC 3.xx and MPB 1.xx
file
(Version 2 header)
N/A
Lib Admin, SCSI, and
MPC/MPCL CLI port
using
2 mpcxyyzzmpbxyyzz.prm
3
file
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