Separate Controller Card Method; Combined Controller Card Method; Firmware Editions - StorageTek L700 Service Manual

Separate Controller Card Method

One method is to load firmware to the MPB card first, then the Master's MPC/MPCL
card, and finally the Standby's MPC/MPCL card.
For two L700e libraries with a PTP installed:
1. Download the MPB firmware first, then the MPC/MPCL firmware:
a. Load the MPB card firmware (mpbxyyzz.prm file) first through the MPB CLI
b. In the Master library, load the MPC/MPCL firmware (mpcxyyzz.prm file)
Note: Do not IPL the Master library at this point.
c. In the Standby library, load the MPC/MPCL firmware (mpcxyyzz.prm file)
d. After firmware loading in both libraries is completed, press RESET on both

Combined Controller Card Method

A second method is to load firmware to the MPB and Master library's MPC/MPCL card
first, then load the firmware to the Standby library's MPC/MPCL card.
For two L700e libraries with a PTP installed:
1. Load the Master MPC/MPCL card and the MPB card using the
mpcxyyzzmpbxyyzz.prm file.
2. Load the Standby MPC/MPCL card using the mpcxyyzz.prm file.

Firmware Editions

After copying the firmware to your personal computer (PC), you must also have the
following to download the firmware to the MPC/MPCL card:
• An RJ45 cable (part 4108289xx)
• An RJ45—DB9 adapter (part 10410823) or CSE DOS Diagnostic cable (part
24100134).
Firmware 2.xx
With 2.xx firmware, there are two ways to download MPC/MPCL firmware:
1. The DOS method—requires approximately 20 minutes.
2. The Hyperterminal method—requires only eight minutes.
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through the CSE port on the MPC/MPCL card.
through the CSE port on the MPC/MPCL card.
library operator panels.
Fourteenth Edition
StorageTek Proprietary
Updating Firmware
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