Downgrading Ibm Lto-4 Tape Drive Firmware; Autoleveling Tape Drive Firmware - Quantum scalar i500 User Manual

Downgrading IBM LTO-4
Tape Drive Firmware

Autoleveling Tape Drive Firmware

Scalar i500 User's Guide
Caution:
This operation should not be performed concurrently by
Note:
multiple administrators. You can access the appropriate
screens, but you cannot apply changes while another
administrator is performing the same operation.
You cannot upgrade tape drive firmware with an image file from the
operator panel. The path to the appropriate screen is as follows:
• From the Web client, select
IBM LTO-4 drive brick firmware PGA3 (82FB) and newer contain special
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security restrictions that prevent downgrading this firmware to previous
versions that are not FIPS-compliant [for example, PGA1 (77BE)].
If you need to downgrade LTO-4 tape drive firmware from level 82FB or
higher to level 77BE or lower, contact Quantum Technical Support for
instructions and assistance.
The autoleveling feature enables you to automatically upgrade firmware
on all FC tape drives that are connected to the FC I/O blades or Ethernet
Expansion blades. This allows you to keep all FC tape drives of the same
type (for example, LTO-5) at the same firmware level. Tape drive
firmware is checked whenever a tape drive is reset, such as when the
library is power cycled or restarted, or whenever a tape drive is added or
replaced. If the firmware does not match, the tape drive firmware is
autoleveled.
FC tape drives must be connected to an FC I/O blade or an Ethernet
Expansion blade to participate in autoleveling operations. The library
does not support autoleveling FC tape drives connected directly to an FC
Chapter 11 Updating Library and Tape Drive Firmware
Do not turn off power to the library during the upgrade
process. Turning off power to the library during the
upgrade can cause problems with the library.
Tools > Drive Operations
Autoleveling Tape Drive Firmware
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