Updating Library Software - Quantum Scalar i6000 User Manual

Updating Library
Software
Quantum Scalar i6000 User's Guide
To download library software to the library and perform various update
operations, you can use the Update Software command to access the
Update Software Wizard.
Note: This process may take 30 to 45 minutes.
Library software update files contain updates for one or more of the
following library components:
• Management control blade (MCB)
• Robotics control unit (RCU)
• Robot(s)
• Tower(s)
• Control management blade (CMB)
• I/O blades
• Ethernet Control blade (EEB)
• Power and control subsystem (PIP) for blades
• Drive sleds
Individual drive firmware image files contain updates for specific
types of drives. Before you can update the library with a library
software update file, you must use the Update Software Wizard to
download the file to the MCB. You can use the Update Software
Wizard to perform the following operations:
• Install new library software (including downloading and installing
software)
• Reinstall the currently installed library software package
• Roll back library software to a previously installed package
You can perform all update operations while viewing the physical
library. However, if you are viewing a partition, the only operations that
are available to you is updating drive firmware (by using either firmware
images or update tapes) for drives within the partition.
You can perform update operations from either the library's touch
screen or a remote client on a remote host computer, with one
exception. You cannot download images from the local touch screen.
Chapter 15: Maintaining Your Library
Maintenance Actions
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