Updating Drive Firmware - Spectra Logic Spectra T950V User Manual

Chapter 15 — Maintaining the Drives
U D
PDATING RIVE
Overview Whenever you update your library software, confirm that your
drives are using the latest firmware version (see Determine the Drive
Generation and Firmware Version on page 423). Drive firmware updates
are also occasionally required to resolve drive issues. When updated drive
firmware is available, schedule a drive firmware update at your earliest
convenience.
The method you use to update the drives depends on the type of drives
you are updating and your operating environment.
IBM Tape Diagnostic Tool (ITDT)
To use, install the ITDT utility on a Solaris, Linux,
or Windows host connected to the drives to be
updated. The update takes 1‐2 minutes per drive.
Drive Update through Package Update
Firmware stages in the background (with no
impact to library operations) for up to 8 hours for
LTO drives and up to 16 hours for TS11xx
technology drives; then, when initiated by the
user, the drives are updated in parallel. The
actual update takes up to 30 minutes for all
drives.
Drive Firmware Update Wizard
Requires one or more firmware update tapes. The
update takes about 5 minutes per drive. Multiple
drives can be updated in parallel if multiple
firmware tapes are used. One partition is
processed at a time.
Update Drive Firmware Utility
Requires a firmware update tape. The update
takes about 5 minutes per drive. Updates are
performed serially, one partition at a time.
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IRMWARE

Notes: If Auto Download is configured (see Configure a Package
Server on page 130) and a system message indicates that the
library downloaded a new drive firmware package, use
Update Using Drive Update through Package Update on
page 429 to install the firmware.
 If you cannot use any of the methods described in the
following sections, contact Spectra Logic Technical Support
for assistance (see Contacting Spectra Logic on page 7).
LTO
Recommended
Available
Recommended if you
cannot use ITDT or if
the firmware was auto
downloaded.
Available
Available
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Updating Drive Firmware

TS11xx Technology
Recommended
Available
Recommended if you
cannot use ITDT or if
the firmware was auto
downloaded.
Not Available
Not Available
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