Chapter 15 — Maintaining the Drives
Import the Firmware Update Tapes
1. Log into the library as a user with superuser or administrator
2.
3. Import the magazine into the library's entry/exit pool as described in
Perform the Update
1. Select Configuration > DLM to display the Drives screen.
2. Click Drive Firmware Update to launch the update wizard. The Drive
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privileges.
Insert a firmware update tape into a TeraPack magazine (see Figure 107
on page 202). Make a note of the barcode label on the cartridge so that
you can identify it after it is imported.
If the cartridge is not labeled with a barcode, pay attention to
Note:
which slot you use (as viewed from the TAP door, slot 1 is at the
back of the magazine; slot 10 is at the front).
Importing into a Storage or Cleaning Partition on page 204.
If necessary, export a magazine from the entry/exit pool to
Notes:
provide an empty chamber for the magazine containing
firmware update tapes (see Exporting or Exchanging
Magazines and Cartridges on page 211).
Some backup software atomically moves tapes from entry/
exit slots into the storage partition. If this cannot be disabled
in the software or you cannot shutdown the software to
prevent this, you cannot use this process.
Figure 251 Click Drive Firmware Update on the Drives screen.
Firmware Update screen displays showing the information for the last
partition that was viewed.
Updating Drive Firmware
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