Updating Firmware; Updating Firmware Through The Host Interface; Updating The Firmware With An Fup Tape Cartridge - Quantum LTO-9 HH SAS User Manual

Chapter 3: Installation

Updating firmware

Updating firmware
Updating Firmware
through the Host
Interface
Updating the firmware
with an FUP tape
cartridge
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Caution: When updating firmware, do not power-off the drive until
the update is complete, or the firmware may be lost.
It is the customer's responsibility to ensure that this drive has the latest
firmware. Periodically check for updated levels of drive firmware by
visiting the web at http://www.quantum.com/serviceandsupport.
Update drive firmware using:
• The host interface
• The IBM Tape Diagnostic Tool (ITDT)
• A firmware update (FUP) tape cartridge
For instructions on obtaining a new firmware image, visit
www.quantum.com/serviceandsupport. To update the firmware, refer to
the following sections.
Use IBM Tape Diagnostic Tool (ITDT) to update your drive firmware.
To update the drive's firmware from an FUP tape cartridge:
1 Create an FUP tape (see
page 51). A single FUP tape can be used to update multiple drives if
the drives are the same drive type (e.g. LTO Gen 8) and host
interface (e.g. SAS).
2 Update the drive firmware (see
Firmware from FUP Tape
After updating the drive firmware, the FUP tape can be used as a data
cartridge by using the "Unmake FUP Tape" function (see
8: Unmake FUP Tape
Function Code 3: Create FUP Tape
Function Code 2: Update Drive
on page 50).
on page 55).
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