Updating Firmware; Using A Firmware Upgrade Tape - ADIC FastStor 2 User Manual

4 Press + or – until Autoload Mode appears.
The second line on the LCD screen indicates the current status, either "On" or "Off."
5 Press ENTER. The operator panel indicates whether you are about to turn autoload mode on or off.
6 Press ENTER to accept the change to autoload mode, or press CANCEL to exit and not save the
changes.

Updating Firmware

You can update both drive and autoloader firmware. (The term "autoloader firmware" includes both the SCSI
controller firmware and the robotics controller firmware.) To update firmware by means of the RMU, refer to
Updating Firmware on page 37.

Using a Firmware Upgrade Tape

This option performs a firmware code update to the drive using a firmware upgrade tape previously created
using a separate procedure.
This code update operation assumes that the upgrade tape is imported as part
NOTE:
of this procedure. Do not import the firmware update cartridge before starting
this procedure.
1 Press + or – until Go offline appears. Press ENTER.
2 Press + or – until Configuration appears.
3 Press ENTER to select.
4 Press + or – until DRIVE FW UPGRADE FROM FMR TAPE appears, and then press ENTER to select.
5 If the carousel is full, do the following:
• When the operator panel displays the No slot free for transfer message, press CANCEL
repeatedly until the main menu is displayed.
• Export a cartridge to make room for the firmware update cartridge (see
page 17 for instructions), and then return to step 1 to update the firmware.
6 If the carousel is not full, do the following:
• The autoloader selects the first available slot and prompts you to insert the code update tape.
7 Insert the firmware upgrade tape into the mail slot.
8 During the firmware update, which can take several minutes, the Drive SW update busy... message
appears. When firmware update is complete, the autoloader resets, then unloads and exports the code
update cartridge. Remove the code update cartridge and press ENTER when the operator panel
prompts you to do so.
9 If you exported a data cartridge to make room for the code update cartridge, be sure to import the
cartridge to its original slot.
See Importing Cartridges
After a firmware update, the firmware revision displayed on the operator
NOTE:
panel is not updated until the autoloader is power cycled.
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on page 16 for instructions.
Exporting Cartridges on
Managing the Autoloader