Bluescale10.5.0-20081121F; Enhancements; Resolved Issues - Spectra Logic T-Series Spectra T200 Release Note

B S 10.5.0-20081121F
LUE CALE
Starting with the BlueScale10.4.0 firmware, IBM LTO-4 tape drives must be using
Caution
firmware version 8940 or later.
If you plan to upgrade the Fibre Channel tape drives in your library from LTO-3 to
Important
LTO-4, read
on page 19
World Wide Node Name (WWNN) and World Wide Port Names (WWPN) for LTO-4
Fibre Channel drives will affect your SAN or HBA configurations.
The IBM LTO-4 Fibre Channel drives currently shipping with the library are
Important
equipped two Fibre Channel ports. Read
Drives on page 21
If an LTO-4 Fibre Channel drive is connected to a SAN using zoning or to an HBA
using persistent binding, you may also need to update your SAN or HBA
configuration to include the WWPN for Port B, as described in

Enhancements

BlueScale10.5 adds the following new features:

Resolved Issues

December 2008
Changes to SAN or HBA Configurations for LTO-4 Fibre Channel Drives
for important information. Changes to the way a library generates the
for important information. To enable and use the dual ports:
Your library must be using BlueScale10.4.0 or later firmware.
The LTO-4 Fibre Channel drives must be using firmware version 8940 or later
(see Updates to the LTO-4 Drive Firmware on page
Automatic Drive Cleaning
BlueScale Vision camera
Auto Configuration Save (see "Auto-Save Library Configuration and
MLM Database" in the Spectra T200, T380, and T680 User Guide)
Enhanced AutoSupport features
MLM now supports searching the MLM Report for a specific bar code
via a Find button
A Configuration Error screen stating that "You must provide a problem
description for a new support ticket." no longer displays when you
select Send Log Set on the AutoSupport screen.
Submitting an AutoSupport ticket in the Hardware Health Monitoring
screen now correctly takes you to the default AutoSupport page.
The Density bar graph on the General screen for the T200 library now
shows accurate information.

BlueScale10.5.0-20081121F

Using Dual-Port Fibre Channel LTO-4 Tape
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Step 4 on page
T200, T380, and T680 Libraries
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