Updating The Disk Firmware; Managing Cartridges; Unloading A Cartridge From A Drive - HP StorageWorks 9000 - Virtual Library System User Manual

Updating the Disk Firmware

Some VLS firmware versions allow you to update the firmware on the disk arrays. The Update Firmware
screen lists the available disk array firmware upgrade. It provides the disk model and revision numbers
of the disks that are able to receive the upgrade. Only disks meeting the upgrade criteria display on
this screen.
To update the firmware on the array disks:
1. Select the disks you want to update to the new firmware.
To narrow the list of disks displayed by disk array, enclosure, or revision, use the Select Disks
list, then select Update.
2. Select Submit. A warning message displays.
3. Review the warning and select Continue. The Update Firmware screen displays.
You can select Cancel to cancel the update process or select different disks.
4. If necessary, click the "De-select disks pending for update" link to remove certain disks from the
update process.
5. Reboot the system. See
the reboot.
6. Go to http://<vls-hostname> (where <vls-hostname> is the hostname of the system running
the firmware update) to open the Disk firmware update progress screen.
When all of the disks have been updated to the new firmware, a Done button appears. Do not
select Done until you complete the next step.
7. Manually power cycle the disk arrays.
8. When the power cycle is complete, select Done. It may take several minutes until the system is
back online.

Managing Cartridges

You can change the following parameters for existing cartridges from the Cartridge Parameters
window:
• Library with which they are associated
• Capacity
• Write access

Unloading a Cartridge from a Drive

If a tape becomes stuck in a drive and cannot be removed using the backup application, unload the
tape using Command View VLS:
1. Select the tape drive from the navigation tree
2. From the task bar, select Force Unload.
This will return the tape to its original slot.
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"Rebooting the System" on page 137. The firmware update begins after