User's Manual

Firmware Update (From Tape)
7-10 DLT2000/DLT2500/DLT2700 Cartridge Tape Subsystem
7.4.2 Updating the Firmware on the DLT2500 (Drive and Loader
Configuration)
1. Get or make a CompacTape with the code image of the specified revision level
copied to it.
2. Put the mini-library into code update mode. To do this:
a. With the LDR RDY message displaying, press the OCP Open button to
open the door and remove the magazine. Then, close the door.
b. Remove all cartridges from the magazine and install the code update
cartridge into the magazine.
c. Press and hold the Display Mode button (about 5 seconds) until the SCSI
ID SEL message displays.
d. Press and hold the Load/Unload button until the SCSI ID SEL message
starts to flash. Immediately release the button, and then press it again.
The CODE UPDATE MODE message now displays.
3. Press the Open button two times to open the magazine door. Load the magazine
with the code update tape into the mini-library and close the door. Wait until the
elevator stops scanning the magazine. Press the Load/Unload button to load the
code update tape into the tape drive.
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The DLT2500 code revision is
the same revision as that of the
update tape
The DLT2500 code does not go through an
update.
The DLT2500 code revision is
not the same revision as that of
the update tape
The DLT2500 code goes through an update,
taking about 5 minutes.