User's Manual

Chapter 7: Updating Firmware
Updating and Autoleveling Tape Drive Firmware
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Initiating Tape Drive
Firmware Autoleveling
Autoleveling occurs automatically at specific times (whenever a tape
drive is added, replaced, or power cycled; or when the library is
rebooted). If you upload or remove tape drive firmware separately from
library firmware (such as a Quantum-provided upgrade or patch) and
want to autolevel the tape drives immediately, follow these steps:
1 Unload tape cartridges
from all tape drives you want to autolevel.
2 Stop all host commands to the tape
drives you want to autolevel.
3 In
itiate autoleveling by performing one of the following actions:
• Reset (power cycle) the tape
drives on which you want to
install firmware. This autolevels only the tape drives you reset.
For instructions, see
Resetting a Tape Drive on page 260.
• Re
start the library. This verifies and autolevels all tape drives.
(From the Web client, select Operations > System Shutdown.
Select Restart and click Apply. See
Restarting the Library on
page 109 for more information.)
The operator panel displays a message indicating autoleveling is
taking
place. The firmware install/autolevel takes about 7 minutes in
addition to whatever time it takes to complete the process you
chose above. If the install or autolevel fails, you receive a diagnostic
ticket.
4 W
ait until autoleveling is complete before resuming host
commands. To make sure autoleveling is complete, check the system
information report to see if the tape drive firmware is installed on all
intended tape drives. From the Web client, select Reports > System
Information.