User's Manual

Chapter 6 Updating Library and Tape Drive Firmware
Updating Tape Drive Firmware
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library’s online Help. To access the online Help system, click the Help icon
at the top right of the web client or operator panel user interface.
You cannot upgrade tape drive firmware with an image file from the
operator panel. The path to the appropriate screen is as follows:
• From the web client, select
Tools > Drive Operations.
Downgrading IBM LTO-4
Tape Drive Firmware 6
IBM LTO-4 drive brick firmware PGA3 (82FB) and newer contain special
security restrictions that prevent downgrading this firmware to previous
versions that are not FIPS-compliant [for example, PGA1 (77BE)].
If you need to downgrade LTO-4 tape drive firmware from level 82FB or
higher to level 77BE or lower, contact Quantum Technical Support for
instructions and assistance.
Caution: Before you upgrade tape drive firmware, make sure that
cartridges are not loaded in any tape drives. If cartridges
are loaded in tape drives during the upgrade process, the
library loses knowledge of the cartridges’ storage slot
location, resulting in library and host application
inventory issues.
Caution: Do not turn off power to the library during the upgrade
process. Turning off power to the library during the
upgrade can cause problems with the library.
Note: This operation should not be performed concurrently by
multiple administrative users. You can access the appropriate
screens, but you cannot apply changes while another
administrative user is performing the same operation.