A firmware upgrade (FUP) tape contains a specific version of tape drive firmware and is used to transfer firmware to one or more tape drives installed in the library. You can create a FUP tape of a tape drive firmware version already installed in your library.
A FUP tape is created using a blank, or scratch, cartridge. FUP tapes can also be ordered from Quantum. For contact information, see Getting More Information or Help.
Each tape drive interface type (for example, SCSI, SAS, and Fibre Channel) requires unique firmware. For example, you cannot use a SCSI FUP tape to update tape drive firmware on a Fibre Channel tape drive and vice-versa.
The tape drive and affected partition will automatically be taken offline during the operation and brought back online when the operation is completed. You will be asked to confirm that you want to take the tape drive and partition offline.
Users with administrative privileges can update tape drive firmware using a FUP tape, but users with user privileges cannot.
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CAUTION: Any data on the scratch tape will be overwritten when you create the FUP tape. |
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NOTE: If your library has zero import/export (I/E) station slots configured, you cannot create a FUP tape using the I/E station. See About I/E Station Slots for more information. |
The following procedure requires you to have access to both the remote web client and the local operator panel. If you need to perform this procedure remotely, you must first insert a scratch tape into the library's topmost I/E station slot before performing this procedure from a remote location.
The Tools - Drive Operations screen appears.
The Create Firmware Tape screen appears.
The second Create Firmware Tape screen appears. This screen lists the available tape drives. You can select only empty tape drives to perform this operation. If the tape drive you want to use contains a tape cartridge, you will need to unload it first. The Status column on the screen indicates whether the tape drive is empty or full. For more information on unloading a tape drive, see Unloading Tape Drives.
The third Create Firmware Tape screen appears.
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NOTE: If there is more than one page of tape drives, use the Page 1 of x arrows to view the additional tape drives. |
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NOTE: Bold column headings in the table can be sorted. For example, selecting the Location column heading will sort by location coordinates. |
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NOTE: To verify that the scratch tape is loaded in the topmost I/E station slot, click View IE Stations. The Library Configuration Report screen appears. See the Viewing the Library Configuration Report for more information about this report. |
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NOTE: Do not attempt to open the I/E station door during this operation. If you open the I/E station, the FUP tape creation operation will fail. |
The Progress Window appears. The Progress Window contains information on the action, elapsed time, and status of the requested operation. Creating a FUP tape takes approximately 3 minutes. Do one of the following:
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