This topic describes how to enable the autoleveling feature by uploading tape drive firmware to the library.
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NOTE: Fibre Channel (FC) tape drives must be connected to an I/O blade to participate in autoleveling operations. The library does not support autoleveling FC tape drives connected directly to an FC host. |
Before uploading tape drive firmware, verify with published Release Notes or technical support that you are uploading the correct version of firmware. For technical support contact information, see Getting More Information or Help.
You must have access to a tape drive firmware image file to enable autoleveling. Tape drive firmware is available at www.quantum.com/support. Navigate to the appropriate firmware version and download the file to your computer hard drive.
It is not necessary to delete an old version of firmware before uploading a new version. The new version of firmware overwrites the old version.
Users with administrative privileges can upload tape drive firmware, but users with user privileges cannot.
The Tools - Drive Operations screen appears.
The Tape Drive Firmware Autolevel screen appears. The screen lists the vendor, type, interface type of tape drives in the library, and firmware version.
The Upload Tape Drive Images screen appears. The screen lists the vendor, type, interface type of tape drives in the library, and firmware version.
The Progress Window appears. The Progress Window contains information on the action, elapsed time, and status of the requested operation. Do one of the following:
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