Complete this task to update tape drive firmware using
the TS4500 management GUI.
About this task
It is possible to update drive firmware on one drive, or multiple drives, at a time. Any drives
that are selected on the Drives page are updated with the firmware level that
was uploaded. It is possible to install firmware levels that are earlier than the version that the
drive is running.
To avoid disrupting the host,
control path drives are updated when they are reset. All other drives
are updated when the drive is unloaded. Control path drives must be
manually reset in order to begin using the uploaded firmware level.
Procedure
To update drive firmware, complete the following steps:
- Obtain the drive firmware package on your workstation.
- From the Drives page of the TS4500 management GUI, select one
or more drives and then click .
-
Browse to the drive firmware image and click Open.
The firmware image files are named as follows, where xxxx is the firmware
level.
- LTO-5 drives – LTO5_xxxx.fcp_fh.ro
- LTO-6 drives – LTO6_xxxx.fcp_fh.fmrz
- LTO-7 drives – LTO7_xxxx.fcp_fh.fmrz
- LTO-8 drives – LTO8_xxxx.fcp_fh.fmrz
- LTO-9 (FC) drives – LTO9_xxxx.fcp_fh.fmrz
- LTO-9 (SAS) drives – LTO9_xxxx.ssp_fh.fmrz
- LTO-10 (FC) drives – LT10_xxxx.fcp_fh.fmrz
- TS1140 drives –
D3I3_xxx.fcp_fj.fmrz
- TS1150 drives –
D3I4_xxx.fcp_fj.fmrz
- TS1155 drives:
- Model 55F – D3I5_xxx.fcp_fj.fmrz
- Model 55E – D3I5_xxx.ena_fj_D.fmrz
- TS1160 drives:
- Model 60F – D3I5_xxx.fca_fj_D.fmrz
- Model 60E – D3I5_xxx.ena_fj_D.fmrz
- Monitor the status of the update in the State and Firmware
columns of the Drives table.
- Select the control path drives that have a state of “Reset
Required” and reset them by selecting .