Using A Firmware Upgrade Tape - HP StorageWorks Ultrium 960 User's And Service Manual

Using a firmware upgrade tape

This option performs a firmware code update to the drive only using a firmware upgrade cartridge.
NOTE: The code update operation assumes the upgrade tape is imported as part of the
procedure. Do not import the firmware update cartridge before starting this procedure.
NOTE: To update the firmware for the autoloader robotics, a SCSI diagnostic utility is needed,
such as HP Library & Tape Tools.
To use this option:
1. Ultrium 960 and Ultrium 448: From the Home Screen, press + or - until Go Offline displays
on the top line of the LCD screen. Press Enter to select. Press + or - until Configuration
displays on the top line of the LCD screen. Press Enter to select:
All other models: From the Home Screen or Main menu, press + or - until Configuration
displays on the top line of the LCD screen. Press Enter to select.
2. Ultrium 960 and Ultrium 448: Press + or - until Drive FW Upgrade displays on the LCD
screen. Press Enter.
All other models: Press + or - until Code Update displays on the LCD screen. Press Enter.
3. If the carousel is full, the LCD screen displays No slot free for transfer.
Press Cancel repeatedly until the Main menu is displayed. Press + or - until Commands displays
on the LCD screen. Press Enter. Export a cartridge to make room for the firmware update
cartridge (see
firmware.
4. If the carousel is not full, the autoloader will select the first available slot and prompt you to insert
the code update cartridge. Select Firmware.
5. Insert the code update cartridge into the mailslot.
6. During the firmware update, which can take several minutes, the LCD screen displays CODE
UPDATE IN PROGRESS. When complete, the autoloader resets, then unloads and exports the
code update cartridge. Remove the code update cartridge and press Enter when the LCD screen
prompts you to do so.
7. If you exported a data cartridge to make room for the code update cartridge, be sure to import
the cartridge to its original slot. See
NOTE: After a firmware update, the firmware revision displayed on the LCD may not be updated
until the autoloader is power cycled.
42 Autoloader administration
"Exporting Tape Cartridges" on page 38). Return to Step 1 to update the
"Importing Tape Cartridges" on page 37 for instructions.