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Chapter 11 Updating Library and Tape Drive Firmware

Autoleveling Tape Drive Firmware

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Uploading Tape Drive

Firmware Used in

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Before uploading tape drive firmware, verify with published release

notes or Dell Technical Support that you are uploading the correct

version of firmware. For contact information, see Appendix C,

Contacting Dell.

You must have access to a tape drive firmware image file to enable

autoleveling. Tape drive firmware is available at

http://support.dell.com. 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.

You can find step-by-step instructions in your 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 upload tape drive firmware from the operator panel. The

path to the appropriate screen is as follows:

• From the Web client, select Tools > Drive Operations > Upload/remove

tape drive firmware for autoleveling

Deleting Tape Drive

Firmware Used in

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The library allows you to delete a firmware image file if you no longer

want to autolevel tape drive firmware. In addition, you might want to

delete a firmware image file if your library no longer contains a specific

version of tape drives. For example, if you replace all LTO-3 tape drives

with LTO-4 tape drives, you no longer need the LTO-3 firmware.