Exabyte 221L, Product Manual

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A
UGUST
2005 E
XABYTE
221L
AND
221L-FC L
IBRARIES 147
U
PGRADING
L
IBRARY
F
IRMWARE AND
C
REATING
D
IAGNOSTIC
L
ISTINGS
U
PGRADING
L
IBRARY
F
IRMWARE VIA
C
ONSOLE
To upgrade the library’s firmware using the Console interface:
1. 1. 1. 1. Obtain new firmware for the library. You can download new firmware from
Exabyte’s web site ( www.exabyte.com ), or you can contact Exabyte
Technical Support.
2. 2. 2. 2. Access Console by following the steps on page 144 .
3. 3. 3. 3. If desired, you can use the SCSI READ BUFFER command to copy the
current firmware to a disk. To do this, use a software application that can
issue SCSI commands. For more information about the SCSI commands,
refer to the Exabyte 110L, 215, 221L, and 430 SCSI Reference .
4.
4. 4.
4. From Console, type
flash
and press Enter. This displays the Flash screen,
as shown in Figure 7-7 .
5. 5. 5. 5. In the Flash screen, type
loadimage
and press Enter.
6. 6. 6. 6. Use your terminal emulation software to specify the source location (path
and filename) of the new firmware. For HyperTerminal, follow these steps:
a.
a. a.
a. Select the Transfer menu.
b.
b. b.
b. Select Send File.
c.
c. c.
c. In the Send File screen, enter the path and file name of the firmware or
click on the Browse button to locate the file. Select XModem as the
protocol.
d.
d. d.
d. Click on Send.
Caution
Do not upgrade firmware unless Exabyte Technical Support has advised you to do
so. If performed improperly, the upgrade procedure can render your library
inoperable. Consult with Exabyte Technical Support (see page iv ) before
performing an upgrade.
Figure 7-7 Console Flash screen