You might require assistance from the customer during this process.
The 3592 supports downloading a new microcode image from the host system with the fibre channel.
This procedure downloads microcode to the tape drive from a file or diskette. This diskette must be in
AIX/UNIX format.
To download microcode to these devices, complete the following steps:
1. Verify that the IBM tape subsystem is powered ON and online.
2. Verify that the tape drive does not currently have a tape cartridge loaded.
3. Verify that the drive is not in use by another host.
4. Determine the current version of microcode present on the device by entering the following command,
substituting n with the actual value from the device special file that is associated with the target
device:
/opt/IBMtape/tapeutil -f /dev/rmt/nm -o qmc -v
5. Determine the source of the new microcode image file (that is, the host file such as
/tmp/
ucode_image.file
).
6. Enter the following command, substituting file with the actual path and file name of the microcode
image file, and substituting n with the actual value from the device special file that is associated with
the destination device:
/opt/IBMtape/tapeutil -f /dev/rmt/nm -o dmc -v -z file
Note: The microcode download procedure can also run with the menu-driven interface of the tapeutil
program. To start the tapeutil program in this format, enter the following command, then choose option 1
to open the device, followed by option 4 to query the current device microcode level, and option 7 to
download new microcode.
/opt/IBMtape/tapeutil
Updating microcode from HP-UX system with TAPEUTIL
Refer to the IBM SCSI Tape Drive, Medium Changer, and Library Device Drivers: Installation and User's
Guide for details of the ITDT/tapeutil program with HP-UX systems.
You might require assistance from the customer during this process.
The 3592 supports downloading a new microcode image from the host system. This procedure
downloads microcode to the tape drive from a file or diskette. This diskette must be in AIX/UNIX format.
To download microcode to these devices, complete the following steps:
1. Verify that the IBM tape subsystem is powered ON and online.
2. Verify that the tape drive does not currently have a tape cartridge loaded.
3. Verify that the drive is not in use by another host.
4. Determine the current version of microcode present on the device by entering the following command,
substituting n with the actual value from the device special file that is associated with the target
device:
/opt/IBMtape/tapeutil -f /dev/rmt/nst -o qmc -v
5. Determine the source of the new microcode image file (that is, the host file such as
/tmp/
ucode_image.file
).
6. Enter the following command, substituting file with the actual path and file name of the microcode
image file, and substituting n with the actual value from the device special file that is associated with
the destination device:
/opt/IBMtape/tapeutil -f /dev/rmt/nst -o dmc -z file -v
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