Note: The microcode download procedure might 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 Windows with NTUTIL
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 Windows systems.
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.
Note: The microcode download procedure can be run with the menu-driven interface of the ntutil
program. To start the ntutil program in this format, go to the common start: followed by commands:
option 20 to open the device, followed by option 85 to query the current device microcode level, and
option 82 to download new microcode:
1. Verify that the IBM tape subsystem is powered ON and is online.
2. Verify that the tape drive does not have a tape cartridge loaded.
3. Start ntutil and open the drive by completing Steps 1-3 in “Starting NT UTILITY (ntutil) from Windows”
on page 222. Return here.
4. Determine the version of microcode present on the device by entering the following command 85 (Get
Version).
5. Update the microcode by entering the following command 82 (Update Code).
Ntutil prompts you for the microcode level.
6. Enter the microcode level (D3I0_43B, for example; see “Appendix D. Minimum microcode
requirements” on page 288).
This command calls the device driver DeviceIoControl ( ) entry point, and loads the new microcode.
7. Go to the Close routine, and complete step 8 in “Starting NT UTILITY (ntutil) from Windows” on page
222.
Updating microcode with an FMR cartridge
See “Updating microcode from the FMR tape cartridge” on page 204 for information about updating
microcode with an FMR cartridge. Other methods that are shown in Table 155 on page 217 are the
preferred means of updating microcode.
Starting NT UTILITY (ntutil) from Windows
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 Windows systems.
Follow this procedure to start NTUTIL.
Note: You might require assistance from the customer during this process.
1. Click the Start icon.
2. Select Program, Accessories, Command Prompt.
On the next screen, the cursor is at the right of the default prompt C:\> Any data that is read is stored
in that drive/directory and any data that is written tries to originate from the same drive/directory. If
you want to read to or write to or from a different drive/directory, enter
cd newdir
(where
newdir
is
a fully qualified, valid drive) and
dir
to change to the new directory.
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