Function
Code
2:
Update
Drive
Firmware
from
FMR
Tape
Attention
When
updating
drive
firmware,
do
not
power-off
the
drive
until
the
update
is
complete
or
the
firmware
may
be
lost.
Function
Code
8
loads
drive
firmware
from
a
field
microcode
replacement
(FMR)
tape.
1.
Place
the
drive
in
maintenance
mode.
For
instructions,
see
“Entering
Maintenance
Mode”
on
page
32.
2.
Press
the
Unload
Button
once
per
second
until
8
appears
in
the
SCD.
(If
you
cycle
past
the
desired
code,
press
the
Unload
Button
once
per
second
until
the
code
reappears.)
3.
Press
and
hold
the
Unload
Button
for
three
or
more
seconds,
then
release
it
to
select
the
function.
The
SCD
changes
to
a
flashing
C
.
4.
Insert
the
FMR
tape
cartridge
(or
the
tape
drive
exits
maintenance
mode).
The
SCD
changes
to
a
flashing
8
.
The
tape
drive
loads
the
updated
firmware
from
the
FMR
tape
into
its
erasable
programmable
read-only
memory
(EPROM)
area.
v
If
the
update
completes
successfully,
the
tape
drive
rewinds
and
unloads
the
FMR
tape,
resets
itself,
and
is
ready
to
use
the
new
firmware.
The
drive
automatically
reboots.
v
If
the
update
fails,
the
tape
drive
posts
an
error
code
to
the
SCD.
To
determine
the
error,
locate
the
code
in
Table
15
on
page
75.
The
drive
then
unloads
the
FMR
tape
and
exits
maintenance
mode.
Contact
IBM
Technical
Support
for
problem
determination
or
machine
replacement.
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