Quantum LTO-5 HH SAS C, Technical Reference Manual

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Chapter 3: Installation
Updating Firmware
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Updating the firmware
with an FUP tape
cartridge
Caution: A SAS drive requires a SAS firmware image. Other types of
firmware images will not load on the SAS drive.
To update the drive's firmware from an FUP tape cartridge:
1 Create an FUP tape (see Function Code 3: Create FUP Tape on
page 48). A single FUP tape can be used to update multiple drives if
the drives are the same drive type (e.g. LTO Gen 5) and host
interface (e.g. SAS).
2 Update the drive firmware (see Function Code 2: Update Drive
Firmware from FUP Tape on page 47 on page 3-10).
After updating the drive firmware, the FUP tape can be used as a data
cartridge by using the “Unmake FUP Tape” function (see Function Code
8: Unmake FUP Tape on page 53).
The SCD presents a series of random characters during the firmware
download and update. The SCD briefly displays 8, then becomes blank
(not lit) when the firmware download and update is complete and there
are no errors. An error code will be displayed if a firmware download or
update error has been detected. The Ready light and the Fault light flash
briefly during the firmware download and update. The Ready light turns
On after the firmware download and update are complete.