Quantum LTO-8 HH SAS, Technical Reference Manual

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Chapter 3: Installation
Updating firmware
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Updating firmware
Caution: When updating firmware, do not power-off the drive until
the update is complete, or the firmware may be lost.
It is the customer's responsibility to ensure that this drive has the latest
firmware. Periodically check for updated levels of drive firmware by
visiting the web at
http://www.quantum.com/serviceandsupport .
Update drive firmware using:
• The host interface
• The xTalk tool
• A firmware update (FUP) tape cartridge
For instructions on obtaining a new firmware image, visit http://
www.quantum.com/serviceandsupport . To update the firmware, refer to
the following sections.
Updating Firmware
through the Host
Interface
Use xTalk SW to update your drive firmware. Refer to xTalk User Guide
for more details,
http://www.quantum.com/serviceandsupport .
Updating the firmware
with an FUP tape
cartridge
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 50). A single FUP tape can be used to update multiple drives if
the drives are the same drive type (e.g. LTO Gen 8) and host
interface (e.g. SAS).
2 Update the drive firmware (see Function Code 2: Update Drive
Firmware from FUP Tape on page 50).
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 55).