Upgrade Instructions
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Scalar i500 Library Firmware
This document describes how to download Scalar i500 library firmware from
www.quantum.com
and
upgrade library firmware using the web client.
Downloading Library Firmware
Required item: Computer with Internet access
1
Using a web browser on a computer, do the following:
a. Go to
www.quantum.com
.
b. Click the
I want to...
drop-down list and select
Download Software
.
2
Select the i500 library from the product list. Select
Tape Libraries > Scalar > Scalar i500
.
CAUTION
If you are currently running library firmware version 320G.GS004 or
400G.GS006, you must first install and run the Library Service Utility
before upgrading firmware. If you do not first run the Library Service
Utility, then the firmware upgrade may not complete successfully. The
Library Service Utility and installation instructions are located in the “.zip”
file that contains the firmware download files.
If you are currently running library firmware prior to version 320G.GS004,
do not upgrade to version 320G.GS004 or 400G.GS006, but instead
upgrade to the latest version. You will not need to run the Library Service
Utility.
Note
Be aware that if you downgrade from one major firmware version to an earlier
major version, library configuration settings will be reset to the factory defaults.
You can restore the other configurable items using a configuration file that was
saved when the earlier version of library firmware was installed on the library, or
you can reconfigure your library’s settings. For more information, see the
Scalar
i500 User’s Guide
.
Note
Downgrading Library Firmware—If a library is running firmware version 400G or
higher, the following restrictions on downgrading apply:
• If your library is Quantum branded, you can downgrade to firmware version 400G
or higher. (There is no lower version of Quantum-branded firmware.)
• If your library is ADIC branded and has Fibre-Channel I/O blades installed, you
can downgrade to firmware version 400G or higher. You cannot downgrade to a
lower version than 400G.
