Upgrade Instructions: Scalar i500 Library Firmware
3
1
Stop any processes on the host application that are communicating with the library.
2
If you are currently running any version of firmware other than 320G.GS004 or 400G.GS006, skip this
step. If you are currently running firmware version 320G.GS004 or 400G.GS006, install and run the
Library Service Utility before you upgrade the firmware. (If you do not first run the Library Service Utility,
the firmware upgrade may not complete successfully.) For instructions, see the
Library Service Utility
Installation Instructions
included in the “.zip” file that contains the firmware download files. When
finished running the Library Service Utility, continue to
Step 3
.
3
Access the library using the web client.
4
From the
Tools
menu, select
Update Library Firmware
.
The
Tools - Update Library Firmware
screen appears.
5
Click
Browse
.
The
Choose File
dialog box appears.
6
Locate the firmware file that you downloaded in
Downloading Library Firmware
on page 1 and click
Open
.
7
Select
Apply
.
A confirmation dialog box appears asking you to confirm the firmware update and library reboot.
8
Click
OK
.
The
Progress Window
appears containing information on the status and elapsed time of the firmware
update. The
Progress Window
closes automatically and a dialog box appears containing information
about the successful firmware download and library reboot. Click
OK
and wait for the library to
completely reboot. Continue to
Step 9
.
If
Failure
appears in the
Progress Window
, follow the instructions listed in the
Progress Window
to
resolve any issues that occurred during the update. The library will automatically reload the previous
version of library firmware.
9
To verify that the library firmware update was successful, do the following:
a. Log on to the web client.
b. From the
Reports
menu, select
About > Scalar i500
.
The
About Scalar i500
screen appears.
c. Verify the correct firmware appears on the screen.
Note
The web client supports the following web browsers: Microsoft® Internet
Explorer 6.0 and later versions and Mozilla Firefox™ 1.0.6 and later versions.
Note
If the library has not finished rebooting, an error page or message appears
when you try to access or log on to the web client. If the reboot process fails,
the library will retry every 10 minutes until the library successfully restarts.
