Chapter 7. Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Repairs
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Updating Library Robotics Firmware
There are two ways to update the firmware for library robotics, depending on the type
of library you have. You can use a code tape to update the firmware in both Fibre
Channel and Gigabit Ethernet libraries. Or, in Gigabit Ethernet libraries, you may
choose instead to update your firmware via SMTP. Both procedures are listed in the
sections which follow here.
Updating Firmware via Code Tape
Note:
To complete this procedure, you must have a Spectra Logic
firmware upgrade tape available from Spectra Logic Technical
Support.
To load the library firmware:
1.
Power down the host computer.
2.
Disconnect the SCSI cable from the library; this will prevent conflicts between
the host bus adapter and the library SCSI ID setting.
3.
Open and close the library door.
Before the picker completes its initialization routine, it pauses in front of the
DCM and the LED shines green.
4.
Open the door of the library while the picker is parked in front of the DCM.
5.
Carefully insert the firmware upgrade tape into Drive 1 with the tape’s clear
plastic window facing the top of the drive.
Note:
In a two-drive library, Drive 1 is the drive closest to the DCM.
6.
Turn off the power to your library.
7.
Move the library to a position that provides easy access to both the front and
rear of the library.
