Chapter 6 Updating Library and Tape Drive Firmware
Upgrading Library Firmware
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You can find instructions on updating library firmware in the library
firmware upgrade package you download from the Quantum Support
website. You can also find step-by-step instructions in your library’s
online Help. To access the online Help system, click the
Help
icon at the
top right of the web client or operator panel user interface.
You cannot upgrade library firmware from the operator panel. The path
to open the appropriate screen is as follows:
• From the web client, select
Tools > Update Library Firmware
.
Note:
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
Saving and Restoring the Library
Configuration
on page 329 and
Restoring the Library
Configuration and Library Firmware
on page 330.
Note:
If you are running firmware version 400G or higher and want
to downgrade, the following restrictions apply:
• If your library is Quantum branded, you can downgrade to
version 400G or higher (there is no lower version of
Quantum-branded firmware).
• If your library is ADIC branded and has FC I/O blades
installed, you can downgrade to version 400G or higher.
Firmware versions 320G and lower do not support FC I/O
blades. If your library does not have FC I/O blades, you can
downgrade to a lower version of firmware.
Note:
This operation should not be performed concurrently by
multiple administrative users. You can access the screen, but
you cannot apply changes while another administrative user is
performing the same operation.
Note:
The library automatically restarts after the firmware upgrade
is complete. Before logging into the library, clear the web
browser cache. See your web browser's documentation for
instructions on how to clear the cache.