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b. Browse to the firmware file that was downloaded in Step 1 and apply the selection.
c. Click on the “Upgrade” button. The upgrade process has now started.
3. Open Reports > Loader on the front panel interface to verify that the loader firmware was
updated.
NOTE: After uploading the file, the RMI is inoperable. The progress of the FW upgrade
process is displayed on the front panel interface. The loader reboots when the FW upgrade
has completed. The loader is now accessible on the RMI.
7.2. Updating Drive Firmware
Update the tape drive firmware using TDkit software available at
http://www.tandbergdata.com
. TDkit
is available for Windows NT/ 2000/ 2003/ XP/ Vista. The TDkit USER’s GUIDE is available in the TDkit
folder after installation.
It is important to make sure that the loader is running the appropriate level of tape drive firmware,
compatible with the tape drive type. To determine the appropriate tape drive firmware, please refer to
the loader’s Release Notes, or contact Technical Support.
After you have identified the need to update tape drive firmware on one or more tape drives, use the
following steps to load the firmware onto the tape drives:
1. Install TDkit software.
a. Download and install TDkit. It is available at
http://www.tandbergdata.com
.
b. Read the TDkit USER’s GUIDE located in the TDkit folder.
c. Run
TDkit
. When started, the program displays all detected SCSI devices. If not, click
Function in the top menu, and then click SCSI rescan.
d. NOTE: Most Windows operating systems require that all backup services started by
the backup software application must be stopped before the TDkit utility is started.
e. Make sure the computer has detected the tape drive. (Look for “Tape drives” in the
“Device Manager”: Right click "My Computer" – “Manage” – “Device Manager”).
2. Download Drive Firmware
a. Access the drive manufacturer’s web site and download the firmware file to your
computer.
b. From the home page, navigate to your product’s firmware.
c. Verify from the published Release Notes or Tandberg Technical Support that you are
selecting the correct firmware version to download.
d. Select the appropriate firmware version and download the files to your computer’s
hard drive. Download the firmware to a known location on your computer.
3. Update Drive Firmware
a. Start the TDkit utility and select the appropriate tape drive in Device overview tab.
NOTE: If you are using 3rd party device driver for the tape drive, e.g. from a backup
software application, this must be temporarily disabled before flashing new firmware. This
can be performed in the Computer Management > Device Manager.
b. Click the Device configuration tab, then click FW update button.
Caution
Once the update process has started, you must wait until it completes. Do NOT
attempt to interrupt the process in any way, or loss of either data or loader
operability could result.