Performing a firmware update – HP Library and Tape Tools User Manual
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To run the DDS Drive Assessment Test on a drive at path 236/0.3.0 on
Windows:
hp_ltt -f test p=2/0.4.0 testname="DDS Drive Assessment
Test" testopt="Allow Overwrite:True"
Performing a firmware update
L&TT can be launched from the command line to update firmware on a device.
L&TT updates the firmware on the device specified by the device path (p)
Description
parameter using the firmware file specified in the file parameter. These two
parameters are required; all other parameters are optional.
hp_ltt -f firmware p=<device path> file=<firmware file>
password=<password> iohistory=<enable|disable>
Syntax
downgrade=<yes|no> overrideproductid=<yes|no>
[instname=<instance name>] [dirpath=<directory path>]
Enter the device path. The format for
the device path varies depending on
p
Parameters
operating system. To determine the
proper format for your device, first
perform a scan of the bus. For more
information, see
. Output of the scan is written
to the saved_scan.txt file in the
L&TT root directory. Examine this file to
determine the proper format. This
parameter is required.
Enter the full path, including the
filename, of the firmware file to be used
file
to update the device. If there are any
white spaces in the path or filename,
use quotation marks around the path,
as follows:
file=”C:\LTT Firmware
Files\firmware.frm”
This parameter is required.
Optional. Specify a password.
Passwords in L&TT are used to unlock
password
certain functionality of the program. See
for more
information about passwords. In the
case of a firmware upload, a factory
password is required only if the
downgrade
or overrideproductid
parameters are set to yes. If the
password is invalid, L&TT resets the
password to an empty string and the
firmware downgrade or product ID
override is not allowed.
Optional. Specify enabled or
disabled
. When enabled, L&TT
iohistory
generates a detailed event log that
captures all L&TT diagnostic interaction,
all SCSI commands sent and received
by the program, and any software
interactions or issues. If an invalid value
is provided, L&TT retains the existing
setting.
Optional. Specify yes or no. The
default value is no. When set to yes,
downgrade
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Command line functionality