HP StoreEver TapeAssure Software - Manual (Page 36)

1. Select the device in the device listing and click Firmware on the main toolbar. On the Firmware
screen, click the Local Files tab, and then click the Get Files from Web button at the bottom of
the tab. The downloaded files are automatically placed in the Firmware directory.
2. From the L&TT menu, select Get Files From Web from the File menu. The software links to the
L&TT firmware FTP site and allows the selected firmware files to be copied to your system.
Downloaded files are automatically placed in the Firmware directory. This option is explained
in detail in the following section.
3. Go to http://www.hp.com/support , choose the product family, then click software updates
and drivers. The latest firmware file is available in L&TT format. For some products (such as
standalone drives), firmware is available as a single file. For other products (such as tape
libraries), the firmware is available in a self-extracting bundle that includes library and drive
firmware.
CAUTION: Do not use the Get Files From Web functionality within L&TT without an Internet
connection. Doing so can cause the system to lock up until it has timed out in the operating system.
This timeout value is operating system-specific.
NOTE:
If Check for Updates on Web is enabled in the tool preferences, L&TT automatically informs
the user when new firmware is available for any of the connected storage products. L&TT performs
this check each time it is started (but not more than once per 24-hour period).
Using the Get Files from Web functionality (GUI)
The Windows version of L&TT offers comprehensive firmware management functionality that finds
and downloads firmware from the HP website. This functionality obtains the most up-to-date
information about all available firmware files directly from the HP website. It then compares this
data set against the list of devices connected to the system and the current firmware revisions
present in those devices. Depending on the selected filter options on the top of the screen, different
subsets of firmware files are presented. Firmware files that are needed to bring the connected
devices up to the latest firmware revisions are automatically selected.
Accessing the Get Files from Web dialog box
You can access the Get Files from Web dialog box in two ways:
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Select Get Files from Web from the File menu
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Click the Get Firmware button on the Firmware Update screen
The Get Files from Web dialog box is displayed. Click the Firmware (New Files Available) tab if
it is not already selected. The Activity bar shows progress during two phases:
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While L&TT is gathering and analyzing information about the available firmware files.
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While downloading the selected firmware files. The Activity bar will slide from the start to the
finish for each file downloaded.
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