Dell PowerVault 132T LTO/SDLT (Tape Library) - Manual (Page 7)

Upgrading to LTO-3 Tape Drive Modules
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Updating the Tape Library Firmware
You can update the firmware using one of the following methods:
• Using the tape library serial port
• Using the remote management unit
You must download the latest firmware package from the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com. After you extract the package, the firmware files will be located at
c:\dell\drivers\r
xxxxx\Library\LTO\, where rxxxxx is the release number of the downloaded firmware
package.
NOTE:
In addition to updating the tape library firmware, the firmware for the Remote Management Unit
(RMU) should be upgraded as well. Also, if you plan to connect your SCSI LTO-3 drives to a Storage Area
Network (SAN) using the PowerVault 132T Storage Network Controller (SNC), then the firmware for the
SNC module will need to be upgraded. The RMU and SNC firmware are included in the package you
downloaded. Follow the instructions included with the firmware package to upgrade these components
after the tape library firmware has been upgraded.
NOTE:
After installing the drivers and updating the appropriate firmware, reboot the host server to
ensure proper device recognition. You may also need to reconfigure your backup software to recognize
the new LTO-3 drives. See your backup software documentation for device configuration instructions.
Updating Firmware Using the Tape Library Serial Port
1 Turn on the tape library.
An error message may appear on the LCD that reads Drive Error or Drive Offline.
Ignore this message, as this behavior is normal until the tape library firmware has been
updated.
2 Connect one end of a straight-through serial cable to the serial port of the tape library (not
the serial port for the RMU).
3 Connect the other end of the serial cable to a COM port on the system that has the updated
firmware that you downloaded.
4 Open a command prompt in the Microsoft ®
Windows
®
operating system and change to the
directory that contains the downloaded firmware file.
NOTE:
The downloaded firmware file is located at c:\dell\drivers\r
xxxxx
\Library\LTO\, where rxxxxx is
the release number of the downloaded firmware package.
5 Type the following command at the command prompt:
PV132T_LTO_Update <COM#>
where <COM#> represents the COM port number on the system where the serial cable was
connected.