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Chapter 11 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 Dell Support
Website. You can also find step-by-step instructions in your library’s
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
Note:
If you are running firmware code level 400G or later and your
library has Fibre Channel (FC) I/O blades installed, you can
downgrade to level 400G or later. 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
code.
Note:
If your library is running firmware version 600G or later, you
can only downgrade library firmware to version 410G or later.
If you need to downgrade to a version earlier than 410G,
contact Dell Technical Support (see
) for assistance.
Note:
If you purchased your library after October 15, 2008, you
cannot downgrade library firmware to below version 520G.
Note:
This operation should not be performed concurrently by
multiple administrators. You can access the screen, but you
cannot apply changes while another administrator 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.