Uploading tape drive firmware used in autoleveling, Deleting tape drive firmware used in autoleveling – Dell PowerVault ML6000 User Manual

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Chapter 11 Updating Library and Tape Drive Firmware

Autoleveling Tape Drive Firmware

Dell PowerVault ML6000 User’s Guide

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Uploading Tape Drive
Firmware Used in
Autoleveling

Before uploading tape drive firmware, verify with published release

notes or Dell Technical Support that you are uploading the correct

You must have access to a tape drive firmware image file to enable

autoleveling. Tape drive firmware is available at

Navigate to the appropriate firmware version

and download the file to your computer hard drive.
It is not necessary to delete an old version of firmware before uploading a

new version. The new version of firmware overwrites the old version.
You can find step-by-step instructions in your library’s online Help. To

access the online Help system, click the

Help

icon at the top right of the

Web client or operator panel user interface.
You cannot upload tape drive firmware from the operator panel. The

path to the appropriate screen is as follows:

• From the Web client, select

Tools > Drive Operations > Upload/remove

tape drive firmware for autoleveling

Deleting Tape Drive
Firmware Used in
Autoleveling

The library allows you to delete a firmware image file if you no longer

want to autolevel tape drive firmware. In addition, you might want to

delete a firmware image file if your library no longer contains a specific

version of tape drives. For example, if you replace all LTO-3 tape drives

with LTO-4 tape drives, you no longer need the LTO-3 firmware.
You can find step-by-step instructions in your library’s online Help. To