Spectra Logic ait-5 Zusätzliches Handbuch

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The Sony AIT-5 drives double the Spectra 2K library’s capacity and provide backward 
read-write compatibility with AIT-4 and AIT-3 tapes. Review this document for 
information about AIT-5 and about upgrading your library to take advantage of AIT-5 
drive technology.

• Who Can Upgrade?, below.

• Preparation, below.

• Updating Firmware on page 2.

• Installing the AIT-5 Drive on page 5

• Completing the Drive Upgrade Process on page 10

• Sony AIT Drive Specifications on page 11

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2K libraries with AIT-3 or AIT-4 drives: to upgrade to AIT-5, review this guide.

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2K libraries with AIT-1 and AIT-2 drives: to upgrade to AIT-3, AIT-4, or AIT-5, 
contact your sales representative. We will send you a library configured with AIT-5 
that you can immediately use, and then return the 2K with the older drives to 
Spectra Logic.

Identify the drive or drives to be upgraded in your Spectra library.

Make sure you have an AIT-5 drive for every drive you are replacing, and two 
code tapes: a boot upgrade tape, and a firmware upgrade tape.

If you are going to return the drives to Spectra Logic (for example, for trade-ins 
or in conjunction with a prepurchase), reserve the drive packaging for later use.

Download the AIT-5 driver from the Sony Web site, then install it on the library’s 
host system. 

Make sure all backup procedures are halted, and that you set aside enough time 
to complete the upgrade. Allow 15 minutes to upgrade firmware, and another 
15 minutes per drive to replace the old drive with the new.