Quantum sdlt 220 Guía Del Usuario
CHAPTER 5: Using Your Tape Drive
SDLT 220 and SDLT 320 Product Manual
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5.3
Updating the Firmware
When you need to update the firmware in a drive, you can do it either of two ways:
•
Build a firmware image tape; this tape can be used in either a manual
firmware update or in a Library setting.
firmware update or in a Library setting.
•
Update the firmware over the SCSI bus.
Both of these approaches are described briefly in the following subsections.
N
OTE
: For more information about the suite of diagnostics tools
provided by Quantum, refer to Quantum’s web site,
http://www.quantum.com. Follow the path Support =>
Drivers and Software.
http://www.quantum.com. Follow the path Support =>
Drivers and Software.
5.3.1 Update the Firmware Using the SCSI Bus
SDLT Update is a tool that allows you to update a drive’s firmware (using the
SCSI bus), or to create a code update (CUP/FUP) tape for an SDLT drive.
SCSI bus), or to create a code update (CUP/FUP) tape for an SDLT drive.
SDLT Update is available on Quantum’s web site, http://www.quantum.com.
Follow the path Support =>Drivers and Software and download the SDLT
Update package. For detailed instructions to use while updating the firmware,
refer to that tool’s built-in online help.
Follow the path Support =>Drivers and Software and download the SDLT
Update package. For detailed instructions to use while updating the firmware,
refer to that tool’s built-in online help.