
Chapter 4 Using Your Tape Drive
Updating the Firmware
SDLT 600 Product Manual
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Press and hold the Eject button for six seconds; after six seconds, the
left (Drive Density) LED begins to flash.
4 Release the Eject button, then quickly press and release the Eject
button again. At this point, the left (Drive Density) and middle (Drive
Status) LEDs start flashing synchronously in a regular, rhythmic
pattern. The tape drive is now in Firmware Upgrade mode.
You now have a “window” of one minute to insert the CUP/FUP
data cartridge. If you do not insert a CUP/FUP data cartridge and the
one minute time window expires, both LEDs stop flashing, although
the middle (Drive Status) LED remains on (steadily illuminated). The
tape drive is now out of Firmware Upgrade mode and can be used in
a normal manner (once you insert a data cartridge). To put the tape
drive back in Firmware Upgrade mode, repeat the previous steps 2, 3,
and 4.
5 Insert the CUP/FUP data cartridge.
6 After you insert the CUP/FUP data cartridge, the left (Drive Density)
and middle (Drive Status) LEDs change their pattern and start
flashing in an alternating pattern. The tape drive is now performing
the firmware upgrade.
7 Wait several minutes for the update process to complete. The left
(Drive Density) and middle (Drive Status) LEDs flash the entire time
that memory is being updated.
8 When the update is complete, the tape drive resets itself and goes
through POST. The tape drive rewinds the CUP/FUP data cartridge,
unloads it, and ejects it. SCSI status indicates that microcode has been
updated (06h, 3F, 01).
Note: The firmware upgrade fails the microcode update process
if the firmware personalities do not match; the history log
records this information, as well as the reason for the
failure.
Note: If the tape drive is mounted in a tape automation
library, the CUP/FUP data cartridge rewinds to BOT
and unbuckles in preparation for unloading, but does
not automatically eject.
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