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Using a host diagnostic utility – HP Surestore 6.140 Tape Library User Manual

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Understanding Errors and Troubleshooting

Upgrading Firmware

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Using a Host Diagnostic Utility
(drive and library firmware)

You can download library and drive firmware using a host-based
diagnostic utility. These utilities may already be installed on your host. If
not, you can access them from HP Support at www.hp.com/go/support.
First select your product, and then select

Downloads & Drivers

.

Using HP Library & Tape Tools (Windows only)

Online help and instructions are included with HP Library & Tape Tools.
The firmware download procedure involves these simple steps:

1. Run the HP Library & Tape Tools utility.

2. If prompted to download new firmware from the website, select

Yes

,

otherwise, select

Get Firmware from Web

under the

File

menu.

3. Select the firmware revisions for the library and drive that you would

like to download firmware to, and then select

Download

. The firmware

file(s) will be copied into the firmware folder of the HP Library &
Tape Tools utility.

4. Select the library in the

By Product

device list, and then select the

Firmware

tool. The latest revisions available for the library and drive

will automatically be selected.

5. Select

Start Update

to update the firmware for the library and/or drive.

Using Support Tools Manager (HP-UX and MPE/iX only)

The Firmware Update Tool within Support Tools Manager allows you to
download firmware directly from the host. See “Support Tools Manager
(STM)” on page 4-36
for more information on using this tool.