HP StoreEver TapeAssure Software - Manual (Page 40)

The Factory Firmware Overrides dialog box presents the following three options:
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Allow firmware downgrading—By default, L&TT does not show files with older revision levels
as selectable. On the Local Firmware Files tab, the comment field displays the message
“downgrade password required.” In most cases, you should use the latest firmware. However,
if software incompatibilities or other customer limitations require the use of older firmware
revisions, this checkbox lets you downgrade to older firmware revisions.
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Allow selection of any [drive or library] firmware file—This option allows mapping of the
device firmware to a product, irrespective of the device's product ID. There are a few cases
in which the product ID does not match the desired firmware file (and the ID may also need
to be updated). One case is when a library is being updated from one drive technology to
another. Another case is when the device has a firmware revision string format that differs
from that in the firmware file, and the tool cannot determine whether it is newer or older. If
incompatible firmware is sent to a device, an error message is displayed.
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Update [drive or library] product ID—This writes the product ID from the firmware file to the
drive.
NOTE: A number of products may not support updating the product ID, so use this feature only
when you know the device supports it. The most common use of this feature is for updating drive
technologies in optical libraries.
NOTE: After setting any of the advanced options, if firmware file selected for download is different
in any way from the firmware files needed by the library or tape drive, the Status column of the
Update Firmware tab will show a warning message.
Running tests and device-specific utilities
To select and run a test or device-specific utility manually:
1. In the device listing (the By Product or By Connection tab), click the device to test.
2. Click Test (to execute a test) or Utility (to run a utility) on the main toolbar. The test and utility
screen opens with the Test/Utility Execution tab selected.
3. Click the checkbox to the left of the name of the devices you want to test. The Test Group menu
lists all the tests available for the selected device.
4. In the Test Group menu, select the test to perform. The Description text box describes the
selected test.
5. If any options are available for the selected test, the Options button is enabled. Click the
Options button to review and set the desired options. When you click an option the description
of the option is shown. To return all of the options to their default values, click Defaults.
6. Click the Start Test button to start the test.
NOTE: If multiple drives are selected, the tests will run in parallel.
Viewing results
When the test or utility is complete, L&TT shows preliminary results of the test. When you click OK
in the dialog, the test results are displayed in the Test/Utility Results tab. The Test/Utility box shows
the results of the test. A more detailed Test Operation Log is displayed in the bottom section of the
screen. Click the “+” or “–” signs to expand or collapse a section of the report. Select an option
in Current Detail Level to display more or less information in the Test Operation Log.
40 Installing and using L&TT on Windows