Dell PowerVault 132T LTO/SDLT (Tape Library) User guide

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Dell™ PowerVault™ 132T LTO Tape Library

Upgrading to LTO-2

Tape Drive Modules

Notes, Notices, and Cautions

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January 2006 P/N H1038 Rev. A04

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This document provides information about upgrading Dell™ PowerVault™ 132T LTO tape

drive modules to LTO-2. You must perform the following procedures:

• Installing drives

• Updating tape library firmware

Installing Drives

If you have only one drive module installed in the library, that module must be in the

centermost drive bay.

CAUTION: Before performing this procedure, read and follow the safety

instructions in your System Information Guide.

To install drive modules, perform the following steps:

1 Turn off the host system and attached peripherals, including the tape library, and

disconnect the system from its electrical outlet.

2 Disconnect the SCSI cable that connects the tape library to the host system.

3 On the back of the library, loosen the thumbscrews and remove the cover plate (see

Figure 2-1) or the drive module that you want to replace.

NOTE: If you remove the cover plate, store it in a convenient place. The cover plate is

required for proper operation and cooling of the library if the optional drive is removed.

4

Slide the drive module into position. See Figure 2-2.

The metal edge on the drive module should be inserted into the plastic guide on the

left side of the drive bay.

5 Tighten the four thumbscrews on the drive module until it is flush with the chassis.

6 Connect the SCSI cable to either SCSI connector on the drive module.

7 Connect the other end of the SCSI cable to the host system.

8 Connect a terminator to the last device in the SCSI chain.

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Figure 2-1. Removing the Drive Module Cover Plate

9

Reconnect the tape library and the host system to an electrical outlet.

10 Turn on the tape library.

An error message may appear on the LCD that reads Drive Error or Drive

Offline. This behavior is normal until the tape library firmware has been updated.

11 When the tape library is turned on and online, turn on the host system.

12 Update the firmware. See "Updating the Tape Library Firmware."

Figure 2-2. Inserting the Drive Module

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Updating the Tape Library Firmware

You can update the firmware using one of the following methods:

• Using a Web browser

• Using a serial connection

You must download the latest firmware package from the Dell Support website at

support.dell.com. After you download the package, the firmware file will be located at

c:\dell\drivers\rxxxxx\LTO-2 Library, where rxxxxx is the release number of the

downloaded firmware package.

Updating Firmware Using a Web Browser

1 Open a Web browser on the system that contains the downloaded firmware file and go

to the IP address of the remote management unit that is installed in the library for

which you want to update the firmware.

2 On the main page, click Firmware.

3 Enter the administrator user name and password for the library.

The default user name is admin and the default password is password.

4 Click Update Library Firmware in the Select target for update box that appears.

5 Click Browse and locate the firmware file that you downloaded.

NOTE: The downloaded firmware file is located at c:\dell\drivers\rxxxxx\LTO-2 Library,

where rxxxxx is the release number of the downloaded firmware package.

6

Click Update Firmware to start the update.

7 Reboot the library after the update completes.

8 Verify that the library is online.

The LCD Main menu displays Dell 132T when the library is online.

9 Verify the firmware level on the main Web page of the remote management unit. The

firmware version is displayed in the Library Firmware field.

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Updating Firmware Using a Serial Connection

1 Turn on the tape library.

2 Connect one end of a straight-through serial cable to the serial port of the tape library

(not the serial port for the remote management unit).

3 Connect the other end of the serial cable to a COM port on the system that has the

updated firmware that you downloaded.

4 Open a command prompt in the Microsoft

®

Windows

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operating system and change

to the directory that contains the downloaded firmware file.

NOTE: The downloaded firmware file is located at c:\dell\drivers\rxxxxx\LTO-2 Library,

where rxxxxx is the release number of the downloaded firmware package.

5

Type the following information at the command prompt:

PV132T_LTO2_Update

x

where

x

represents the COM port number on the system where the serial cable was

connected.

6 Press <Enter>.

The firmware update takes approximately 8

–10 minutes.

A summary of the firmware update displays at the command prompt when the

firmware update has completed.

7 Reboot the library after the firmware update completes.

8 Verify that the library is online.

The LCD Main menu displays Dell 132T when the library is online.

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