HP StoreEver Command View for Tape Libraries (CVTL) v. 3.7 and Interface Manager Firmware v I274 Release Notes

5. Use Command View for Tape Libraries to upgrade:
• to 5.9.63 firmware for the 2GB Fibre Channel Interface Controllers
• to 5.9.77 firmware for the 4Gb Fibre Channel Interface Controllers
6. Use Command View for Tape Libraries to upgrade ESL G3, ESL E-Series, EML E-Series library
firmware.
If the EML E-Series is below 1200, upgrade to 1200. If the EML E-Series library is below 1407,
upgrade to 1407. The EML library firmware can now be update to the newer firmware.
7. Verify that all of the drives are empty.
8. Upgrade the drive firmware, if the drive firmware in the 3.6.00 bundle is newer than the drive
firmware that is in your drives.
9. Save the new configuration to a safe location after performing any Interface Manager upgrade.
Downgrading to previous releases
Downgrading your Interface Manager to a previous release requires some special considerations:
IMPORTANT: Remove any hardware that is not supported by the firmware release you are
downgrading to. Failure to do so can cause the library to become inoperable.
• Multiple versions of the Command View for Tape Libraries software cannot be installed on the
same computer at the same time. To use an older release of Command View for Tape Libraries,
uninstall the current version before installing the older version.
• After performing the downgrade, you will need to restore system defaults through the restore
system defaultscommand in the command line interface or through the Restore Factory
Defaults page on the Support tab in Command View for Tape Libraries.
CAUTION: All of your custom configuration information will be lost.
• If you have previously saved a configuration at the older release, you can easily restore this
configuration after you have downgraded your Interface Manager through the restore system
configcommand in the command line interface or through the Save / Restore page on the
Configuration tab in Command View for Tape Libraries.
Previous Version Enhancements
Version 3.6.00
New features in Command View TL
• Command View TL Support for MSL6480 Library
• Support for unfiltered ESL G3 Health Events sent to Command View TL through SNMP
• Command View TL support for MSL G3 licenses
• TAA license support for MSL6480
• Command View TL support on Windows Server 2012
• Command View TL Support for Library TapeAssure (MSL G3/ESL G3/MSL 6480)
Library TapeAssure overview◦
◦ Library usage
◦ Moves per library
◦ Empty slots per library
10 Previous Version Enhancements