HP StorageWorks MSL8096 Tape Library firmware release notes Firmware version 8.90 (AK382-96006, August 11, 2008)

Version: 8.90
Description
This release in
cludes updated firmware for the HP StorageWorks MSL8096 Tape Library.
The firmware can
be updated through any of the following methods:
• Remote management interface (RMI).
• Operator control panel (OCP).
• HP Library and
Tape Tools (L&TT).
Library firmware version
• 8.90
Update recomm
endation
Recommended
Supersedes All previous versions of Library firmware.
Product models
All HP StorageWorks MSL8096 Tape Libraries
Languages
• English (Am
erican)
• English (International)
Enhancements
Enhancements implemented between 8.50 and 8.90:
• Support added for Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).
• Support a dded for partitioning the Library into logical libraries. The Tape Librar y can have up to
as many logical libraries are there are tape drives.
• Support added for the 1/8 G2 a nd MSL Encryption Kit, which is a solution for generating and
storing encryption keys to write and restore encrypted data on LTO-4 media with LTO -4 tape drives.
• Support added for the Ultrium 1760 parallel SCSI half-height tape drive.
• Support added for SNMP version 2.
• Added the ability to save and restore the Library configuration settings to a USB flash drive (from
the OCP) or a file (from the RMI).
• Thenumberofallowedreservedslotsisincreasedfrom36to94.
Fixes
• In non-p
artitioned Libraries, the operation of mailslots (Import/Export Elem ents) has b een modi fied
to operate in the same manner as earlier firmware releases.
NOTE:
Version 8.70 changed these basic operations in a way that caused some applications to fail when
access
ing a cartridge in a mailslot.
• In par titioned Libraries, the operation of the mailslots (Impor t/Export Elements) h as been m odified
to accurately reflect when the mailslot is FULL, and to allow a logical library to access a cartridge
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