HP StorageWorks LTO-4 Ultrium 1840 SCSI Tape Drives firmware revision B5AD release notes (EH853-90933, October 2010)

Description
The release includes updated firmware for HP StorageWorks LTO-4 Ultrium 1840 SCSI tape drives.
HP StorageWorks Library and Tape Tools (HP L&TT) must be used to download firmware to the tape
drive.
Drive firmware version:
• B5AD
Update recommendation Recommended
Supersedes B56D
Product models
• HP StorageWorks LTO-4 Ultrium 1840 SCSI Internal EH853A
• HP StorageWorks LTO-4 Ultrium 1840 SCSI External EH854A
• HP StorageWorks LTO-4 Ultrium 1840 SCSI Array Module EH856A
• HP StorageWorks LTO-4 Ultrium 1840 SCSI Rack-mount EH926A
Operating systems
• Operating systems supported by HP StorageWorks Library & Tape Tools. See http://www.hp.com/
support/tapetools.
Languages
• English (American)
• English (International)
Fixes
• Fix for a performance issue introduced in previous release due to read retries being invoked too
often
• Supporting pSCSI multiple command IUs (Information Units) prevents some issues where the drive
becomes unresponsive
• Fix for a Read or Space 0x5090 error following a load
• Fix for Space operations failing with 0x3023 error
• Fix for Drive incorrectly reporting 0x76AC error (tape stuck to head)
Installation instructions
Use HP StorageWorks Library & Tape Tools (L&TT) to update the tape drive firmware. You can
download L&TT from http://www.hp.com/support/tapetools. Online help and instructions are included
with the utility.
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