MSL LTO4 firmware release notes -rev 2 (AK378-96065, June 2013)

Description
This release includes updated tape drive firmware for Ultrium 1840 full-height Fibre Channel HP
StoreEver MSL2024, MSL4048, MSL6480, MSL8048, and MSL8096 Tape Libraries.
The tape drive firmware can be updated through any of the following methods:
• Remote management interface (RMI).
• Operator control panel (OCP), except MSL6480.
• HP Library and Tape Tools (L&TT).
Update recommendation
Recommended
Supersedes
All earlier versions of tape drive firmware.
Product models
All HP StoreEver MSL2024, MSL4048, MSL6480, MSL8048, and MSL8096 Tape Libraries with one
or more Ultrium 1840 full-height Fibre Channel tape drives.
Languages
• English (American)
• English (International)
Fixes
• Fixed a case where a fibre link would appear unresponsive in a large SAN environment (more
than 30 hosts) when establishing the FC link to the drive, for example while powering on the
library or reconfiguring the tape drive.
Installation instructions
MSL6480 RMI
1. Download current firmware using HP Library & Tape Tools or from the HP support website: http://
www.hp.com/support/storage.
2. Navigate to the Maintenance > Software Upgrades > Drive Firmware screen. The tape drives are
organized by drive type.
3. Click Browse, and then select the file from the local computer.
4. Click Submit.
MSL2024, MSL4048, MSL8048, or MSL8096 RMI
1. Download current firmware using HP Library & Tape Tools or from the HP support website: http://
www.hp.com/support/storage.
2. Log into the RMI as the administrator user.
3. In the Support: Firmware page, select the tape drive, browse to the location of the tape drive
firmware file, and click Update.
4. Repeat step 3 for additional Ultrium 1840 tape drives that use the same firmware.
MSL2024 OCP
1. Download current firmware using HP Library & Tape Tools or from the HP support website: http://
www.hp.com/support/storage. Copy the firmware onto the USB flash drive.
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