HP StorageWorks MSL2024, MSL4048, MSL8048, and MSL8096 Tape Libraries Ultrium 1840 tape drive firmware release notes: Parallel SCSI version B59W and Fibre Channel version H61W (AK378-96039, November 2010)

Description
This release includes updated tape drive firmware for Ultrium 1840 full-height parallel SCSI and Fibre
Channel HP StorageWorks MSL2024, MSL4048, MSL8048, and MSL8096 Tape Libraries.
The tape drive firmware can be updated through any of the following methods:
Update recommendation Recommended
Supersedes All earlier versions of tape drive firmware.
Product models
All HP StorageWorks MSL2024, MSL4048, MSL8048, and MSL8096 Tape Libraries with one or
more Ultrium 1840 full-height parallel SCSI or Fibre Channel tape drives.
Languages
• English (American)
• English (International)
Fixes
• Fixed a case when a drive firmware download failed if an LTO-4 cartridge is loaded in the drive.
• Corrects a case where the drive incorrectly reported to the host that a tape was stuck to the head
(error code 0x76AC).
• Improved the ability to read tapes written by non-HP drives having poor write density.
• Fixed a case where the drive would appear unresponsive after receiving commands formatted to
use multiple Information Units. These types of commands are supported by Linux OS drivers.
(parallel SCSI B59W firmware only)
• Fixed an issue that resulted in poor read transfer rate or spacing issues, which lead to reporting
errors 0x0590 or 0x5092, or occasionally errors 0x330D or 0x5084.
• Improved algorithms for reading LTO-2 tapes.
• Corrected issues that could allow incorrect entries in the Cartridge Memory Filemark map.
Installation instructions
To upgrade firmware from the 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 parallel SCSI tape drives in the Library.
HP StorageWorks MSL2024, MSL4048, MSL8048, and MSL8096 Tape Libraries Ultrium 1840 tape
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