MSLG3 LTO5 FC DRIVE FW Y34W RELEASE NOTE (AK378-96044, May 2011)

Description
This release includes updated tape drive firmware for Ultrium 3000 half-height Fibre Channel HP
StorageWorks 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloaders and MSL2024, MSL4048, 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).
• HP Library and Tape Tools (L&TT).
Tape drive firmware version: Y34W
Update recommendation Recommended
Supersedes All earlier versions of tape drive firmware.
Product models
All HP StorageWorks 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloaders and MSL2024, MSL4048, and MSL8096 Tape
Libraries with one or more Ultrium 3000 half-height Fibre Channel tape drives.
Languages
• English (American)
• English (International)
Enhancements
• Improved reading ability.
• Improved the ability of the locate command to position backwards over records.
• The drive now retries the interface after excessive link errors.
• The FC signal quality has been optimized.
Fixes
• Fixed a case where an FC cable break during a read could lead to the last record transferred
being sent incorrectly.
• Fixed a case where write attribute commands could cause datasets to be written beyond the end
of wrap turnaround point.
• Fixed a cause where 0x40A2 fault entries were incorrectly logged in the fault log.
Installation instructions
To upgrade firmware from the RMI:
HP StorageWorks 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloader, and MSL2024, MSL4048, and MSL8096 Tape Libraries
Ultrium 3000 Fibre Channel tape drive firmware release notes 3