HP Ultrium 920 SCSI Tape Drives Firmware Revision D26D Release Notes

Description
The release includes updated firmware for HP Ultrium 920 SCSI Tape Drives.
HP Library and Tape Tools (HP L&TT) must be used to download firmware to the tape drive.
Drive firmware version
D26D
Update recommendation
Recommended
Supersedes
D22D
Product models
• HP Ultrium 920 SCSI External Tape Drive
• HP Ultrium 920 SCSI Internal Tape Drive
• HP Ultrium 920 SCSI in a 1U Rack-Mount Kit
• HP Ultrium 920 SCSI Internal Tape Drive Bundle/S-Buy
Operating systems
• Operating systems supported by HP Library & Tape Tools. See http://www.hp.com/support/
tapetools.
Languages
• English (American)
• English (International)
Fixes
The following issues are resolved in firmware version D26D:
• Long Erase commands could fail with error 0x5020.
• Rare write issue that would result in a 0x508F error when reading.
• The drive might stop responding when used with an Adaptec 29320LPE HBA in a Linux
environment.
• Rare issue with the Cartridge Memory (CM) that would result in poor spacing performance.
Enhancements
• Improved spacing performance
• Improved reliability of reading the Cartridge Memory (CM)
Installation instructions
Use HP Library & Tape Tools (L&TT) to update the tape drive firmware. You can download L&TT from
http://www.hp.com/support/tapetools. Installation instructions for the L&TT utility and firmware update
instructions are available in the latest version of the User Guide that is available after clicking the
Documentation link on http://www.hp.com/support/tapetools. Online help is also included with the
utility.
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