HP StorageWorks Ultrium 3280 SAS Tape Drives Firmware Revision X5BD release notes (EH899-90920, September 2011)

• An issue where a Write command could fail with error 0x5083 if the read channel was not

properly set up has been fixed.

• An issue that was causing appended writes to fail with error 0x50A2 has been fixed.

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.

NOTE:

Once the download has started, do NOT power off the unit or interrupt the firmware download

process until the download is complete. Doing so could leave the product in a non-usable state.

The firmware files can also be obtained on the external HP support website: http://www.hp.com/

support/storage . Select your product from the list and follow the instructions from the Web page.

NOTE: If you have trouble finding your product or firmware, use the Product Search function from

http//www.hp.com/support/downloads.

Determining current version

You can check your current firmware revision from HP Library & Tape Tools (L&TT). Launch L&TT,

select the product from the lower left hand frame and click on the identity button at the top (if necessary).

StatusReleasedFirmware Version

Active09/2011X5BD

Active02/2011X3BD

Effective date

September 13th, 2011