HP StoreEver 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloader and MSL Tape Libraries Ultrium 6250 Tape Drive Firmware Release Notes (23GW and 33HW)

Description
This release includes updated tape drive firmware for Ultrium 6250 tape drives in HP StoreEver 1/8
G2 Tape Autoloaders and 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).
Tape drive firmware versions: 23GW (FC) and 33HW (SAS)
Update recommendation
Recommended
Supersedes
All previous versions of tape drive firmware.
Product models
All HP StoreEver 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloaders and MSL2024, MSL4048, MSL6480, MSL8048, and
MSL8096 Tape Libraries with one or more Ultrium 6250 SAS or Fibre Channel tape drives.
Languages
• English (American)
• English (International)
Enhancements
• Added functionality to protect the firmware image.
• Improved tape space usage for a few corner case patterns.
• Enhanced retry algorithms to reduce the incidences of 0x7519 errors.
• Added enhancements for path failover.
• Improved connectivity to certain new FC switches.
Fixes
• Fixed a corner case where the drive reported 0x508F/0x5090 read errors.
• Fixed a rare case in LTFS environments where the drive incorrectly reported end of tape (EOT).
• Fixed a corner case when the drive could append data in the incorrect location.
• Fixed a case where the drive could not decrypt data from an LTO-4 tape after the previously
loaded cartridge was an LTO-5 or LTO-6 tape.
• Removed a drive reset that could occur if the L&TT Drive Assessment test was run after the Data
Assessment test.
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 Description