HP StorageWorks MSL6000 Tape Library tape drive firmware release notes (Version B56W) (AD581-96003, October 2009)

Description

The release includes updated firmware for the Ultrium 1840 SCSI tape drive.

HP StorageWorks Library and Tape Tools (HP L&TT) must be used to download firmware to the tape

drive.

Drive firmware version:

• B56W

Update recommendation Recommended

Supersedes All earlier versions of tape drive firmware

Product models

• HP StorageWorks MSL6000 Tape Libraries

Operating systems

• Operating systems supported by HP StorageWorks Library & Tape Tools. See http://www.hp.com/

support/tapetools.

Languages

• English (American)

• English (International)

Fixes

• Fixed a case where a load failed with the following errors in the drive health portion of the L&TT

ticket:

0x7487 miLoadRDTimeOutEP

0x1c1c DR_TAPE_LOAD_FAILED_ERROR

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 as 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 an unusable state.

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