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Compatibility note When using firmware version 2.50 or newer revisions with the Encryption Kit, any key server tokens set with an odd number of characters for the PIN will not be totally backwards compatible in Autoloaders or Libraries with code revisions 2.10, 4.00, 6.30, or 8.70. In those cases, a token in an Autoloader or Library with 2.10, 4.00, 6.30, or 8.70 firmware revisions will be able to accept the PIN for the token and access keys on the token, but the user will not be able to change the PIN on the token, save the keys to a file, or restore the keys from a file until the Autoloader or Library firmware is upgraded. Users should always upgrade to the latest version of firmware to ensure complete compatibility. Installation instructions To upgrade firmware from the RMI: 1. Download current firmware using HP Library & Tape Tools or from the HP support website: http:/ /www.hp.com/support/storage. 2. Log into the RMI as the administrator user. 3. In the Support: Firmware page, browse to the location of the Library firmware file. 4. Click Update. To upgrade firmware from the OCP using a USB flash drive: 1. Download current firmware using HP Library & Tape Tools or from the HP support website: http:/ /www.hp.com/support/storage. Copy the firmware onto the USB flash drive. 2. Insert the USB flash drive into the USB port on the back of the Autoloader. 3. From the Home screen, press Next until the screen displays Support. Press Enter to select. 4. Press Next until the screen displays Autoloader FW upgrade. Press Enter to select. 5. Enter the administrator password if prompted. 6. Press Next until the screen displays the filename of the Autoloader firmware file on the USB drive. Press Enter to select the firmware file. 7. If the upgrade failed, press Enter to display the error code and message describing the cause of the failure. 8. When the upgrade is complete, remove the USB flash drive from the USB port. Library and Tape Tools: 1. Download and install the current version of HP Library & Tape Tools (L&TT) from the HP website: http://www.hp.com/support/tapetools. 2. Download current firmware using L&TT. 3. Click the device to update in the device list. 4. Click Firmware on the main toolbar. 5. On the Update Firmware tab, select the box next to each device for which you want to update firmware. If firmware is currently available for that device, it is shown in Firmware File in the File Selection section of the screen. 6. Click Start Update at the bottom of the screen to begin the update. 4

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Compatibility note
When using firmware version 2.50 or newer revisions with the Encryption Kit, any key server tokens
set with an odd number of characters for the PIN will not be totally backwards compatible in
Autoloaders or Libraries with code revisions 2.10, 4.00, 6.30, or 8.70. In those cases, a token in
an Autoloader or Library with 2.10, 4.00, 6.30, or 8.70 firmware revisions will be able to accept
the PIN for the token and access keys on the token, but the user will not be able to change the PIN
on the token, save the keys to a file, or restore the keys from a file until the Autoloader or Library
firmware is upgraded. Users should always upgrade to the latest version of firmware to ensure complete
compatibility.
Installation instructions
To upgrade firmware from the RMI:
1.
Download current firmware using HP Library & Tape Tools or from the HP support website:
h
t
tp:/
/w
w
w
.hp
.co
m/su
ppo
r
t/s
t
o
r
age
.
2.
Log into the RMI as the administrator user.
3.
In the
Support: Firmware
page, browse to the location of the Library firmware file.
4.
Click
Update
.
To upgrade firmware from the OCP using a USB flash drive:
1.
Download current firmware using HP Library & Tape Tools or from the HP support website:
h
t
tp:/
/w
w
w
.hp
.co
m/su
ppo
r
t/s
t
o
r
age
. Copy the firmware onto the USB flash drive.
2.
Insert the USB flash drive into the USB port on the back of the Autoloader.
3.
From the Home screen, press
Next
until the screen displays
Support
. Press
Enter
to select.
4.
Press
Next
until the screen displays
Autoloader FW upgrade
. Press
Enter
to select.
5.
Enter the administrator password if prompted.
6.
Press
Next
until the screen displays the filename of the Autoloader firmware file on the USB drive.
Press
Enter
to select the firmware file.
7.
If the upgrade failed, press
Enter
to display the error code and message describing the cause of
the failure.
8.
When the upgrade is complete, remove the USB flash drive from the USB port.
Library and Tape Tools:
1.
Download and install the current version of HP Library & Tape Tools (L&TT) from the HP website:
h
t
tp://w
w
w
.hp
.co
m/su
ppo
r
t/t
a
pe
t
oo
ls
.
2.
Download current firmware using L&TT.
3.
Click the device to update in the device list.
4.
Click
Firmware
on the main toolbar.
5.
On the
Update Firmware
tab, select the box next to each device for which you want to update
firmware. If firmware is currently available for that device, it is shown in
Firmware File
in the
File
Selection
section of the screen.
6.
Click
Start Update
at the bottom of the screen to begin the update.
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