HP StorageWorks 9000 HP StorageWorks 9000-series Virtual Library System User G - Page 186

Updating the Disk Firmware, Managing Cartridges, Unloading a Cartridge from a Drive

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Updating the Disk Firmware Some VLS firmware versions allow you to update the firmware on the disk arrays. The Update Firmware screen lists the available disk array firmware upgrade. It provides the disk model and revision numbers of the disks that are able to receive the upgrade. Only disks meeting the upgrade criteria display on this screen. To update the firmware on the array disks: 1. Select the disks you want to update to the new firmware. To narrow the list of disks displayed by disk array, enclosure, or revision, use the Select Disks list, then select Update. 2. Select Submit. A warning message displays. 3. Review the warning and select Continue. The Update Firmware screen displays. You can select Cancel to cancel the update process or select different disks. 4. If necessary, click the "De-select disks pending for update" link to remove certain disks from the update process. 5. Reboot the system. See "Rebooting the System" on page 137. The firmware update begins after the reboot. 6. Go to http:// (where is the hostname of the system running the firmware update) to open the Disk firmware update progress screen. When all of the disks have been updated to the new firmware, a Done button appears. Do not select Done until you complete the next step. 7. Manually power cycle the disk arrays. 8. When the power cycle is complete, select Done. It may take several minutes until the system is back online. Managing Cartridges You can change the following parameters for existing cartridges from the Cartridge Parameters window: • Library with which they are associated • Capacity • Write access Unloading a Cartridge from a Drive If a tape becomes stuck in a drive and cannot be removed using the backup application, unload the tape using Command View VLS: 1. Select the tape drive from the navigation tree 2. From the task bar, select Force Unload. This will return the tape to its original slot. 186 Management

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Updating the Disk Firmware
Some VLS firmware versions allow you to update the firmware on the disk arrays. The Update Firmware
screen lists the available disk array firmware upgrade. It provides the disk model and revision numbers
of the disks that are able to receive the upgrade. Only disks meeting the upgrade criteria display on
this screen.
To update the firmware on the array disks:
1.
Select the disks you want to update to the new firmware.
To narrow the list of disks displayed by disk array, enclosure, or revision, use the Select Disks
list, then select
Update
.
2.
Select Submit. A warning message displays.
3.
Review the warning and select
Continue
. The Update Firmware screen displays.
You can select
Cancel
to cancel the update process or select different disks.
4.
If necessary, click the
De-select disks pending for update
link to remove certain disks from the
update process.
5.
Reboot the system. See
Rebooting the System
on page 137. The firmware update begins after
the reboot.
6.
Go to
http://<vls-hostname>
(where <vls-hostname> is the hostname of the system running
the firmware update) to open the
Disk firmware update progress
screen.
When all of the disks have been updated to the new firmware, a
Done
button appears. Do not
select
Done
until you complete the next step.
7.
Manually power cycle the disk arrays.
8.
When the power cycle is complete, select
Done
. It may take several minutes until the system is
back online.
Managing Cartridges
You can change the following parameters for existing cartridges from the Cartridge Parameters
window:
Library with which they are associated
Capacity
Write access
Unloading a Cartridge from a Drive
If a tape becomes stuck in a drive and cannot be removed using the backup application, unload the
tape using Command View VLS:
1.
Select the tape drive from the navigation tree
2.
From the task bar, select
Force Unload
.
This will return the tape to its original slot.
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