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In the following firmware update sections which explain each method in detail, only a brief mention of ITDT will be made since the Readme text file will more fully explain tool usage. LTO-TDX: LTO SCSI and Fibre Drive Firmware Download & LTO Drive Dump Upload Tool The tool, LTO-TDX, is an alternative method for downloading LTO drive firmware across the SCSI bus or fibre channel. In addition, this tool can be used to upload LTO drive error dumps. The following information describes how to obtain the tool and lists its capabilities. 1. The tool supports all IBM LTO Generation 1, Generation 2, and Generation 3 SCSI and FC drives. The tool will not support any other manufacturer's LTO drive. The tool is available for three different operating systems: v LTO-TDX_WinTool (for Windows operating systems) v LTO-TDX_NWTool (for Netware operating systems) v LTO-TDX_LxTool (for operating systems) v Linux 2. The tool can perform two functions: a. Download firmware to the drive b. Upload a dump of the drive firmware logs from the drive to a computer system 3. The tool is distributed from the IBM web site. Download the tool by visiting http://www.ibm.com/storage/support/lto/. The install package or an executable file will be placed on the host system in a location chosen by the user. 4. When the user opens the install package, he will be presented with a license agreement that he must accept to proceed with the install. The user will also be presented with a license anytime the executable file is copied to another location where the firmware or dump folders do not exist. The tool will detect the missing folders at launch and present the user license, assuming that this is the first launch of a new copy of the tool. There will also be a function that allows the user to view the license at will when he starts the tool. 5. The Windows install package will create a directory for the tool on the user's hard disk and place the executable file (the tool) in that directory. The install package will also load the file into the Programs Menu accessed via the ″Start″ button and put an icon on the desktop of the Windows operating system. The install package will perform a similar function on any other operating system that has a similar structure. 6. Selection of the icon on the desktop or selection of the tool from the Program Menu will start the tool and create the ″LTO Firmware″ and ″LTO Dumps″ files in the directory with the executable tool file. 7. The user must first put the firmware to be downloaded in the firmware folder. 8. Any dumps created will be put in the dump folder. 9. The tool will present a list of the supported devices on the bus. The tool will allow selection of a target device and then perform the download or the dump on the target device. 10. The tool itself is a command line tool but it is menu driven and very simple to use. 11. The program displays are in English. 12. The user is responsible to make sure the drive is not in use when firmware is downloaded or a dump is taken. He also must remove any cartridge from the drive or the firmware download function will not work. 28 IBM 400/800GB LTO3 Tape Drive User's Guide

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In
the
following
firmware
update
sections
which
explain
each
method
in
detail,
only
a
brief
mention
of
ITDT
will
be
made
since
the
Readme
text
file
will
more
fully
explain
tool
usage.
LTO-TDX:
LTO
SCSI
and
Fibre
Drive
Firmware
Download
&
LTO
Drive
Dump
Upload
Tool
The
tool,
LTO-TDX,
is
an
alternative
method
for
downloading
LTO
drive
firmware
across
the
SCSI
bus
or
fibre
channel.
In
addition,
this
tool
can
be
used
to
upload
LTO
drive
error
dumps.
The
following
information
describes
how
to
obtain
the
tool
and
lists
its
capabilities.
1.
The
tool
supports
all
IBM
LTO
Generation
1,
Generation
2,
and
Generation
3
SCSI
and
FC
drives.
The
tool
will
not
support
any
other
manufacturer’s
LTO
drive.
The
tool
is
available
for
three
different
operating
systems:
v
LTO-TDX_WinTool
(for
Windows
operating
systems)
v
LTO-TDX_NWTool
(for
Netware
operating
systems)
v
LTO-TDX_LxTool
(for
operating
systems)
v
Linux
2.
The
tool
can
perform
two
functions:
a.
Download
firmware
to
the
drive
b.
Upload
a
dump
of
the
drive
firmware
logs
from
the
drive
to
a
computer
system
3.
The
tool
is
distributed
from
the
IBM
web
site.
Download
the
tool
by
visiting
.
The
install
package
or
an
executable
file
will
be
placed
on
the
host
system
in
a
location
chosen
by
the
user.
4.
When
the
user
opens
the
install
package,
he
will
be
presented
with
a
license
agreement
that
he
must
accept
to
proceed
with
the
install.
The
user
will
also
be
presented
with
a
license
anytime
the
executable
file
is
copied
to
another
location
where
the
firmware
or
dump
folders
do
not
exist.
The
tool
will
detect
the
missing
folders
at
launch
and
present
the
user
license,
assuming
that
this
is
the
first
launch
of
a
new
copy
of
the
tool.
There
will
also
be
a
function
that
allows
the
user
to
view
the
license
at
will
when
he
starts
the
tool.
5.
The
Windows
install
package
will
create
a
directory
for
the
tool
on
the
user’s
hard
disk
and
place
the
executable
file
(the
tool)
in
that
directory.
The
install
package
will
also
load
the
file
into
the
Programs
Menu
accessed
via
the
″
Start
″
button
and
put
an
icon
on
the
desktop
of
the
Windows
operating
system.
The
install
package
will
perform
a
similar
function
on
any
other
operating
system
that
has
a
similar
structure.
6.
Selection
of
the
icon
on
the
desktop
or
selection
of
the
tool
from
the
Program
Menu
will
start
the
tool
and
create
the
″
LTO
Firmware
″
and
″
LTO
Dumps
″
files
in
the
directory
with
the
executable
tool
file.
7.
The
user
must
first
put
the
firmware
to
be
downloaded
in
the
firmware
folder.
8.
Any
dumps
created
will
be
put
in
the
dump
folder.
9.
The
tool
will
present
a
list
of
the
supported
devices
on
the
bus.
The
tool
will
allow
selection
of
a
target
device
and
then
perform
the
download
or
the
dump
on
the
target
device.
10.
The
tool
itself
is
a
command
line
tool
but
it
is
menu
driven
and
very
simple
to
use.
11.
The
program
displays
are
in
English.
12.
The
user
is
responsible
to
make
sure
the
drive
is
not
in
use
when
firmware
is
downloaded
or
a
dump
is
taken.
He
also
must
remove
any
cartridge
from
the
drive
or
the
firmware
download
function
will
not
work.
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IBM
400/800GB
LTO3
Tape
Drive
User’s
Guide