You can always use tapeutil to load the drive or library firmware. It still has to be done one at a time, but is MUCH faster than the GUI version; only a couple minutes per drive.
Best Regards, John D. Schneider The Computer Coaching Community, LLC Office: (314) 635-5424 / Toll Free: (866) 796-9226 Cell: (314) 750-8721 -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] IBM 3584 preventive maintenance schedule From: Richard Rhodes <rrho...@firstenergycorp.com> Date: Thu, April 08, 2010 8:35 pm To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > This can be tedious, however, > because upgrading them all at once via the Web interface is about the > speed of upgrading one. We have had problems upgrading the drive microcode. When upgrading all the drives at one time, the update proceeds and finally ends with an error. THe state of the drives is such that some have the new microcode and some do not. TO finish the update we have then manually upgraded the remaining drives one at a time - what a pain! THis has happened more than one, and IBM has not resolved the problem. In talking with our local CE, he said that the issue is that the rs422(?) bus connecting the drives to the processors is overloaded during the upgrade, and cuases timeout conditions. We now let IBM perform the update, and he updates the drives one frame at a time - something the gui doesn't support. Rick ----------------------------------------- The information contained in this message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately, and delete the original message.
