About Updating Library Firmware

The library firmware update operation allows you to update library firmware using the Web client. With the library firmware update operation you can upgrade firmware to a later version or downgrade firmware to an earlier version. Upgrading library firmware can take up to an hour for large configurations. For instructions on how to update library firmware, see Updating Library Firmware.

The latest library firmware is listed on www.quantum.com/support. Contact Quantum Support for a copy of the latest firmware. Download the file to your computer hard drive. Library firmware comes bundled with tape drive firmware, firmware update instructions, and Release Notes. Verify with the Release Notes or technical support that you are updating the library with the correct version of firmware. For technical support contact information, see Getting More Information or Help.

You can downgrade library firmware to an earlier version following the same instructions as for the upgrade, with the following notes and exceptions:

If you downgrade from one major firmware version to an earlier major version, library configuration settings will be reset to the factory defaults. You can restore the other configurable items using a configuration file that was saved when the earlier version of library firmware was installed on the library, or you can manually reconfigure your library’s settings. For more information, see Restoring the Configuration.
If you are running firmware code level 400G or later and want to downgrade, please note the following:
- If your library is Quantum branded, you can downgrade to level 400G or later. (There is no earlier version of Quantum-branded firmware).
- If your library is ADIC branded and has Fibre-Channel I/O blades installed, you can downgrade to firmware version 400G or later. Firmware versions 320G and lower do not support Fibre Channel I/O blades. If your library does not have FC I/O blades, you can downgrade to an earlier version of firmware.
If you purchased your library after October 15, 2008, you cannot downgrade library firmware to a version earlier than 520G.
If your library is running firmware version 600G or later, you can only downgrade library firmware to version 410G or later. If you need to downgrade to a version earlier than 410G, contact Quantum Support for assistance.
In libraries larger than 23U, this operation will free and allocate disk space to prepare the system for a new firmware download and, if configured, also remove any drive firmware images staged for automatic tape drive firmware-leveling.

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