Patch-ID# 112094-01 Keywords: DDS-4, 4mm, Tape Drive, Firmware Synopsis: Hardware, DDS-4 4mm Tape Drive, Firmware Download Program C005 Date: Nov/01/2001 Solaris Release: SunOS Release: Unbundled Product: DDS Series DDS-4 Unbundled Release: HP DDS-4 4mm Tape Drive C5683A NOTE: HP DDS-4 4mm Tape Drive C5683A Xref: Topic: Relevant Architectures: BugId's fixed with this patch: Changes incorporated in this version: Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: Patches which conflict with this patch: Patches required with this patch: Obsoleted by: Files included with this patch: C005.fw tload_3.2 Problem Description: This firmware release is intended to allow Sun to maintain synchronicity with the supplier partner of this device, HP. There are some changes to the code which are anticipated to make an insignificant improvement in AFR and reliability. However, there are no bugs or escalations specifically addressed with this revision change. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Contents -------- A.0 Firmware File Names & Utility Descriptions B.O Precautionary Statements C.O Patch Installation and Utility Usage Intructions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A.0 Firmware File Names & Utility Descriptions ----------------------------------------------- A.1 C005.fw --> This file contains the binary C005 firmware for the DDS4 tape drive (338,944 bytes) A.2 tload_3.2 --> The firmware download utility (47,012 bytes) A.3 README.112094-01 --> This file (11,973 bytes) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ B.0 Precautionary Statements ----------------------------- **WARNING:****WARNING:****WARNING:****WARNING:****WARNING:****WARNING:** B.1 The system MUST BE IDLE during the firmware download process! No other programs should be running while this utility is being used. Failure to do so may cause the devices being upgraded to fail or the system to crash. Any other computers sharing the same I/O bus as the host system must be either disconnected or offline. B.2 If any upgrade failures occur, do not continue upgrading devices. For example, loss of power during download will result in damaged peripherals and require replacement. If any failures occur, please collect the following log file: "/var/adm/messages", and an explorer dump. Please forward these files to your service provider for analysis. B.3 This package will only function on HP C5683A DDS-4 Tape Drives. B.4 Please READ instructions below completely BEFORE starting download procedure. Follow the procedures carefully. You may ONLY program ONE drive at a time. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ C.O Patch Installation and Utility Usage Intructions ----------------------------------------------------- C.1 General guidelines for upgrading: EJECT MEDIA FROM DEVICE TO BE UPGRADED. Download utility will eject media from the device if it is found to be loaded. Do NOT attempt to force media back into the drive. Media present in a device having firmware downloaded to the device may result in data loss from media or damage to device. STOP ALL APPLICATIONS. The system must be idle during the firmware upgrade process. DISCONNECT or take OFFLINE any other computers sharing the same I/O bus as the host. UPGRADE the tape device. Follow the given instructions in the procedure section below. In case of any disruption or unforeseen events happening on the relevant bus during the firmware download process, it may be that the upgraded device becomes non-functional. In this event, it will be necessary to replace the device. This would happen as a result of an incomplete or corrupted firmware file being downloaded. Loss of power during the upgrade process would also damage the device. **NOTE** If you cannot upgrade devices due to software application interference, try booting off of the Solaris release CD. **NOTE** After the firmware download is completed, it may be necessary to power cycle the device to ensure fully resetting the device. In turn, this may also require a successive reboot of the host system to ensure all functionality is restored. C.2 Procedure for Tape Firmware Download: The procedure to be used for upgrading the device's firmware is explained below. Upgrade time will be approximately 3-5 minutes for each device. You must have root/super-user privileges in order to perform this operation. a). Unpack the patch (through tar) into any directory, say . (Note, if the patch ends in a ".Z" suffix, you will need to first uncompress it.) So, you would type: # cd # tar xf b). In the patch directory, as root, type the "tload_3.2" command: # ./tload_3.2 C005.fw c). Select the tape device to be upgraded (see example below). **NOTE** This upgrade can result in error messages in the console window and/or the terminal "tload_3.2" window. It is normal for a SCSI bus reset message to appear in the console window for each device that is upgraded. d). Ensure that the device to be upgraded is the correct one and answer the question: Do you want to download firmware to this tape device [N]? with a 'y' for yes or anything else for no. Default answer is no. e). After each device has been upgraded, the displayed tape device list will be refreshed. Device(s) upgraded should reflect having the new code level, "C005", in the "Rev" field (see example below). f). If there is an additional device to be upgraded (same device type and desire to upgrade to the latest firmware), select that device as previously done in C.2.c). & C.2.d). above. Continue in this fashion until all desired devices have been upgraded. g). Quit the "tload_3.2" program by typing '-1' (see example below). ************************************************************************** C.3 EXAMPLE # ######################################### # # Launch Tape Firmware Download Utility: # ######################################### # # ./tload_2.3 C005.fw AVAILABLE SCSI TAPE DEVICES: Supplier Product Rev Serial Number 0:/dev/rmt/0ln ARCHIVE Python 03551-XXX 1.85 62~??y 1:/dev/rmt/1ln HP C5683A C911 62~??y 2:/dev/rmt/2ln HP C5683A C911 62~??y Select Tape Device (-1 to quit) [0 - 1]: 1 /dev/rmt/1ln HP C5683A C911 62~??y Do you want to download firmware to this tape device [N]? y # ######################################### # # System will appear to pause for 3-5 # minutes here. Do not worry. Do not # attempt to abort else device damage # may occur. Loss of of power or # disconnecting data cable during this # part of the download will definitely # damage the device being upgraded. # ######################################### # # ######################################### # # The following message will appear, the # device's LED's should come on, and # both LED's should blink very quickly. # The device will then reset and, audibly # the drum will spin up. LED's will then # go off. # ######################################### # Download Successful; Allowing 45 second recovery time... Press to Continue # ######################################### # # After pressing , the available # tape devices menu reappears. # ######################################### # AVAILABLE SCSI TAPE DEVICES: Supplier Product Rev Serial Number 0:/dev/rmt/0ln ARCHIVE Python 03551-XXX 1.85 62~??y 1:/dev/rmt/1ln HP C5683A C005 62~??y 2:/dev/rmt/2ln HP C5683A C911 62~??y Select Tape Device (-1 to quit) [0 - 1]: 2 # ######################################### # # Upgrade the next tape device, so we # select '2' which still has the old C911 # firmware (we have assured ourselves # that the upgraded is indeed upgraded # as the 'Rev' field is now C005). # ######################################### # # ######################################### # # Following the same steps as before... # ######################################### # /dev/rmt/2ln HP C5683A C911 62~??y Do you want to download firmware to this tape device [N]? y Download Successful; Allowing 45 second recovery time... Press to Continue AVAILABLE SCSI TAPE DEVICES: Supplier Product Rev Serial Number 0:/dev/rmt/0ln ARCHIVE Python 03551-XXX 1.85 62~??y 1:/dev/rmt/1ln HP C5683A C005 62~??y 2:/dev/rmt/2ln HP C5683A C005 62~??y Select Tape Device (-1 to quit) [0 - 1]: # ######################################### # # Both tape devices should be upgraded # and indeed they are as the Rev is now # reported as C005 for both of them. # ######################################### # # ######################################### # # To Quit, enter '-1'. System prompt # will return. # ######################################### # Select Tape Device (-1 to quit) [0 - 1]: -1 # ************************************************************************** ************************************************************************** C.4 tload_2.3 (ABOUT THE UTILITY): tload_2.3 - Firmware Download utility for tape drives. SYNOPSIS tload_2.3 [ firmware_file ] DESCRIPTION tload_2.3 is an firmware download utility for Sun supported tape devices. If the firmware_file is specified, then it will display the list of tape devices present on the host system and asks the user to select the tape device which is to be upgraded. Only One Tape Device may be upgraded at a time. If the firmware_file is not specified, then it will display the list of tape devices present on the host system along with their FIRMWARE revision levels. The command can be run only as a super-user. DISCLAIMER This utility is ONLY supported for downloading, to Sun supported tape devices, the Sun supported firmware binary (firmware_file) which has officially been released via the official Sun Patch Process. This utility is only supported with the release of firmware (binary) it is bundled with in said patch. Do not attempt to use any other version of 'tload' that may have been acquired previously else device damage may occur. Use only the version provided with this patch, version 2.3 (tload_2.3). Use of tload_2.3 to load non-Sun supported tape devices is at the user's own risk, and is not supported. Use of tload_2.3 to load Sun supported tape devices with firmware NOT bundled with the utility in an officially released Sun Patch is at the user's own risk, and is not supported. PROBLEMS Any problems regarding this utility by the user following proper procedures should be reported to the user's service provider along with the following items: 1) /var/adm/messages file 2) explorer dump Patch Installation Instructions: ---------------------------- None. Special Install Instructions: ---------------------------------------------------- None. README -- Last modified date: Thursday, November 1, 2001