Dell PowerVault 128T Tape Library, v.1.62.D, A05

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Firmware for the PowerVault 128T Library (fibre bridge, picker, and controller), LTO Tape Drive, and SDLT220 Tape Drive.

This new firmware package offers new library firmware to address library picker issues, and new SDLT drive firmware to address stuck tape issues.
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Fixes & Enhancements

PowerVault 132T Tape Library Firmware Release Notes

This release contains the following firmware versions:
*PowerVault 128T Library Firmware 1.62.D
*PowerVault 128T LTO Drive Firmware E32L
*PowerVault 128T SDLT220 Drive Firmware 4949 (v73)

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PowerVault 128T Library Firmware 1.62.D
Previous version: 1.41.D

* Added hourly picker brush maintence cycle when library is idle. This is to prevent build up of oxides on brush which could result in a picker power failure.
* Firmware will try to recover from transport assembly (picker) power failures.
* Java 1.4.1_01 or later runtime plug-in in required to view the RMC after firmware update is complete.
* Fixed ‘transport empty’ errors on moves
* Fixed “Failed to unload tape from drive" error when moving SDLT tapes.
* Fixed intermittent issue where FC devices could be displayed multiple times on the Discovery page.
* Fixed situation in which a large read (>256KB) or other long commands may cause a timeout or overlap condition.
* Fixed "Queue Full" error when ABTS was received for a command that was still active at the drive.
* New default configuration settings for Fibre Bridge:
Number of control LUNs: 0
AF LUN ID: 3
Port Mode: N_Port

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PowerVault 128T LTO Drive Firmware E32L
Previous version: E32L

* The LTO Drive firmware did not change from the previous release

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PowerVault 128T SDLT220 Drive Firmware 4949 (v73)
Previous version: 3131 (v49)

The following problems are fixed:
* Improved Read Error Detection
* Corrected a condition in which a false failure is reported during unload scenarios
* Improved small block ( < 32 bytes) write conditions
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Version

1.62.D, A05

Release date

23 Sept 2004

Download Type

Firmware

Category

Tape Automation

Importance

Critical
Dell Technologies highly recommends applying this important update as soon as possible. The update contains critical bug fixes and changes to improve functionality, reliability, and stability of your Dell system. It may also include security fixes and other feature enhancements.
Available formats

File Format: ZipPack External
File Name: R83113.EXE
File Size: 11.08 MB
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Red Hat® Linux 6.1
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1.Click Download Now, to download the file.
2.At the Export Compliance Disclaimer window, click Yes, I Accept
this Agreement.
3.When the File Download window appears, click Save this program to
disk (Windows XP users, click Save) and click OK. The Save In: window
appears.
4.From the Save In: field, click the down arrow then click to
select Desktop and click Save. The file will download to your desktop.
5.If the Download Complete window appears, click Close. The file
name icon appears on your desktop.

Install
1.Double-click the new icon on the desktop labeled R83113.EXE.
The Self-Extractor window appears.
2.Click OK or Continue.
The Self-Extracting Driver Installation window appears and prompts to
extract files to C:\DELL\DRIVERS\R83113.
3.Leave all of the default settings and click Unzip or OK. If the
directory doesn't exist, you'll be prompted to create one. Click Yes. A
Self Extractor window appears and indicates C:\DELL\DRIVERS\R83113 files were
extracted.
4.Click OK.
Follow the on-screen installation instructions in the window.

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