PowerVault ML6000 - Update Drive Firmware Using the Web Interface (RMU)

Note: This article is part of the Dell PowerVault knowledge library, available here.

Table of Contents :

1. Firmware Versions
2. How-To Update Tape Drive Firmware

1. Firmware Versions

For the latest firmware release go to the ML6000 Drivers and Download page to select the correct firmware.  In the Category window select Tape Automation. 

For updating your Tape Drive, search Dell.com for the model drive installed in your ML6000 tape Library.  Once you are on the LTO Drive page select the Drivers and Downlaod section and select the firmware package for your specific drive.  Then under Catagory select Tap Drives to see the Firmware package, download the Frimware and follow the instructions in Section 2.

Here is and example for the LTO7 Tape Drive.
Search Dell.com for the PowerVault LTO7 drive to take you to the correct page.  Now


 

2. How-To Update Tape Drive Firmware

Note: The ML6000 remote management interface must be configured and must answer ping requests from your system.

Note: To proceed to the update, please make sure that no backup process is in progress and that all the back-up software services are stopped.

Note:The update process can take a few minutes. The tape drive and the management interface of the tape library won’t be available during that time.

Note: Files containing _fc in the filename have to be used only on Fiber Channel tape drives. (FC corresponds to Fiber Channel, e.g.: drf93GP.FMR and drf93GP_FC.FMR)

Steps:

1. Launch your Internet browser and connect to the ML6000 web management interface via its IP address.

2. Enter the login and the password (by default: admin and password).

3. Once on the main window, click on Tools and then on Drive Operations. (See image below).
   
   
   Figure 1: Drive Operations
    

4. Select Update tape drive firmware using a firmware image file and click on Next.
   
   
   Figure 2: Choose update by firmaware image 
    

5. If the system has several types of tape drives, please choose the one to update and click on Next (in this case LTO3 is selected).
   
   
   Figure 3: Choose drive type
    
    
   
   Figure 4: Choose drive to update
    

6. Select the update file by clicking on Browse.
   
   
   Figure 5: Select update package
    

7. In the unzipped file, open folder Drive and then select the type of tape drive (here LTO3).

8. Click on Apply to start the tape drive(s) update.

9. A confirmation message will be displayed once the update is done.
   
   
   Figure 6: Confirmation message