Updates to the User Guide
CHAPTER 8—MAINTAINING THE NTIER700
The following sections update the information in this chapter.
Task | Described beginning on... |
Moving or Shipping the nTier700 | this page |
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Updating Firmware | this page |
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Updating Tape Drive Device Drivers | page 60 |
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Moving or Shipping the nTier700
Important Before moving or shipping the nTier700, remove all of the data drives from the chassis and carefully pack them in their original shipping box to prevent damage to
the drives. Reverse the instructions in Install the Data Drives in the Blades on page 32 to remove the drives and repackage them.
Updating Firmware
Some problems with the nTier700 may be fixed by updating firmware packages. Spectra Logic provides complete support for the most currently shipped releases of firmware packages. Customers using previously released firmware packages are asked to upgrade to the current release as soon as possible.
Note: Until further notice, firmware updates for the nTier700 are currently managed on an individual basis by Spectra Logic Technical Support. Contact Spectra Logic Technical Support for assistance (see Contacting Spectra Logic on page 4).
Check the Current Firmware Version
Use the following steps to determine the current firmware version your nTier700 is using. You can then compare it with the most current version available on the Spectra Logic web site.
1.Log into the nTier700 BlueScale web interface (see Access the BlueScale Web Interface on page 40).
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Release Notes | 90990009 |