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

 

 

Updating Firmware

this page

 

 

Updating Tape Drive Device Drivers

page 60

 

 

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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Spectra Logic manual Moving or Shipping the nTier700, Maintaining the NTIER700, Check the Current Firmware Version