Tape Drive Service Aids Menu

Tape Drive Service Aids Menu

The following steps download library firmware through the Service Aids menu.

1.  At the AIX command line, type tapeutil and press Enter. The tapeutil menu appears.
2.  Type 4 (Tape Drive Service Aids) and press Enter.
    This selection also includes service aids for the tape library.
3.  Select Microcode Load from the Tape Drive Service Aids menu.
4.  Select the device from the Tape Drive Selection menu (for example, smc0).
5.  Enter the source file name or device on the Prompting for Source File menu.
    The default source is the /dev/rfd0 diskette drive.

    To load from a file, enter the path and filename (for example, /tmp/q2_150.bin)

The microcode load (or firmware) operation starts and a pop-up window is displayed after the operation is completed.

The media changer performs a power-on reset and reinitializes with the new firmware.
On the tape library operator panel, the display shows the new firmware level.