User manual QUANTUM SCALAR I500 I6.1 RELEASE NOTES

[. . . ] 12 Purpose Scalar i500 i6. 1 (585G. GS003) includes several new features and enhancements that extend its capabilities. These release notes describe these new features and enhancements, as well as currently known issues and issues that were resolved for this release of the product. These notes also provide tape drive and auxiliary firmware compatibility information. Visit http://www. quantum. com for additional information about Scalar i500. 0 Document 6-01378-15 Rev B, June 2010 1 Release Notes Document 6-01378-15 Rev B June 2010 New Features and Enhancements Scalar i500 i6. 1 (585G. GS003) firmware includes the following new features and enhancements: · · LTO-5 tape drives -- This release adds support for IBM LTO-5 single-port Fibre Channel tape drives 0 Automatic Encryption Key Management Path Diagnostics -- This release enhances the automatic EKM Path Diagnostics. [. . . ] If you must downgrade, contact Quantum Support for assistance. Software Compatibility 0 To view a list of which backup software packages have been tested for interoperability with the Scalar i500, see the Quantum Software Compatibility Guide at http://www. quantum. com/swcompguide. aspx. Resolved Issues This release of Scalar i500® i6. 1 (585G. GS003) firmware resolved the following issues. 0 Change Request Number 16528 Service Request Number Description When upgrading a library that contains HP drives with tapes loaded in them, you may receive RAS ticket T022 (sled lost communication with drive). The LED of the drive sled containing the loaded HP drive is illuminated, and the library reports the drive is present, but the loaded HP drive is not available. Fixed. Solution 20583 877818 The syslocation and syscontact fields are marked as read-write in the MIB but customers are unable to change these values. These fields are now read-writable. 4 Resolved Issues Release Notes Document 6-01378-15 Rev B June 2010 Change Request Number 22711 Service Request Number 957330 Description RAS ticket T094 - Drive Bay Open is reported for a tape drive that is present in the drive bay but not completely electrically connected. The Web server accepts low-grade encryption (56-bit) and the minimum acceptable key size is 128 bits. If a user's browser negotiates such a weak protocol, the whole communication can potentially be compromised by a cryptanalytic attack. The library gets stuck in an initialization loop with 571G firmware when an expansion module is changed or removed. Fixed. Solution 23211 840390, 1562 Fixed (modified SSL configuration to exclude low-strength ciphers). 23258 24651 SR992514 The security information is no longer visible. Fixed. 24805 SR1033152 The operator panel resets when performing manual tape assignment via the operator panel. The code allows IBM LTO-3 4 Gb/s and 2 Gb/s tape drives to be in the same partition but generates RAS ticket T135 when attempting to replace a 2 Gb/s drive with a 4 Gb/s drive. Optimize the limit on the voltage range for FC I/O blades to 54. 9. Fixed. 24887 25667 25939 SR1032076 SR1023342 SR1069630, 1598 Fixed. Fixed. 26206 SR1052354, SR1051578, SR1054612, SR1076542 SR367310 Fixed. 27072 The SNMP object logicalLibrarySupportedMediaTypes returns incorrect media types for the drives in each partition. Fixed. Resolved Issues 5 Release Notes Document 6-01378-15 Rev B June 2010 Change Request Number 27906 Service Request Number Description The library user interface does not recognize LTO-5 WORM media barcodes ending in "LV". The library user interface allows imports and exports, but not move, load, or unload commands. Fixed. Solution 28152 SR1125932 Library firmware updates to version 572G. GS002 from firmware versions below 570G. GS025 cause the library encryption settings to be saved incorrectly. Fixed. Known Issues 0 This release of Scalar i500® i6. 1 (585G. GS003) firmware has the following known issues. Change Request Number 18328 Service Request Number Description When Fibre Channel port 2 is selected to be the active port in a host port failover configuration, the active port can switch to the default setting, port 1, following a reboot. If you set the time and the time zone in the same action, the actual time reported by the library may be incorrect (it may be an hour off from the actual time). Workaround Reconfigure the host port failover settings so that the intended port is the active port. 19299 Reset the time again (without resetting the time zone). 19390 1424 The log-in screen allows you to log in before the library finishes initializing after a firmware upgrade or powercycle. This may occur intermittently. If it does, you can log in but you will only be able to view RAS tickets. You will not be able to access any other library functions. 6 Known Issues Release Notes Document 6-01378-15 Rev B June 2010 Change Request Number 20618 Service Request Number Description Tapes that were assigned to a partition and were in the I/E station during a firmware upgrade lost their partition assignment. Workaround Make sure the I/E station is empty before performing a library firmware upgrade. If this happens, remove the tapes from the I/E station, place them back into the I/E station, and reassign. Make sure the I/E station is empty before performing a library firmware upgrade. To recover from this error, empty the I/E stations, change the number of I/E stations, then reset the number of I/E stations back to the number you want. Refresh the browser. 20631 881498 Not all I/E station slots are available to all partitions. Tapes that are in these slots and assigned to a partition are seen by the library but may or may not be seen by the partition. 20982 The web browser may intermittently fail to display menus properly. Alternatively, some elements on a few of the pages may obscure some menu items when viewing in Internet Explorer. [. . . ] Some of the drives that failed the upgrade were connected to the FC I/O blade. Workaround Remove and re-seat the tape drive. 28408 Try the firmware upgrade operation again. Firmware Versions The table below lists firmware code for the last several releases. 0 Release i6. 1 i6 i5. 1 i5 i4 i3. 1 i3 Scalar i500 Library Firmware 585G. GS003 580G. GS003 571G. GS002 570G. GS025 520G. GS003 500G. GS004 500G. GS002 Board Support Package (BSP) 6. 86 6. 80 6. 73 6. 73 6. 66 6. 53 6. 52 UDS Firmware 655Q. GU005 with 430A. GU001 boot 650Q. GU014 with 430A. GU001 boot 630Q. GU008 with 430A. GU001 boot 630Q. GU008 with 430A. GU001 boot 610Q. GU005 with 430A. GU001 boot 591Q. GU004 with 430A. GU001 boot 590Q. GU001 with 430A. GU001 boot FibreChannel I/O Blade Firmware V05100201 V05100201 V05090501 V05090501 V05080801 V05080201 V05080201 10 Firmware Versions Release Notes Document 6-01378-15 Rev B June 2010 Release SP4. 2 Scalar i500 Library Firmware 420G. GS005 420G. GS006 Board Support Package (BSP) 6. 42 6. 42 6. 39 6. 32 UDS Firmware 570Q. GU002 with 430A. GU001 boot 570Q. GU002 with 430A. GU001 boot 550A. GU003 with 430A. GU001 boot 530A. GU004 with 430A. GU001 boot FibreChannel I/O Blade Firmware V05071101 V05071102 V05070901 V05070504 SP4 i2 410G. GS007 400G. GS010 Documentation Documentation pertaining to this product is located at: http://www. quantum. com/ServiceandSupport/ SoftwareandDocumentationDownloads/SI500/Index. aspx#Documentation 0 Document Number 6-01733-xx 6-01210-xx 6-01811-xx 6-01741-xx 6-01385-xx 6-01524-xx 6-01525-xx 6-01370-xx 6-00423-xx 6-01317-xx 6-00676-xx 6-01739-xx 6-01740-xx Document Title Scalar i500 Site Planning Guide Scalar i500 User's Guide Scalar i500 User's Guide Addendum Scalar i500 Getting Started Guide Scalar i500 Unpacking Instructions (5U) Scalar i500 Unpacking Instructions (9U) Scalar i500 Unpacking Instructions (14U) Scalar i500 Basic SNMP Reference Guide Quantum Intelligent Libraries SCSI Reference Guide Quantum Intelligent Libraries SMI-S Reference Guide Quantum SNC Firmware 4 and 5 User's Guide Scalar i500 Library Firmware Upgrade Instructions Scalar i500 Tape Drive Firmware Upgrade Instructions Documentation 11 Release Notes Document 6-01378-15 Rev B June 2010 Document Number 6-01844-xx 6-00618-xx 6-66914-xx Document Title Library Service Utility Installation Instructions System, Safety, and Regulatory Information Guide Scalar i500 Generic CRU Instruction Sheet To order a copy of the source code covered by the Open Source Licenses, contact the Quantum Technical Assistance Center. The following documents were updated for this release: · · · · Scalar i500 User's Guide Scalar i500 Basic SNMP Reference Guide Scalar i500 Library Firmware Upgrade Instructions Scalar i500 Tape Drive Firmware Upgrade Instructions Contacting Quantum More information about this product is available on the Service and Support website at www. quantum. com/support. The Service and Support Website contains a collection of information, including answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs). You can also access software, firmware, and drivers through this site. [. . . ]