1. Library Guide
  2. Configure the Library
  3. Update Firmware
  4. Download Firmware from My Oracle Support

Download Firmware from My Oracle Support

Download library and drive firmware to your workstation to upload it to the library.

  1. Log in to My Oracle Support: https://support.oracle.com.
  2. Click the Patches & Updates tab.
  3. Within the Patch Search area, click on the Product or Family (Advanced) link.
  4. In the Product is field, enter:

    • For library firmware: Enter SL150, and then select StorageTek SL150 Modular Tape Library from the list of results.

    • For drive firmware: Enter LTO, and then select the drive model (for example, IBM LTO7 Tape Drive).

  5. From the Release drop-down list, select the release version you want to download (for example 3.20 for library firmware, or HH-FC or HH-SAS for drive firmware).
  6. Click Search.
  7. In the Patch Search Results table, click a row. A button bar displays.
  8. Click Read Me to confirm the firmware version.

    For drive firmware, make sure it is intended for the SL150 library. Note the firmware release level. Scan the drive firmware Read Me file for lines like the following:

    Unbundled Product: StorageTek LTO-6hh FC Tape Drive for the SL150 library
Unbundled Release: 23DS
  9. Click Download, and then within the download dialog click the file name to begin the download.

    Library firmware is named p12345678_xyz0_Generic.zip, where p12345678 represents a part number, x represents the major release number, and yz represents the minor release number.

    Drive firmware is named 123456_01.zip, where 123456_01 represents a part number.

  10. Verify the checksum of the file (see Verify the Download).

Verify the Download

Confirm the file downloaded correctly by comparing the checksum.

  1. At the bottom of the File Download dialog, click on the View Digest Details link.
  2. Copy the MD5 and SHA checksums and paste them into a text file.
  3. Verify the integrity of the downloaded ZIP file. Using a suitable checksum utility, calculate the MD5 or SHA-1 digest value of the downloaded file, and compare the result to the corresponding MD5 or SHA-1 value saved in your text file.

    You can use digest (Oracle Solaris) and dgst (Linux). Microsoft offers the File Checksum Integrity Verifier command line utility (fciv.exe), available from the Microsoft Download Center.

  4. If the digest value that you calculated for the file does not match the value displayed in the dialog, the file is corrupt and cannot be installed successfully. Stop here, and re-download the firmware zip.