I have 3584 with LTO drives. I know at some point back, the Library firmware got to the point that it could be updated non-disruptively. My IBM CE has done several times and I kept drives running.
You're CE should be able to tell what level you need to be at NOW, before an upgrade is non-disruptive. I don't know if it matters whether you have 3592 or LTO drives. David Longo >>> Richard Rhodes <rrho...@firstenergycorp.com> 8/19/2010 1:37 PM >>> We are getting ready to upgrade the lib/drive firmware in our 3584 with 3592 tape drives. Just to do it, I downloaded the latest version of the 3584 manuals since my set were vvvvery old. I took a glance at the firmware upg procedure and read the following: "The TS3500 Tape Library offers a nondisruptive library firmware update, that is the ability to update library firmware withouth scheduling downtime and without interrupting job flow or reducing productivity. An IBM Service Representative can perform the update by using the CETool software applicante, or you can perform the update from the Web." Has anyone upgrade their 3584 lib firmware without taking all the drives offline in TSM? Thanks Rick ----------------------------------------- The information contained in this message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately, and delete the original message. ##################################### This message is for the named person's use only. It may contain private, proprietary, or legally privileged information. No privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If you receive this message in error, please immediately delete it and all copies of it from your system, destroy any hard copies of it, and notify the sender. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient. Health First reserves the right to monitor all e-mail communications through its networks. Any views or opinions expressed in this message are solely those of the individual sender, except (1) where the message states such views or opinions are on behalf of a particular entity; and (2) the sender is authorized by the entity to give such views or opinions. #####################################