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Solution  1665855.1 :   STA 2.0 - Minimum Firmware Level of Code and Hardware Requirements for Tape Libraries and Tape Drives  

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In this Document


Purpose


Scope


Details


References


Applies to:  

StorageTek SL150 Modular Tape Library - Version All Versions and later
Sun StorageTek SL8500 Modular Library System - Version All Versions and later
IBM LTO6 Tape Drive - Version All Versions and later
Sun StorageTek T10000B Tape Drive - Version All Versions and later
HP LTO5 Tape Drive - Version All Versions and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.



Purpose


 This document lists the MINIMUM FIRMWARE requirements for Tape Libraries and Tape Drives TO BE SUPPORTED with StorageTek Tape Analytics (STA), Release 2.0


 For the best functionality and user experience, upgrade to the recommended or latest available firmware.


 Also a few needed hardware requirements are noted in this document, please have a read.


 Thank you


Scope


 To upgrade to the latest STA 2.x-supported firmware, open a service ticket with Oracle Support. 
 Firmware versions are subject to change.


Details


1 Library Requirements


 


1.1 Library Firmware Requirements



Table 1  Library Firmware Requirements







FIRMWARE

SL150SL500SL3000SL8500



Minimum
1.82
1485
1493*		
3.61


8.01
8.31*






Recommended**
2.01
1501
4.40
8.36











 


 


 


 


 


 


*     With IBM LTO 4 (with encryption), IBM LTO 5, and IBM LTO 6
**   At time of release. Newer firmware may be available
*** Includes Media Validation (MV) and richer component health data.

CAUTION SL8500 running firmware 8.31/8.35 and Redunant Electronic RE:
- 8.31/8.35 is not recommended for RE due to unexpected controller switches

Fix for this issue will be available on firmware 8.36 to be released october 2014


 


 


1.2 Library Hardware Requirements



Table 2  Library Hardware Requirements 





Library Hardware Requirements




 


 


 


SL3000






SL8500


 

Component: HBT CARD




High-memory drive controller (HBT) card:


Required for Media Validation support (SL8500 only) and reporting of richer 


drive data.


For libraries with LTO drives, a high-memory HBT card is required to enable 


ADI mode.


To determine your HBT card's level of memory,


see "Verify the Drive Controller Card Version (SL3000 and SL8500 Only)"


in the STA Installation and Configuration Guide




Note:


All SL3000 libraries ship with the high-memory card.


Since 2006, all SL8500 libraries ship with the high-memory card.





 All other sl-series
 

ETHERNET CONNECTION






Separate connection from STA to each library:


each library must have an assigned IP address and be reachable by the STA server.



Note:


Each library in an SL8500 complex has its own SNMP agent.

Therefore, STA must be able to connect to each library separately		






 




 


1.3 Complex ID Requirements (SL8500 Only)


For STA to roll up library complex data correctly, each library complex at your site must have a unique complex ID.
On SL8500 libraries, complex IDs are set manually.
Table 3 lists valid SL8500 complex ID assignments.


 




■Each standalone SL8500 is considered to be a separate complex 
and therefore must have a unique complex ID.



■Valid complex ID values are 1-127.



■Each multi-library complex must have a unique complex ID, and all libraries
within the complex must share the same ID




Caution
The Oracle Service Delivery Platform (SDP) also uses unique complex IDs for tracking library data.
If your site uses SDP, contact Oracle Service before changing any complex ID.
Changing the complex ID could cause SDP to fail.
In most cases, complex IDs are set correctly when SDP is connected.


 Ensuring the correct library complex ID is a configuration task in the STA Installation and Configuration Guide


 


Table 3 Example complex ID Assignments 





Complex Type LibrariesAssigned Complex ID


Multi-library complex

SL8500-1


SL8500-2

SL8500-3		
1


1

1		





Standalone libraries


SL8500-4


SL8500-5


2


3








 




1.4 Volume Label Formatting Requirements (SL500 and SL150 Only)


Setting the proper volume label format is a configuration step in the STA Installation and Configuration Guide. 
Volume serial numbers (volsers) in SNMP data must be formatted properly for STA to correctly process library exchange data.
The media volser includes a two-character suffix that indicates the media type. 
For example, if a cartridge volser is ABC123L4, "L4" indicates the media type is LTO4. 
For proper STA reporting, the volser suffix must be excluded. 


Caution:
If these parameters are not set properly, volsers will be formatted incorrectly, causing exchanges processing to be blocked, superfluous attempts to get the latest media data, and irreversible,
eight-character volser records to appear on the Media - Overview screen whenever the "Show Removed Media" preference is set.


 


■ For all SL500 libraries monitored by STA, the label orientation for the host must be set to "left6" and "STA mode" must be set to "on".


("STA mode" affects only the format of the volser sent to the STA server through SNMP, not the format used on the SL500 library itself.)



■ For all SL150 libraries monitored by STA, "Volume Label Format" must be set to "Trim last two characters".


 


1.5 SL500 Fastload


The FastLoad option should be disabled on SL500 libraries, as cartridge mount traps
are not properly sent to STA when FastLoad is enabled.
FastLoad is disabled by default. 
If you are unsure of the status of this option, contact Oracle Support


 


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2 Tape Drive Requirements


 


 


2.1 StorageTek Drive Firmware Requirements


 


Table 4  StorageTek Tape Drive Firmware - Minimum Versions for STA





StorageTek
Drive		TTI 5.10TTI 5.20TTI 5.30TTI 5.40

TTI 5.40


Media Validation Support*






T10000A
1.44.108
1.46.109
1.48.112
NA
NA




T10000B
1.44.208
1.46.209
1.48.212
NA
NA




T10000C
NA
1.51.320
1.53.316
1.57.308
1.59.302




T10000D
NA
NA
NA


4.07.104


(FC/FCoE)




4.07.106 (FICON)




4.07.106 (FC/FCoE)




4.07.106


(FICON)






9840C
1.44.510
1.45.503
NA
NA
NA




9840D
1.44.710
1.45.703
NA
NA
NA






 *In a FICON environment, Complete Verify Plus StorageTek Data Integrity Validation is not supported


 


 


2.2 HP LTO Drive Firmware Requirements


 


Table 5  HP LTO Tape Drive Firmware - Minimum Versions for STA





HP LTO DriveSupported
Firmware		SL8500SL3000SL500SL150





LTO3 LVD SCSI


G69S
 
 
YES
 






LTO3 FC 2Gb


L6HS
YES
YES
YES
 




LTO3 FC 4Gb
M6BS
YES
YES
YES
 




LTO4 LVD SCSI
B57S
 
 
YES
 




LTO4 FC 4Gb
H58S
YES
YES
YES
 






LTO 5 Full-height FC 8Gb


I3CS
YES
YES
YES
 






LTO 5 Full-height SAS 6Gb


X3AS
 
 
YES*
 






LTO 5 Half-height FC 8Gb


Y5BS
 
 
 
YES




LTO 5 Half-heigh SAS 6Gb
Z55S
 
 
 
YES




LTO 6 Full-height FC 8Gb
J2DS
YES
YES
YES
 




LTO 6 Half-height FC 8Gb
22GS
 
 
 
YES




LTO 6 Half-heigh SAS 6Gb
32DS
 
 
 
YES






 *Requires SL500 Bridged Base Unit


 


 


2.3 IBM LTO Drive Firmware Requirements


 


Table 6  IBM LTO Tape Drive Firmware - Minimum Versions for STA





IBM LTO
Drive		Supported
Firmware		SL8500SL3000SL500SL150



LTO3 FC 2Gb
93G0
YES
YES
YES
 




LTO4 FC 2/4Gb
94D7
YES
YES
YES
 




LTO4 FC 2/4Gb
w/ Encryption*		
C7QH
YES**
YES
YES**
 




LTO5 FC 8Gb*
D2AC
YES**
YES
YES**
 




LTO6 FC 8Gb*
D8E4
YES**
YES
 
 




LTO7 FC 8Gb
FA14
YES
YES
 
 






*If the customer is running our OKM encryption solution they must have Belisarius cards installed in the drive tray. If a customer running OKM encryption with Belisarius cards wants to enable ADI mode for STA then they must have the correct firmware installed on the Belisarius cards and the Belisarius cards must be forced into ADI mode. For the IBM LTO4, LTO5, and LTO6 drives the Belisarius card must be running a minimum code level of 4.17.18.36. For IBM LTO7 drives the Belisarius card must be running a minimum code level of 4.20.20.40.

** See Table 1 for minimum required library firmware version.




References
<NOTE:1912563.1> - SL8500 - 8.35 Firmware RE Recommendation, A heartbeat Can Be Missed and Cause the Library to Unintentionally Switch
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E39018_01/en/E52310/E52310_01.pdf 



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