SL8500 - Microcode For IBM/ADIC IBM LTO Drives Converted To Work in Oracle/STK SL8500 Library

Asset ID:	1-71-1020859.1
Update Date:	2017-08-07
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Solution 1020859.1 : SL8500 - Microcode For IBM/ADIC IBM LTO Drives Converted To Work in Oracle/STK SL8500 Library

Applies to:

IBM LTO2 Tape Drive - Version Not Applicable and later
IBM LTO3 Tape Drive - Version Not Applicable and later
Sun StorageTek SL8500 Modular Library System - Version Not Applicable and later
IBM LTO4 Tape Drive - Version Not Applicable and later
All Platforms

Goal

Description
Code requirements for IBM or ADIC LTO Drives Converted to be used in Oracle/STK SL8500 Modular Library System.
If a customer has purchased drive conversion trays to support drives previously installed in IBM or ADIC libraries and are now converting them to run in the SL8500 library, they should be made aware that the Oracle/StorageTek code available on the Code website has a special personality that is used with Oracle/Storage original equipment drives. This code will NOT work in drives that come from IBM or ADIC directly.

Solution

Steps to Follow
The Oracle/StorageTek code will fail code load on drives from IBM/ADIC libraries.
The customer or CSE will be required to get the latest drive code from the IBM Website.

The Conversion Bill number for the drive trays in the SL8500 is: CB104669

The CB comes with:
- SL8500 drive tray
- Drive Bezel
- Cabling for the tray
- Red Label to mark the drive
- Instructions

Internal Comments
Example of LTO-4 drive code difference:

Usually the released IBM code numbers follows our code numbers quite closely - except this time for our 91VF for LTO-4.

1. The current IBM code is 89B2 and we are very close to releasing 91VF.
2. It is suggested the "IBM" drives are labeled so they know what code to use in them.
3. When these drives are replaced with Sun drive spares, they will then use Sun code.
4. At sometime down the road there will be a mix of drives IBM and Sun and the code that goes into each.
5. Not a huge deal if the IBM drives are marked accordingly.
6. This aspect of this program was known at the time this business opportunity came up and all parties agreed that they could live with it.
7. Use the 'IBM ITDT Diag Tool' as the .RO extension of real IBM code normally won't work with Oracle/STK SCSI Fiber Toolbox... which looks for .frm extention.

Note:
Level 2 Tape Hardware Support and Oracle/STK OEM Tape Engineering will NOT have the IBM personality code in their possession.
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