Release Notes
Product: Scalar 100® 6.10.0004
Date: March 2006
Contents
Page Topic
1 Purpose of This Release
1 Compatibility Matrix
2 Resolved Issues
4 Documentation
5 Contacting ADIC
Purpose of This Release
Scalar 100 6.10.0004 addresses known issues in previous firmware releases. These release notes describe
issues that were resolved for this release of the product. These notes also provide drive and auxiliary
firmware compatibility information. Visit www.adic.com
previous releases.
for additional information about Scalar 100 and
Compatibility Matrix
The following tables provide information about drive and auxiliary firmware compatibility with Scalar 100
6.10.0004. This information is current as of the publication date of these release notes. For the most current
information, contact the ADIC Technical Assistance Center (ATAC).
Drive Firmware
Library
Firmware
SCSI
6.10.0004 5AU1 5AT0 5BG2 5AT0 5BG2 4.3.2 4.60.04 210A.00002
a. The SNC 6101 does not support AIT-2, DLT-7000, or DLT-8000 libraries.
LTO -2
SCSI
LTO - 3
SCSI
LTO - 2FCLTO - 3
FC
AMC
(client and
server)
SNC 6101
Firmware
a
RMU
FirmwareLTO - 1
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Resolved Issues
This release of Scalar 100 firmware resolved the following issues.
Change
Request
Number
CR 20179 SCSI: Tape Alert Flag #13 is now correctly set after four retries of a blocked get
command.
CR 20180 SCSI: Tape Alert Flag #14 is now correctly set after the first set of failed place/put
commands.
CR 20181 SCSI: Tape Alert Flag #15 is now correctly set when the library fails to load the cartridge.
CR 20182 SCSI: Tape Alert Flag #24 is now correctly set when an inventory mismatch occurs.
CR 20192 Library is taught once, and only once, when monitor command 'Teach' is used.
CR 20324 Removed the Service > Start > Advanced menu that provided the menu to change the
serial number, because the serial number is not changeable.
CR 20347 Each partition is checked for overloading, and overloading is reported as Partition
Overloaded or Logical Library Overloaded, as appropriate.
Description
CR 22120 The “Scan retries” line at bottom of the Status > Library > System > Next > menu no
longer displays.
CR 22507 The Operator Panel message that displays when interrupting cleaning tape import/export.
The new message states “Import/Export of cleaning tape failed.”
CR 29146 SAC:42, “An incorrect library configuration is detected...”, is now issued when booting a
library that has gap(s) between sleds.
CR 30338 The Operator Panel messages that display during configuration (regarding progress,
status, and the ability to cancel) have been clarified and reduced.
CR 33493 The library no longer issues SAC:A2s or SAC:81s when Scanning process of a boot up is
interrupted.
CR 34115 When a Demo that includes the I/E station is requested, the user is prompted to remove
any cartridges from the I/E station. When the Demo continues, the picker will place
cartridges in the I/E station as part of the Demo.
CR 35851 During the Touch on Init sequence, a status message is now displayed. The message is
“Touching Cells” for storage cells, and “Touching I/E Cells”.
CR 36578 Even if the library door is open, the library now responds correctly to a mode sense
command.
CR 38299 Changing the Scan on Init or the Touch on Init sequence prompts for a library reboot in
order for the changes to be accepted.
CR 38834 If the library door is open when attempting to run any of the following commands: Drive
Diagnostics, Create FUP tape, Copy Dump, or Verify Test, the system now correctly
displays the message: “To run this option the library must be Offline with the door closed.”
CR 39112 The Unload Dialog and Reset Dialog now display the option All, which allows the
command to be performed on all drives.
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Change
Request
Description
Number
CR 39219 If the library door is open when attempting to move a tape, the system now correctly
displays the message: “To run this option the library must be Offline with the door closed.”
If the library is still in an unknown state (because the door has been recently shut and the
library is being scanned), when the user attempts to move a tape, the system now
correctly displays the message: “To run this option the library must first complete its
scanning process.”
CR 39242 If the library is in an Online state when attempting to initiate a firmware update with a FUP
tape, the system now correctly displays the message: “To run this option the library must
be Offline with the door closed.”
CR 39457 All License Key features are defaulted to ON when the Scalar 100 firmware is loaded in
manufacturing.
CR 39986 Improved the initialization process that immediately follows I/E door closing. Once Online
displays, soft buttons are immediately responsive.
CR 41199 During a firmware upgrade, a drive is always selected. It is no longer possible to un-
select the last drive.
CR 41395 Improved display to check drive type and correctly indicate “FC ID” after updating
firmware on a fibre drive.
CR 41621 When a Media R/W or Head R/W drive diagnostic is interrupted by opening and closing
the door, the library now recovers without requiring a reboot. The recovery procedure is
for the library to re-teach, re-scan, eject tape from drive, and return tape to slot [1 A 1].
CR 42124 Monitor commands can now be given more than 6 parameters.
CR 42766 Attempting to use WORM media for Drive Diagnostics on LTO-3 drives now generates
the error: “Incompatible Media.”
CR 42944 If the library is booted with the I/E door open, the system now correctly displays a
message to indicate the door is open.
CR 42951 The License screen is no longer available from Library > Utils > More, because the
license key feature is not utilized for Scalar 100.
CR 42968 If Autoclean is already enabled and OK is selected on the Autoclean Setup screen, the
library no longer inventories the fixed-cleaning slots.
CR 43488 The message “Firmware update complete” now displays whenever downloading drive
firmware via the RMU is successful.
CR 43821 Attempting to use unlabeled LTO-3 media in an LTO-2 drive now correctly displays a
message to indicate incompatible media.
CR 45338 When the element status is requested (SCSI RES [B8h]), error messages are now
presented as follows: If the I/E door is partially open (or closed with the library scanning),
the error message indicates that the library is not yet ready. If the I/E door is fully open, no
library error is generated, but the individual cells on the I/E door are reported as 8303,
“Label and Full Status Questionable.”
CR 46618 When running a demo, the Demo Dialog allows selection of a specific partition by
number, or All to run Demo on the entire library.
CR 46818 The serial number can now be set via a serial connection.
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Change
Request
Number
CR 47775 Improved the initialization process that immediately follows I/E door closing. Once Online
status displays, correct element information displays.
CR 47834 Improved the initialization process that immediately follows I/E door closing. Erroneous
TapeAlerts are no longer generated during initialization.
CR 50211 The library Status page, as displayed by the RMU, now displays the complete library
firmware version.
CR 50524 It is now possible to use the RMU for downloading firmware to multiple drives at one time.
CR 51499 The following additional diagnostic logs are now available for download through the RMU:
Version (VER), Show Position (SHPOS), Drive X Error Log, Drive X Dump, and Library
Error Log.
CR 51926 Removed some unused hyperterm and serial code to free up space on the Scalar 100
main circuit board.
CR 51951 If a cartridge slot is empty because its cartridge is in a drive, a new cartridge cannot be
imported and assigned to that empty slot.
CR 52360 When the Teach command is executed, the counts for the events of put, put retry, and get
retry are reset. The count information is available from the SHPOS diagnostic file.
Description
CR 52589 The copyright year was updated to 2006 in the Main > More > About display of the
Operator Panel.
CR 53386 Obtaining a drive dump through the RMU with LTO-3 (5BG2 code) now works
consistently.
CR 53437 Attempting to preserve a drive dump for LTO-1 or LTO-2 drive now generates an error
message.
CR 53451 The library now allows importing media from an I/E slot that was previously used for
exporting a cleaning tape.
CR 53610 Using the SCSI Move Medium command with the I/E door open now generates the
correct error code.
CR 53739 The library now allows importing media from an I/E slot that was previously used for
exporting media.
CR 54842 Revised the order of reporting library inventory information to the host application, which
now results in more accurate initial determination of I/E status.
Documentation
The following documents are currently available for the Scalar 100.
Document Number Document Title
6-00667-06 Scalar 100 User’s Guide
6-00671-01 Scalar 100 Quick Start Guide
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Document Number Document Title
6-00064-05 ADIC Management Console 4.3 User’s Guide
6-00701-03 SNC 6101 Installation and Maintenance Guide
6-00676-03 SNC Firmware 4 User’s Guide
62-0197-01 SNC 5101 for the Scalar 100 User Manual
3-01153-07 Scalar 100 Documentation and Software CD
Contacting ADIC
Contact information for the ADIC Technical Assistance Center (ATAC) follows.
ADIC Technical Assistance Center
(ATAC) in the USA:
For additional contact information: www.adic.com/contact
800-827-3822
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