Quantum Scalar i500, Scalar i500 i4, 520G.GS003 Release Notes

Release Notes

Product

Web Browsers (Remote

eb Client)

W

Date

Scalar i500® i4 (520G.GS003)

Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0 and later
versions and Mozilla Firefox™ 1.0.6 and later
versions

October 2008

Contents 0

Purpose............................................................................................................................ 2

New Features and Enhancements............................................................................... 2

Firmware Notes.............................................................................................................. 2

Compatibility Matrix..................................................................................................... 4

Resolved Issues .............................................................................................................. 5

Known Issues ................................................................................................................. 6

Firmware Versions ........................................................................................................ 8

Documentation............................................................................................................... 8

Contacting Quantum..................................................................................................... 9

Document 6-01378-10 Rev A, October 2008 1

Release Notes
Document 6-01378-10 Rev A
October 2008

Purpose 0

Scalar i500® i4 (520G.GS003) includes several new features and enhancements
that extend its capabilities. These release notes describe these new features and
enhancements, as well as currently known issues and issues that were resolved
for this release of the product. These notes also provide tape drive and auxiliary
firmware compatibility information. Visit
information about Scalar i500 and previous releases.

http://www.quantum.com for additional

New Features and Enhancements 0

Scalar i500® i4 (520G.GS003) firmware includes the following new features and
enhancements:

• Library Diagnostics – The library now contains a Diagnostics menu which
allows administrative users to perform tests, some of which were formerly
only available to Service. These tests include drive diagnostics, robotics
diagnostics, and Q-EKM Path Diagnostics (if Q-EKM is a licensed feature on
your library). To access the Diagnostics menu, select

Tools > Diagnostics.

• Capacity on Demand (COD) Slot Count Increase – The number of pre-activated

slots has increased by 5 slots.

• Robot Identification – The library firmware functions with Model 1 and Model
2 robots. It identifies which robot is installed and bases functionality upon
this identification.

• Ethernet Port Settings - A new setting has been added to the operator panel.
The

Setup > Network Mgmt > Port settings function allows you to configure the

autonegotiate mode, speed, and duplex parameters on the Ethernet port.

Firmware Notes 0

The following are important items that you may notice that are not covered in the

Known Issues section of this document.

• Downgrading Library Firmware—If a library is running firmware version 420G
or higher, the following restrictions on downgrading apply:

• If your library is Quantum branded, you can downgrade to firmware

version 400G or higher. (There is no lower version of Quantum-branded
firmware.)

2 Purpose

• If your library is ADIC branded and has Fibre-Channel I/O blades installed,

you can downgrade to firmware version 400G or higher. You cannot
downgrade to a lower version than 400G.

Release Notes

Document 6-01378-10 Rev A

October 2008

• SAS Host Bus Adapter and Host Bus Adapter Drivers—SAS host bus adapter
and drivers (combined) must support SAS standard 1.1 or higher.

• Library Service Utility—You must run the Library Service Utility prior to
upgrading firmware if you are currently running firmware version
320G.GS004 or 400G.GS006.

• Firmware Update Tape Functionality—This feature was removed in version SP4
in order to simplify the firmware update process and prevent errors. This
includes creating and erasing firmware update tapes, and updating drive
firmware via a firmware update tape.

• Inventory Operations —Do not perform user interface operations (for
example, working with RAS tickets, creating/modifying/deleting partitions)
while the library is performing an inventory.

• Closing the Internet Browser — Log out of the library before closing the
Internet browser window when you are using the web client. If you do not
log out, the session will remain open.

• Internet Explorer 7 Security Message—Internet Explorer version 7 displays an
informational message stating that the certificate issued by the library is not
from a trusted source. This is normal behavior and does not affect library
function. The library issues certificates based on local network data and is not
a typical Web site that would be issued a certificate by a trusted source for
public access via SSL. Accept the warning and continue.

• Library SNMP Support — The library supports SNMP v1, v2c, and v3. SNMP
traps are only reported in v1 as defined by RFC 1157. The timeout for all
SNMP requests to the library must be at 10 seconds or greater (command line
parameter

-t).

• Kerberos Limitation Issue — When setting up the library to use Kerberos
remote authentication, an error is generated if you try to use the IPv6 address
for the

KDC (AD Server) field. Instead of using the IPv6 address, use the fully

qualified domain name (FQDN).

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