LTFS & IBM LTO 5 Formating Medium Error

[Piotr Niemcewicz]

HBA

new firmware and new bios, new driver windows for HBA

and … no success

[Piotr Niemcewicz]

Tim, i have question for You

Yesterday with my friend we upgrade HBA and not succes with drive

i try using IBM tool (in windows) to renew firmware in drive, and … nothing, every try is no success, firmware not apply

i think about old way to add firmware, using You Link from above

but when i download CD.iso from IBM webside – CD with AIX operating system. this CD not booting, i try 3 version from IBM web and nothing

where i make mistake?

i understand that i must use CD from IBM, marked as CD7200.iso, but how?

if You don’t have use forum please send me info to my email: pinek@mikrozet.pl

thanks…

[Tim Jones]

You are trying to boot the AIX CD from a PC – they are not compatible. A/IX is an operating system like Windows or Linux or OS X.

What you need is the IBM tools and just the IBM firmware for your drive. You then use the IBM diagnostic tool to update the firmware and microcode using the files that you download from IBM that are specific to your drive.

It may be that the CD image that you downloaded simply contains the files that you need and is not a bootable CD image. What if you mount the CD image and the look at its contents for the firmware and microcode files that you need to use via the IBM diagnostic tool?

Also, if you change SAS host bus adapters, you may also need to update to the latest drivers for the new card.

Tim
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Tim Jones
CTO – TOLIS Group, Inc.
https://www.tolisgroup.com
BRU … because it’s the RESTORE that matters!

[Piotr Niemcewicz]

terrible

i try using IBM Diagnostic Tool

every attempt to do this is unsuccesfull

INVALID MICROCODE FILE

but Tool link with IBM site and download microcode file called: LTO5_F991.sas.hh.ro

i run update and failed, INVALID MICROCODE FILE….

size this file is 5.171.120 b

what i do wrong?

[Tim Jones]

Unfortunately, only someone from IBM can answer that question completely. It appears that the file that you have downloaded is corrupt in some manner.

Are you trying tyo load a specific file or are you trying to load the ISO file?

Tim
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Tim Jones
CTO – TOLIS Group, Inc.
https://www.tolisgroup.com
BRU … because it’s the RESTORE that matters!

[Piotr Niemcewicz]

on CD i don’t found specific file

i download file using IBM tool

i call to IBM, but nobody have talk with me

[Piotr Niemcewicz]

i try everything and nothing

ultrum drive is found in bios, is found in windows, but nof function well

LTFS see one of my cartridge and only this, but not work well

i have copy, read and delete files, but if i delete files not appears free space

i try using Tandberg tapes and same results

error is when i try use new cartridge – cartridge not mounted and error

error (i think) is when i used my one work (??) carrtridge – no free space after

delete