Richard,
I just upgraded the Atape driver to 5.4.2.0 on an AIX 4.3.2 with a 3575 library
and a reboot was not necessary.

Martha



> Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 13:51:11 -0500
> From: Richard Sims <rbs AT BU DOT EDU>
> Subject: Atape device driver upgrade require reboot?
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>
> I'm approaching upgrading the 3590 drives in a 3494 to 3590E,
> extended length capable, where the server level is 3.1.2.50
> in an AIX 4.1 system.  What I would like to do is boost the
> Atape and Atldd drivers ahead of the hardware upgrade, so as
> to have that much work done and assured before the hardware
> people arrive.
>
> If anyone has recently installed the current Atape driver to
> an AIX system, could you tell me if you were able to achieve
> that without an AIX reboot?
>
> In the past I had been able to upgrade without a reboot, but
> things may be different in current Atape levels, so I'd like
> to know what I face.
>
>   thanks,  Richard Sims, BU