On Monday 26 April 2004 21:04, Steve Roder wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 07:53:16PM +0200, Uwe Schreiber wrote:
> > > did you look at
> > >
> > > service.boulder.ibm.com/storage/358x/    ???
> >
> > Did *you* look? 38D0 is the latest there, and he already has that
> > version.
>
> ;-)
>
> > Anyway, I also was on 38D0 and Atape 8.4.1.0. When one LTO2-FC drive had
> > problems, it took down the AIX 5.2 machine it was attached to with it. It
> > crashed hard, multiple times.
> >
> > Support told me that it was a problem with 38D0 in combination with Atape
> > 8.4.1.0. Atape 8.4.1.5 was released to circumvent this, but the CE also
> > placed 42D0 on the drives and 3484 on the library (a 3584).
>
> I have Atape 8.3.6.0, running since 11/17/2003, and have not had those
> kinds of problems.  Just the running off the reel.
>
> It is a shame if IBM is no longer providing this microcode to the
> customer.  If they are, then it is also a shame that the FTP site is so
> out-of-date.
Then use the website.  Why don't you visit the homepage of your library:
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/lto/3584.html

There is a nice "Firmware" link and after 2 clicks you can download any 
firmware you want for your library.

Stef

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