Bingo!

That's what I was looking for.  Thanks for your response...guess I didn't
look deep enough.

-Lloyd


On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 13:30:45 -0500
Allen Barth <allen.barth AT DB DOT COM> wrote:

> A little off base?  Yes and no.   My CE will gladly do FMR microcode
> updates (for a fee).  You can download them from
> index.storsys.ibm.com/3590/code3590 (well this is where I get them for
> AIX) and be aware that you may also need some compatable level of Atape
> driver too (See index.storsys.ibm.com/devdrvr/AIX/  )   you will need to
> use the tapeutil program to load the microcode to your drives one at a
> time and then reset them.
>
>
> Lloyd Dieter <dieter AT SNRGY DOT COM>
> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> 10/20/02 08:31 AM
> Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager"
>
>
>         To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>         cc:
>         Subject:        3590 Firmware
>
>
> All,
>
> We recently replaced a set of 3590B drives with H's in a 3494.  During
> the upgrade, I inquired of the CEs regarding what the latest firmware
> was, and if they could verify that the upgraded drives had the latest
> code.
>
> The reply I received was that the procedures for 3590 firmware updates
> had changed, and that the customer is now responsible for obtaining the
> FMR tape.
>
> Anytime in the past I have gone through firmware updates on 3590 drives,
> the CE always provided/created the FMR tape.
>
> A quick check around the web site doesn't seem to indicate anything new
> along these lines, nor does a visit to index.storsys.
>
> When I asked one of the CEs for the procedure for getting the code, he
> provided me with an e-mail address of someone within IBM.  I fired one
> off to him, along with the information I was told I required (Co. name,
> drive SN, etc.), but have received no reply.
>
> Has anyone else heard this, or are these guys a little off base?
>
> -Lloyd
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