Quantum PX500 Series Quick start guide

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Quantum PX500 Series
Firmware Upgrade Instructions
for Stacked Libraries
Introduction 3
Uploading Library Firmware 3
Changing the Library Stack Role ................................................................3
Uploading Library Firmware ......................................................................4
Returning the Library Stack Role................................................................7

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Introduction 0
If PX500 Series (PX502, PX506, and PX510) libraries are in a multiple library
stack, the library firmware must be uploaded individually to each cabinet. If
you attempt to upload library firmware to only the Master library in the
stack, the slave libraries may not receive the firmware update properly.
Uploading Library Firmware 0
Uploading library firmware to a multiple library stack consists of the
following steps:
•Changing the Library Stack Role
•Uploading Library Firmware
•Returning the Library Stack Role
Changing the Library
Stack Role 0
The library must be in Stand alone mode prior to receiving the library
firmware update.
To change the library stack role:
1From the Operator Control Panel (OCP), press Setup from the Home
screen.
The OCP displays the Setup screen (see figure 1):
Figure 1 Setup Screen
2From the Setup screen, use the up and down arrows to select Cabinet and
press Enter.
The Cabinet screen displays (see figure 2):
Enter

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Figure 2 Cabinet Screen
3Use the up and down arrows to select Stack role and press Enter.
The Stack role screen displays.
4Use the up and down arrows to select Stand alone and press Enter.
The system prompts you with a confirmation screen asking Change to
Standalone and reboot this system?
5Press Yes.
The library shuts down. Continue with Uploading Library Firmware.
Uploading Library
Firmware 0
After the library stack role is set to Stand alone, you can upload library
firmware to the cabinet.
To upload library firmware:
1Connect an Ethernet cable to the left-hand Ethernet port on the library
SCB and to a network host on the same subnet as the library (see figure 3).
Figure 3 Connecting to the
Library SCB
Note: Make note of the original stack role. You must return the
library to its original stack role after the library firmware has
been updated.
Note: If this was the Master library, there will already be an Ethernet
cable connected to the library SCB.
Ethernet port

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2Use the OCP to determine the IP address for the library. The Network
information is available from the Info menu.
3On the host computer, open the internet browser software.
4In the Address field, type http://IPaddress/ where IP address is the IP
address for the library.
5Enter the username and password and click OK.
The Overview page displays (see figure 4).
Figure 4 Overview Page
6Click the Utilities tab at the top of the page.
The Utilities page displays (see figure 5):
Note: The default username and password is admin.

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Figure 5 Utilities Page
7Click the Maintenance tab at the top of the page.
The Maintenance page displays (see figure 6).
Figure 6 Maintenance Page

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8To upload the library firmware, enter a path and filename where the file
exists, or click Browse.
9Click Apply to upload the file.
The firmware image uploads to the library.
10 Reboot the library from the Utilities page (see figure 5).
The library reboots. Repeat the firmware upgrade procedure for every
library in the stack. When all libraries have been updated, continue with
Returning the Library Stack Role.
Returning the Library
Stack Role 0
After the library firmware has been updated on all of the libraries and the
libraries have rebooted, you must return each library to its original library
stack role.
To return the library stack role:
1From the OCP, press Setup from the Home screen.
The OCP displays the Setup screen (see figure 1):
Figure 7 Setup Screen
2From the Setup screen, use the up and down arrows to select Cabinet and
press Enter.
The Cabinet screen displays (see figure 2):
Figure 8 Cabinet Screen
Note: Be sure to use the same library firmware for all libraries in the
stack.
Enter

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3Use the up and down arrows to select Stack role and press Enter.
The Stack role screen displays.
4Use the up and down arrows to select the appropriate stack role (Master/
Slave) for this library and press Enter.
The system prompts you with one of the following confirmation screens
asking:
•Change to Master and reboot this system?
•Change to Slave and reboot this system?
5Press Yes.
The library shuts down.
When all the libraries in the stack have been returned to their original stack
role, power on all of the libraries and return to normal operation.
Note: If stack role is changed to Master, there will be an additional
Attention screen that suggests the users to remove the old
master if the current stand alone cabinet is added to an
existing stack. Press Ok after confirmation.
Note: If the stack role is changed to Slave, the Ethernet cable can be
disconnected from cabinet's system controller board.