From this page, you can access firmware and EEPROM images for Exabyte products and instructions for performing upgrades.
Firmware enables your Exabyte tape drive, library, autoloader, or connectivity solution to correctly interpret commands from software applications. EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory) images are custom settings for certain options, such as whether a tape drive compresses data by default. (Only certain models of tape drives use EEPROM images; libraries do not use EEPROM images.)
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| Firmware FAQs |
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Go to Tape drive firmware
Go to Library, autoloader, and connectivity solution firmware
Important: Do not upgrade tape drive firmware or EEPROM images unless Exabyte Technical Support has advised you to do so. If performed improperly, the upgrade procedure can render your device inoperable. Please consult with Exabyte Technical Support before performing an upgrade. Technical Support will help you select the most appropriate upgrade method for your particular model.
The table above lists the upgrade options available for each model of tape drive. You can review descriptions of each option here. Please consult with Exabyte Technical Support to determine which method is most appropriate for your particular model.
| Exabyte Monitor software (using the serial port) |
EXPERT for DOS (using the SCSI bus) |
Codeload tape | PROM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use Monitor to upload firmware to your tape drive from an IBM-compatible computer's serial port. The Monitor program for M2 also allows you to upload code across the SCSI bus, if you wish. For all other models, you must purchase a specific serial cable.
The Monitor programs for older Exabyte tape drives are DOS based. Mammoth Monitor is available for DOS, Windows 3.1, and Win NT/95. M2 Monitor is available for Windows 95/98/2000/NT 4.0. You can download Monitor free of charge. |
Use EXPERT to upload firmware to your tape drive from an IBM-compatible computer across the SCSI bus. No special cable is required. Your computer must be able to run DOS. (Note that EXPERT does not run under the Windows NT 32-bit operating system; you cannot shell to DOS from NT and use EXPERT.) You must also load the appropriate ASPI DOS drivers for the SCSI adapter card installed in your computer. You can download EXPERT free of charge. |
Codeload tapes are the easiest way to upload firmware into a tape drive.
Your tape drive can be connected to any operating system, and you don't need to shut the system down. You simply insert the codeload tape into the tape drive and the upgrade automatically occurs. You can use the tape as many times as necessary to upgrade drives of the same model. For M2, you can use the codeload tape as a regular data tape after you are finished. You can order a codeload tape from Exabyte Technical Support (overnight delivery is available). |
For some of Exabyte's oldest tape drives, the only method of upgrading firmware is to install a new PROM (programmable read-only memory).
You can either order a PROM from Exabyte, or create your own by downloading the firmware from this web site and using a PROM burner. |
Important: Do not upgrade library, autoloader, or solution firmware unless Exabyte Technical Support has advised you to do so. If performed improperly, the upgrade procedure can render your device inoperable. Please consult with Exabyte Technical Support before performing an upgrade. Technical Support will help you select the most appropriate upgrade method for your particular model.
| Library, Autoloader, or Connectivity Solution (Which model do I have?) |
Latest Library Firmware |
Latest Ethernet Firmware |
Upgrade Methods (Which method should I use?) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 430 and 110L | 2.2.1
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n/a | Contact Exabyte Technical Support |
| 215 | 2.3.4
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n/a | Contact Exabyte Technical Support |
| X200, X80, 690D, and 230D |
2.6.3 - Firmware required for M2 support in X200 and X80 History 1.1.2 - Boot code required for M2 support in X200 and X80 |
1.14.2 History |
Console interface (serial) WRITE BUFFER (SCSI) FTP (Ethernet) |
| 480, 440, 220, and 210 |
6.5.1 - Firmware required for LVD M2 support 6.4.3 - Firmware required for HVD M2 support |
n/a | Console interface (serial)
EXPERT (SCSI) WRITE BUFFER (SCSI) |
| EZ17 | 1.7.4 History |
n/a | Console interface (serial) WRITE BUFFER (SCSI) |
| 18D | 2.6.7 History |
n/a | Console interface (serial)
EXPERT (SCSI) WRITE BUFFER (SCSI) |
| 218 and 018 | 4.13.5 History |
n/a | Console interface (serial)
EXPERT (SCSI) |
| 10h | 1.11.5 History |
n/a | Console interface (serial)
EXPERT (SCSI) |
| 120 and 60 | 3.7.57 History |
n/a | Console interface (serial)
EXPERT (SCSI) |
| 10e | 1.4.5 History |
n/a | Console interface (serial)
EXPERT (SCSI) |
| 10i | 3.1.24 History |
n/a | Console interface (serial)
EXPERT (SCSI) |
| 10 | 3.1.40 History |
n/a | Console interface (serial)
EXPERT (SCSI) |
| FC11 | e9819e - Enables use of FCX Monitor software |
n/a | Configuration interface (serial) FTP (Ethernet) |
| FC12 | All FC12 routers shipped with the latest firmware and support NetStorM FCX Monitor. | ||
The table above lists the upgrade options available for each library, autoloader, and connectivity solution. You can review descriptions of each option here. Please consult with Exabyte Technical Support to determine which method is most appropriate for your particular model.
| Console or configuration interface (using the serial port) |
EXPERT for DOS (using the SCSI bus) | WRITE BUFFER command (using the SCSI bus) |
FTP (using Ethernet) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Exabyte libraries and autoloaders have a built-in console interface for upgrading firmware and performing diagnostics. For libraries with an Ethernet interface, you can also upload new Ethernet firmware through the console interface. You can access the console interface by attaching a straight-through 9-pin serial cable to the library's serial port. To communicate with the console interface, use a terminal emulation program such as HyperTerminal or Exabyte's CHS Terminal for DOS, which can be downloaded free of charge. The FC11 also has a serial port that allows you to access internal configuration software and upload firmware. You can use any terminal emulation program that supports XMODEM transfers. |
For some Exabyte libraries, you can use EXPERT to upload firmware from an IBM-compatible computer across the SCSI bus. No special cable is required. Your computer must be able to run DOS. (Note that EXPERT does not run under the Windows NT 32-bit operating system; you cannot shell to DOS from NT and use EXPERT.) You must also load the appropriate ASPI DOS drivers for the SCSI adapter card installed in your computer. You can download EXPERT free of charge. On-line help is available with the program, or you can refer to the EXPERT 7 User's Guide, available from the Library of Technical Publications. |
For some Exabyte libraries, you can transfer new firmware over the SCSI bus using the WRITE BUFFER command. To use this method, you must have software that can issue SCSI commands directly to the library. For information about the WRITE BUFFER command, refer to the SCSI Reference for your particular library, available from the Library of Technical Publications. |
For Exabyte libraries that have an Ethernet interface, you can upload firmware using an Ethernet connection between your computer and the library's Ethernet port. You can also use this method to upgrade the library's Ethernet firmware. The FC11 also has an Ethernet port that you can use for uploading firmware. |