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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I
  3. Section III. Configuring storage
  4. Configuring robots and tape drives
  5. Updating device firmware
Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

Updating device firmware

By default, NetBackup recognizes if you update the firmware of a device.

The following table describes an overview of how to update device firmware.

Table: How to update device firmware

Task

Instructions

If the device is a drive, change the drive state to DOWN.

See Changing a drive operating mode.

Update the firmware.

See the vendor's documentation.

If the device is a drive, change the drive state to UP.

See Changing a drive operating mode.

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