The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/gpmidi on 2024-12-22 22:27:39.

As a user/owner of a few Quantum Scalar i6000 tape libraries I need to use 700Q series or later firmware since I have LTO8 drives in a few. The three I have are a mix of gen1 and gen2 robotics with 726 LTO slots and up to 12 drives each.

The 800 series firmware introduced a call-home system for validating that a library has a valid service contract in order for it to function in any real way. While there are other solutions like using a different serial number, the easiest is a @reboot cron job to update the postgres based license table saying the service license is valid.

Details: https://www.gpmidi.net/node/200