Hi Naseer,
I'm assuming you use DP, since you mention it in (3).
- Go to Device & Media, open the library, select some tapes, and eject to the mail slot. if you got a model without a mailslot, then you'll have to manually remove the tapes from the library. The most important portion is keeping track of where the tapes are.
- Read the release notes to see if the new firmware is applicable for your environment. The release notes have a list of bug fixes. It will not impact any data on tape.
- If you have a perpetual license and a valid support contract, you can email the Licensing team to change the IP address of your license. Go to https://h30580.www3.hp.com/poeticWeb/portalintegration/hppWelcome.htm to get the email fo the license team in your region.
As a start, you can email one of these:
licensing.ams@hp.com - For US
licensing.emea@hp.com - For Europe and Middle East.
LicensesAPAC@hp.com (English, Chinese, Japanese) - For Asia Pacific