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Table 2. IBM Total Storage Enterprise Tape Cartridge 3592 types (continued)
DATA
JA
(MEDIA5)
EXTENDED
JB
(MEDIA9)
ECONOMY
JJ
(MEDIA7)
ECONOMY
JR
WORM
(MEDIA8)
WORM
JW
(MEDIA6)
EXTENDED
JX
WORM
(MEDIA10)
CLEANING
JA + CLN
4
1
This type designation appears as the last two characters on standard barcode labels. In
addition, for cleaning cartridges, the first three characters of the volume serial number
(VOLSER) are CLN.
2
The Data (E1) type cartridge can also be ordered in a 260 GB segmented, capacity scaled
format providing 60 GiB (64.4 GB) of high performance random access, and an additional
200 GB of capacity.
3
The Extended (E2) type cartridge can also be ordered in a 430 GB segmented, capacity
scaled format providing 100 GiB (107.4 GB) of high performance random access, and an
additional 330 GB of capacity.
v All 3592 E05 drives (encryption-capable or not) will support JB/JX media with drive
microcode update to a minimum level of D3I1_Axx level or greater.
v The encrypted format is supported on JB/JX media on encryption-enabled drives with
D3I1_Axx code or higher.
v JB/JX media may not be written in the J1A format on a 3592 E05 drive.
v JB/JX media contain an 8KB cartridge memory upgraded from 4KB on the JA media.
v Nominal capacity on a 3592 E05 drive is 700 GB for both JB and JX media.
v LM code 534.1x or higher is required to use JB or JX media.
4
For cleaning cartridges, the first three characters of the volume serial number (VOLSER)
are CLN.
Tape Cartridge Requirements (3592 Tape Drives)
Figure 26 on page 30 shows the following 3592 tape cartridge requirements:
v The 3592 tape cartridge must be inserted into the 3494 Tape Library cartridge
storage cells in the direction 1 shown so that the external label is readable
when stored.
v The 3592 tape cartridge 2 must have an external volser label 4 applied.
v The write-protect switch 5 must be set to the correct position for the
cartridge's intended purpose (see "Tape Cartridge File Protection (3592 Tape
Drives)" on page 30).
2
300 GB
500 GB
640 GB
3
n/a
700 GB
1000 GB
60 GB
100 GB
128 GB
60 GB
100 GB
128 GB
300 GB
500 GB
640 GB
n/a
700 GB
1000 GB
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Black
Dark Blue 18P7534
Black
Dark
23R9830
Green
Black
Light Blue 24R0316
Platinum
Light Blue 24R0317
(silvery
gray)
Platinum
Dark Blue 18P7538
(silvery
gray)
Platinum
Dark
23R9831
(silvery
Green
gray)
Black
Gray
18P7535
Chapter 1. Introduction
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