Overview of 3592 tape drive media
The 3592 tape drive uses a number of different data cartridge types, plus a cleaning cartridge and a diagnostic (CE) cartridge.
Figure 1 shows an IBM® 3592 Tape Cartridge.
For information about microcode level requirements, see Cartridge types and characteristics. This information is also available in IBM 3592 Tape Drives and TS1120 Controller Operator Guide, GA32-0556.
Text on product label and type of media1 | Case color | Label, door, and write-protect switch color | Part number |
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Data, JA | Black | Dark blue | 18P7534 |
Extended data, JB | Black | Dark green | 23R9830 |
Advanced Type C data, JC | Black | Dark purple | 46X7452 |
Advanced Type D read/write, JD | Black | Burnt orange | 2727263 |
Advanced Type E read/write, JE | Black | Brick red | 02CE960 |
Economy, JJ | Black | Light blue | 24R0316 |
Advanced Type C economy, JK | Black | Light purple | 46X7453 |
Advanced Type D economy, JL | Black | Apricot | 2727264 |
Advanced Type E economy, JM | Black | Red | 02CE961 |
Economy WORM, JR | Platinum (silvery gray) | Light blue | 24R0317 |
WORM, JW | Platinum (silvery gray) | Dark blue | 18P7538 |
Extended WORM, JX | Platinum (silvery gray) | Dark green | 23R9831 |
Advanced Type C WORM, JY | Platinum (silvery gray) | Dark purple | 46X7454 |
Advanced Type D WORM, JZ | Platinum (Silvery gray) | Burnt orange | 2727265 |
Advanced Type E WORM, JV | Platinum (Silvery gray) | Brick red | 02FJ980 |
Cleaning, CLNxxxJA3 | Black | Gray | 18P7535 |
Notes:
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CE
xxxJy
, where xxx
is three digits and Jy
is the cartridge
type (such as JJ or JK).The 3592 tape drive does not support LTO formats.
The same firmware is used by TS1155 and TS1150 tape drives. All other generations of 3592 tape drives have unique firmware versions that will not work in any other 3592 tape drive.
You can update the firmware of a 3592 tape drive without scheduling downtime. This enhancement is called a nondisruptive drive firmware update. It is available through the IBM Tape Library Specialist web interface and (for IBM service representatives) through CETool, but is not supported by the Small Computer System Interface (SCSI).