Mixing media in drives
Information about compatible media and drives in the TS3500 tape library.
Not all cartridges that are supported by the TS3500 tape library are compatible with all drives. Ultrium cartridges are not supported by 3592 tape drives, and 3592 tape cartridges are not supported by LTO Ultrium drives.
When labeled according to IBM bar code label specifications, the last character of the volume
serial (VOLSER) number of an LTO cartridge indicates the
generation of the media. For example:
- 000764L8 is an LTO Ultrium 8 cartridge
- 000764M8 is an LTO Ultrium M8 cartridge
- 000764L7 is an LTO Ultrium 7 cartridge
- 000764L6 is an LTO Ultrium 6 cartridge
- 000764L5 is an LTO Ultrium 5 cartridge
On a 3592 tape cartridge, the IBM® product label represents whether it is a read/write (R/W) cartridge or a write-once-read-many (WORM) cartridge.
Table 1 summarizes cartridges that are compatible with
Ultrium tape drives. Table 2 summarizes cartridges that are compatible with 3592 tape drives.
Cartridge type | Drive type | |||||||
LTO Ultrium 8 (F8A) | LTO Ultrium 7 (F7A) | LTO Ultrium 6 (F6A) | LTO Ultrium 5 (F5A) | LTO Ultrium 4 (F4A) | LTO Ultrium 3 (F3A/ F3B) | LTO Ultrium 2 | LTO Ultrium 1 | |
12 TB LTO Ultrium 8 data cartridge (xxxxxxL8) | R/W | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
12 TB LTO Ultrium 8 WORM data cartridge (xxxxxxLY) | R/W | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
9 TB LTO Ultrium M8 data cartridge (xxxxxxM8) | R/W | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
6 TB LTO Ultrium 7 data cartridge (xxxxxxL7) | R/W | R/W | - | - | - | - | - | - |
6 TB LTO Ultrium 7 WORM data cartridge (xxxxxxLX) | R/W | R/W | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2.5 TB LTO Ultrium 6 data cartridge (xxxxxxL6) | - | R/W | R/W | - | - | - | - | - |
2.5 TB LTO Ultrium 6 WORM data cartridge (xxxxxxLW) | - | R/W | R/W | - | - | - | - | - |
1.5 TB LTO Ultrium 5 data cartridge (xxxxxxL5) | - | RO | R/W | R/W | - | - | - | - |
1.5 TB LTO Ultrium 5 WORM data cartridge (xxxxxxLV) | - | RO | R/W | R/W | - | - | - | - |
800 GB LTO Ultrium 4 data cartridge (xxxxxxL4) | - | - | RO | R/W | R/W | - | - | - |
800 GB LTO WORM Ultrium 4 data cartridge (xxxxxxLU) | - | - | RO | R/W | R/W | - | Reformat | Reformat |
400 GB LTO Ultrium 3 data cartridge (xxxxxxL3) | - | - | - | RO | R/W | R/W | Reformat | Reformat |
400 GB LTO WORM Ultrium 3 data cartridge (xxxxxxLT) | - | - | - | RO | R/W | R/W | Reformat | Reformat |
200 GB LTO Ultrium 2 data cartridge (xxxxxxL2) | - | - | - | - | RO | R/W | R/W | Reformat |
100 GB LTO Ultrium 1 data cartridge (xxxxxxL1) | - | - | - | - | - | RO | R/W | R/W |
Notes:
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Media | Recording format | TS1160 tape drive | TS1155 tape drive | TS1150 tape drive | TS1140 tape drive | TS1130 tape drive | TS1120 tape drive | J1A tape drive | ||||||
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Encryption enabled | Encryption not enabled | Encryption enabled | Encryption not enabled | Encryption enabled | Encryption not enabled | Encryption enabled | Encryption not enabled | Encryption enabled | Encryption not enabled | Encryption enabled | Encryption not enabled | |||
JE, JV1, JM | Encrypted 60F | R/W | R/W | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
60F | R/W | R/W | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
JD, JZ1, JL | Encrypted 55F | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
55F | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Encrypted E08 | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
E08 | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
JC, JY1, JK | Encrypted E08 | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
E08 | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Encrypted E07 | RO | RO | RO | RO | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | - | - | Reformat | Reformat | - | |
E07 | RO | RO | RO | RO | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | - | - | Reformat | Reformat | - | |
JB, JX1 | Encrypted E07 | RO | RO | RO | RO | R/W | R/W | R/W | Reformat | Reformat | Reformat | Reformat | Reformat | - |
E07 | RO | RO | RO | RO | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | Reformat | Reformat | Reformat | Reformat | - | |
Encrypted E06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | R/W | Reformat | R/W | Reformat | Reformat | Reformat | - | |
E06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | Reformat | Reformat | - | |
Encrypted E05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | RO | Reformat | R/W | Reformat | R/W | Reformat | - | |
E05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | RO | RO | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | - | |
JA, JW1, JJ, JR1 | Encrypted E06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | RO | Reformat | R/W | Reformat | Reformat | Reformat | Reformat |
E06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | RO | RO | R/W | R/W | Reformat | Reformat | Reformat | |
Encrypted E05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | RO | Reformat | R/W | Reformat | R/W | Reformat | Reformat | |
E05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | RO | RO | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | Reformat | |
J1A | - | - | - | - | - | - | RO | RO | RO | RO | R/W | R/W | R/W | |
Notes:
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