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3592—Formats (Page 1 of 9)
There are five formats with different recording densities that yield different capacities per cartridge type:
Enterprise Format 1 (EFMT1)
Used by the 3592 J1A tape drive, and the 3592 E05 Tape Drive in both native and J1A emulation mode.
This format records 512 tracks on 8 channels.
The 3592 E06 and 3592 E07 tape drive (with code level D3I3_5CD or higher) reads data that is written in EFMT1 format but does not write in EFMT1.
Enterprise Format 2 (EFMT2)
Used by the 3592 E05 tape drive, and the 3592 E06 Tape Drive.
This format records 896 tracks on 16 channels.
When the drive is operating on encrypted data at this density, the recording format is Enterprise Encrypted Format 2 (EEFMT2).
Enterprise Format 3 (EFMT3)
Used by the 3592 E06 tape drive and the 3592 E07 Tape Drive.
This format records 1152 tracks on 16 channels.
When the drive is operating on encrypted data at this density, the recording format is Enterprise Encrypted Format 3 (EEFMT3).
Enterprise Format 4 (EFMT4)
Used by the 3592 E07 tape drive.
This format records 1664 tracks on JB and JX cartridges and 2560 tracks on JC, JK, and JY cartridges on 32 channels.
When the drive is operating on encrypted data at this density, the recording format is Enterprise Encrypted Format 4 (EEFMT4).
Enterprise Format 5 (EFMT5)
Used by the 3592 E08 tape drive.
This format records 5120 tracks on JC, JD, JK, JL, JY, and JZ cartridges on 32 channels.
When the drive is operating on encrypted data at this density, the recording format is Enterprise Encrypted Format 5 (EEFMT5).
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3592—Formats by Drive (Page 2 of 9)
Format that is used Format that is used when Model type reported to
Drive Mode Setting Formats read when writing and car- writing and cartridge is not at host in response to In-
tridge is at BOT BOT quiry command
J1A EFMT1 EFMT1 EFMT1 J1A
E05 - native EFMT1 or EFMT2 EFMT1 or EFMT2 EFMT1 or EFMT2 E05
E05 - emulating J1A EFMT1 EFMT1 EFMT1 J1A
E06/EU6 EFMT1, EFMT2, or EFMT3 EFMT2 or EFMT3 EFMT2 or EFMT3 E06
E07 with code level D3I3_5CD or higher EFMT1, EFMT2, EFMT3, or EFMT4 EFMT3 or EFMT4 EFMT3 or EFMT4 E07
E08 with code level D314_460 or higher EFMT4 or EFMT5 EFMT4 or EFMT5 EFMT4 or EFMT5 E08
Emulation is only available on some E05 tape drives and is not available on E06, EU6, E07, or E08
The 3592 J1A tape drive - Read and write in EFMT1 format only
The 3592 E05 tape drive - Read and write in EFMT1 and EFMT2 formats
The 3592 E05 encryption-capable tape drive - Read and write in EFMT1, EFMT2, and EEFMT2 formats
The 3592 E06 tape drive - Read EFMT1, EFMT2, EEFMT2, EFMT3, and EEFMT3 and write EFMT2, EEFMT2, EFMT3, and EEFMT3 formats
Operates in native mode only
The 3592 E07 tape drive - Read EFMT2, EEFMT2, EFMT3, EEFMT3, EFMT4, and EEFMT4 and write EFMT3, EEFMT3, EFMT4, and EEFMT4 formats
Read support for EFMT2 and EEFMT2 and write support for EFMT3 and EEFMT3 is provided only with MEDIA9 and MEDIA10
Support for EFMT4 and EEFMT4 is provided with MEDIA9, MEDIA10, MEDIA11, MEDIA12, and MEDIA13
Operates in native mode only
The 3592 E08 tape drive - Read and write in EFMT4 and EFMT5 formats
Operates in native mode only
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3592—Cartridges (Page 3 of 9)
Supported Cartridge Types:
The 3592 E08 tape drive uses
The Advanced Type D read/write (type JD), the Advanced Type D WORM (type JZ) and the Advanced Type D economy (type JL) cartridges.
Both the type JD and JZ cartridges have a maximum capacity of 10TB (9313.23 GiB).
The Advanced Type D economy cartridges have a maximum capacity of 2TB (1862.65 GiB).
The 3592 E07 and E08 tape drives use
The Advanced Data (type JC) and Advanced WORM (type JY) cartridges with a maximum capacity of
4TB (3725.3 GiB) for E07 and 7TB (6519.26 GiB) for E08
The 3592 Advanced Economy (type JK) cartridge with a maximum capacity of
500GB (465.66 GiB) with EFMT4 format and 900GB (838.19 GiB) with EFMT5 format
The 3592 E07, E06 and E05 tape drives use
3592 Extended Data (type JB) and Extended WORM (type JX) with a maximum capacity of
1.6TB (1490.12 GiB) with EFMT4 format, 1TB (931.3 GiB) with EFMT3 format and 700 GB (651.93 GiB) with EFMT2 format
The 3592 E07 tape drive with code level D3I3_5CD or higher
Can read format EFMT2 but does not write EFMT2 format.
Can read only cartridge types JJ and JR.
Can read only cartridge types JA and JW
The 3592 E06, E05, and J1A tape drives use
3592 Standard Data (type JA) and Standard WORM (type JW) cartridges with a maximum capacity of
640GB (596.04 GiB) with EFMT3 format, 500GB (465.66 GiB) with EFMT2 format and 300GB (279.39 GiB) with EFMT1 format
3592 Economy Data (type JJ) and Economy WORM (type JR) cartridges with a maximum capacity of
128GB (119.21 GiB) with EFMT3 format, 100GB (93.13 GiB) with EFMT2 format and 60GB (55.88 GiB) with EFMT1 format.
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3592—Tape Drive Emulation Mode Support (Page 4 of 9)
The 3592 tape drive automatically reformats media when the tape is written while positioned at beginning of tape (BOT), such as when the tape label is written, if the tape does
not match the drive format. In such a case, the tape is reformatted to match the 3592 tape drive.
The manual reformat process varies by operating system but usually includes running a program to issue the Mode Select command.
The 3592 J1A Tape Drive (or the E05 emulating the J1A) can reformat an EFMT2 or EFMT3 tape to an EFMT1.
The native 3592 E05 tape drive can reformat an EFMT1, EFMT3, or EFMT4 tape to EFMT2 and reformat an EFMT2 or EFMT3 tape to an EFMT1 when writing from beginning of tape
(BOT).
The 3592 E06 tape drive does not support emulation but can read tapes in EFMT1, EFMT2, and EFMT3 format, and write in EFMT2 and EFMT3 format.
The 3592 E06 tape drive can reformat any EFMT1, EFMT2, EFMT3, and EFMT4 tape to EFMT3 format when writing from BOT.
The 3592 E07 tape drive does not support emulation but can read tapes in EFMT1 with code level D3I3_5CD or higher, EFMT2, EFMT3, or EFMT4 format and write in EFMT3 and
EFMT4 format.
The 3592 E07 tape drive can reformat any EFMT2 or EFMT3 tape to EFMT4 format when it writes from BOT.
The 3592 E08 tape drive does not support emulation but can read tapes in EFMT3, EFMT4, or EFMT5, and write in EFMT4 and EFMT5 format.
The 3592 E08 tape drive can reformat any EFMT3 or EFMT4 tape to EFMT5 format when it writes from BOT
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3592—Drive Characteristics (Page 5 of 9)
3592 tape drives
Feature
TS1150 - E08 TS1140 - E07 TS1130 - E06 or EU6 TS1120 - E05 J1A
360 MB/s (E08 format) 250 MB/s (E07 format) 160 MB/s (E06 format) 100 MB/s (E05 format) 40 MB/s (J1A format)
Native sustained
250 MB/s (E07 format) 160 MB/s (E06 format) 140 MB/s (E05 format) 50 MB/s (J1A format)
data rate
70 MB/s (J1A format)
Max compression
700 MB/s (E08 format) 650 MB/s (E07 format) 350 MB/s (E06 format) 280 MB/s (E05 format) 120 MB/s (J1A format)
sustained data rate
10 TB (9.1 TiB) 4 TB (3.64 TiB) 1TB (931.32 GiB) 700GB (651.93 GiB) JB/ 300GB (279.39 GiB) JA/
JD/JZ media JC/JY media JB/JX media JX media JW media
7 TB (6.37 TiB) 1.6 TB (1.46 TiB) 640GB (596.05 GiB) 500GB (465.66 GiB) JA/ 60GB (58.88 GiB) JJ/
JC/JY media JB/JX media JA/JW media JW media JR media
Native Capacity
2 TB (1.82 TiB) 500GB (465.66 GiB) 128 GB (119.21 GiB) 100 GB (93.13 GiB) JJ/
JL media JK media JJ/JR media JR media
900 GB (838.19 GiB)
JK media
WORM capability Yes
Capacity scaling
Yes
and short cartridge
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3592—Tape Cartridge/Capacity by Drive/Format (Page 6 of 9)
3592 tape drives
Feature
TS1150 - E08 TS1140 - E07 TS1130 - E06 or EU6 TS1120 - E05 J1A
If encryption-enabled, If encryption-enabled, If encryption-enabled,
Reads and writes
reads and writes Model reads and writes Model reads and writes Model Reads and writes Model
Model E05 for-
E08 and Model E07 en- E07 and Model E06 en- E06 and Model E05 en- J1A format
mat
Read/write ca- crypted format crypted format crypted format
pability
Reads and writes Model Reads and writes Model Reads and writes Model Reads and writes
E08 and Model E07 for- E07 and Model E06 for- E06 and Model E05 for- Model J1A for-
mat mat mat mat
Reads Model E05 Reads Model J1A format
Supports dual-port, Supports dual-port, Supports dual-port, Supports dual-port,
8 Gbps Fibre Channel 8 Gbps Fibre Channel 4 Gbps Fibre Channel 2 Gbps Fibre Channel in-
interface interface interface terface
Host (server) Maximum interface Maximum interface Maximum interface
Maximum interface burst
attachment burst transfer rate of burst transfer rate of burst transfer rate of
transfer rate of 200 MB/s
800 MB/s 800 MB/s 400 MB/s
Supports N and L ports
with autoconfigure
With feature
All TS1150 tape drives All TS1140 tape drives All TS1130 tape drives
Encryption code 9592 or Not supported
are encryption capable are encryption capable are encryption capable
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3592—Tape Cartridge/Capacity by Drive/Format (Page 7 of 9)
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3592—Tape Cartridges/Capacity by Drive/Format (Page 8 of 9)
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LTO - All Figures Based on Native Mode
Compatibility LTO 7 LTO 6 LTO 5 LTO 4 LTO 3 LTO 2 LTO 1
LTO 7 R/W R/W R/O
LTO 6 R/W R/W R/O
LTO 5 R/W R/W R/O
LTO 4 R/W R/W R/O
LTO 3 R/W R/W R/O
LTO 2 R/W R/W
LTO 1 R/W
Capacity 6.0TB 2.5TB 1.5TB 800GB 400GB 200GB 100GB
Speed MB/s 300 160 140 120 80 40 20
Media Thin Film Thin Film Thin Film Metal Particle Metal Particle Metal Particle
Recording method Linear serpentine Linear serpentine PRML PRML PRML PRML RLL 1.7
Encryption capable Yes Yes Yes Yes
Worm capable Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Tape tracks 3584 2176 1280 896 704 512 384
Tracks written/
32 16 16 16 16 8 8
pass
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3590—All Figures Based on Native Mode
3590 B 3590 B-Ultra 3590 E 3590 H
Data Transfer Rate 13 MB/s 13MB/s 13 MB/s 13 MB/s
Read Formats FMT3590 FMT3590 FMT3590 FMT3590E FMT3590, FMT3590E, FMT3590H
Write Formats FMT3590 FMT3590 FMT3590E FMT3590H
Data Capacity - type J tape 10GB 10GB 20GB 30GB
Data Capacity - type K Tape 20GB 20GB 40GB 60GB
Type J tape High Performance cartridges - have a blue leader block assembly and blue labels
Type K tape Extended High Performance cartridges - have a green leader block assembly and green labels.
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DLT/SDLT - All Figures Based on Native Mode
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9 Track - Approx Capacity per Tape Length/Density (Page 1 of 3)
Density/Capacity
Tape Length 800 NRZI 1600 PE 3200 PE 6250 GCR
1200' 10 MB 20 MB 40 MB 80 MB
2400' 20 MB 40 MB 80 MB 160 MB
3600' 30 MB 60 MB 120 MB 220 MB
800 NRZI Non return to zero, inverted
1600 PE Phase Encoded
3200 PE Phase Encoded
6250 GCR Group Code Recording
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9 Track Media Comparison (Page 2 of 3)
Working on a capacity of 200MB for a 3600ft (1100m) long 9 track tape written at 6250bpi.
The table below shows how many tapes it would take to fill alternative capacities and how high that pile of 9 track tapes (at 1/2in each) would be.
The height could be up to twice the figures below if the tape container is included.
Examples:
1GB would take 5 tapes at 1/2in making the stack of tapes 2.5in high ….
A 1TB disk would be the equivalent of 5,000 tapes forming a stack 208ft or 63.5m high!
9 Track media comparison
Size
(B) No of 9 track media Metric height Imperial height Comment
Byte 1 One character
3
Kilobyte 10
Megabyte 10 6
200M
1/2in tape drive B 1 12.7 mm 1/2 inch ~4 encyclopaedias
Gigabyte 10 9 5 63.5 mm 2.5 inches ~10m of books on shelf
12
Terabyte 10 5,000 63.5 m 208 feet ~1000 copies of the Encyclopaedia Britannica
15
Petabyte 10 5,000,000 63.5 Km 39.5 miles ~20 million 4-door filing cabinets full of text
Exabyte 10 18 5,000,000,000 63,500 Km 39,500 miles 5 Exabytes - all of the words ever spoken by mankind?
21
Zettabyte 10 5,000,000,000,000 63,500,000 Km 39,500,000 miles
24
Yottabyte 10 5,000,000,000,000,000 63,500,000,000 Km 39,500,000,000 miles 11 trillion years to download a Yottabyte ?
27
Brontobyte 10 5,000,000,000,000,000,000 63,500,000,000,000 Km 39,500,000,000,000 miles
30
Geopbyte 10 5,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 63,500,000,000,000,000 Km 39,500,000,000,000,000 miles Lost for words …….
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9 Track Media Comparison Continued (Page 2 of 3)
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3480/3490 - Example Compatibilities
18-Track 18-Track (compressed) 36-Track 128-Track
Model
Read Write Read Write Read Write Read Write
IBM - 3490-F11 X X X X X X
IBM - 3490-F01 X X X X X X
IBM - 3490-F00 X X X X X X
IBM - 3490-E11 X X X X
IBM - 3490-E01 X X X X
Fujitsu - M8100 X X
Fujitsu - M2485K/N X X X X
Fujitsu - M2483K/N X X X X
Fujitsu - M2488C X X X X
Fujitsu - M2488E X X X X X X
Fujitsu - M2485H X X X X
Fujitsu - M2483H X X X X
Fujitsu - M2485B X X
Fujitsu - M2483B X X
Fujitsu - M2481B X X
Density 3480 3490 3490E
Approx capacity 200 - 300 MB 600 MB - 900 MB 800 MB - 1.2 GB
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DDS/DAT
Media
Drive DAT320 DAT160 DAT72 DDS4/DAT40 DDS3 DDS2 DDS1
DAT320 Drive R/W R/W
DAT160 Drive R/W R/W R/W
DAT72 Drive R/W R/W R/W
DDS4 Drive R/W R/W R/W R
DDS3 Drive R/W R/W R/W
DDS2 Drive R/W R/W
DDS1 Drive R/W
Format Native capacity Data transfer speed
DAT-320 160 GB 12 MB/s
DAT-160 80 GB 6.9 MB/s
DAT-72 36 GB 3.2 MB/s
DDS-4 20 GB 3.2 MB/s
DDS-3 12 GB 1.1 MB/s
DDS-2 4 GB 0.6 MB/s
DDS-1 2 GB 0.18 MB/s
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Exabyte
Compatibility
Drive Native capacity Transfer rate Mammoth 8500c 8500 8200c 8200
Mammoth 2 45GB 12MB/s R/W R
Mammoth (8900) 20GB 3MB/s R/W R R R
Eliant 820 (8500 mode) 7GB 1MB/s R/W R/W R
EXB-8505 5GB 2MB/s R/W R/W R/W R/W
EXB-8205 2.5GB 1MB/s R/W R/W
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