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The IBM® 3592 tape cartridges are designed to help enterprise data centers satisfy increasing demands for data retention, security and availability while working with reduced budgets. IBM 3592 tape cartridges support media re-use by enabling the drive to reformat and upgrade prior generation media cartridges. That means existing media cartridges achieve both improved performance and capacity which helps you mitigate the impact of a tape subsystem upgrade.
Improve performance for small file reads/writes and help reduce media wear with virtual backhitch support when used on TS1120 and newer tape drives.
Enable your users to address security concerns by writing encrypted data to tape. Compatible across all TS1120 and newer tape drives.
Leverage high-speed search and increased system performance by retrieving data faster when used on TS1140 and newer tape drives.
Use the tape drive to monitor cartridge life and usage and help eliminate data loss due to cartridge failure when used on TS1120 and newer tape drives.
Leverage the ability to use a standard tape in a rapid access mode.
Reduce cost of ownership through a lower cost per cartridge. IBM 3592 tape cartridge providers faster access to data by reducing the length of the media.
Gain write-once-read-many- (WORM) like protection using a standard 3592 cartridge.
Safeguard against accidental drops and help protect your data with a reinforced cartridge.
Available in rewritable and WORM cartridge models and three formats including fast access, standard capacity and extended capacity.
Eliminate middleware and reduce tape management costs through partitioning with IBM Spectrum Archive when used on TS1140 and newer tape drives. The solution also improves usability by displaying the data stored on the tape in a file tree structure and opens new opportunities for leveraging tape technology in entertainment, manufacturing and medical environments.
| Description | Type/Identifier | Capacity (Drive Dependent) | RW/WORM | archive Life | Load/unload | Part number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3592 Standard read/write | JA | E06 format: 640 GB (596.04 GiB) E05 format: 500 GB (465.66 GiB) J1A format: 300 GB (279.39 GiB) |
RW | 30 Years | 20,000 Cycles | 18P7534 |
| 3592 Extended read/write | JB | E07 format: 1600 GB (1490.12 GiB) E06 format: 1000 GB (931.32 GiB) E05 format: 700 GB (651.93 GiB) |
RW | 30 Years | 20,000 Cycles | 23R9830 |
| 3592 Advanced Type C data | JC | 60G format: 7 TB (6.37 TiB) 55G format: 7 TB (6.37 TiB) E08 format: 7 TB (6.37 TiB) E07 format: 4 TB (3.64 TiB) |
RW | 30 Years | 20,000 Cycles | 46X7452 |
| 3592 Advanced Type D data | JD | 60G format: 15 TB (13.64 TiB) 55G format: 15 TB (13.64 TiB) E08 format: 10 TB (9.1 TiB) |
RW | 30 Years | 20,000 Cycles | 2727263 |
| 3592 Advanced Type E data | JE | 60G format: 20 TB (18.19 TiB) | RW | 30 Years | 20,000 Cycles | 02CE960 |
| 3592 Economy read/write | JJ | E06 format: 128 GB (119.21 GiB) E05 format: 100 GB (93.13 GiB) J1A format: 60 GB (58.88 GiB) |
RW | 30 Years | 20,000 Cycles | 24R0316 |
| 3592 Advanced Type C economy | JK | 60G format: 900 GB (838.19 GiB) 55G format: 900 GB (838.19 GiB) E08 format: 900 GB (838.19 GiB) E07 format: 500 GB (465.66 GiB) |
RW | 30 Years | 20,000 Cycles | 46X7453 |
| 3592 Advanced Type D economy | JL | 60G format: 3 TB (2.73 TiB) 55G format: 3 TB (2.73 TiB) E08 format: 2 TB (1.82 TiB) |
RW | 30 Years | 20,000 Cycles | 2727264 |
| 3592 Advanced Type E economy | JM | 60G format: 5 TB (4.55 TiB) | RW | 30 Years | 20,000 Cycles | 02CE961 |
| 3592 Economy WORM | JR | E06 format: 128 GB (119.21 GiB) E05 format: 100 GB (93.13 GiB) J1A format: 60 GB (55.88 GiB) |
WORM | 30 Years | 20,000 Cycles | 24R0317 |
| 3592 Standard WORM | JW | E06 format: 640 GB (596.04 GiB) E05 format: 500 GB (465.66 GiB) J1A format: 300 GB (279.39 GiB) |
WORM | 30 Years | 20,000 Cycles | 18P7538 |
| 3592 Extended WORM | JX | E07 format: 1600 GB (1490.12 GiB) E06 format: 1000 GB (931.32 GiB) E05 format: 700 GB (651.93 GiB) |
WORM | 30 Years | 20,000 Cycles | 23R9831 |
| 3592 Advanced Type C WORM | JY | 60G format: 7 TB (6.37 TiB) 55G format: 7 TB (6.37 TiB) E08 format: 7 TB (6.37 TiB) E07 format: 4 TB (3.64 TiB) |
WORM | 30 Years | 20,000 Cycles | 46X7454 |
| 3592 Advanced Type D WORM | JZ | 60G format: 15 TB (13.64 TiB) 55G format: 15 TB (13.64 TiB) E08 format: 10 TB (9.1 TiB) |
WORM | 30 Years | 20,000 Cycles | 2727265 |
| 3592 Advanced Type E WORM | JV | 60G format: 20 TB (18.19 TiB) | WORM | 30 Years | 20,000 Cycles | 02FJ980 |
| 3592 Cleaning | Cleaning, 50 uses | Universal Cleaning | - | 18P7535 |
You need an IBM 3592 tape drive to use the 3592 tape media.
IBM 3592 media can both be formatted for higher capacity in newere 3592 drives. For example JA tape can be formatted as 700GB , 1.0TB or 1.6TB Native in E05, E06 and E07 formats respectively.
Some of the most common Media identifiers are as follows . Refer to the specification sheet for WORM and other variants.
JA = Standard RW
JB= Extended RW
JJ= Economy RW
JC= Type C RW
JD= Type D RW
