Tape Cartridge - IBM 3592 Maintenance Information

• Clutch mechanism
• Cartridge write-protect mechanism
• Internal cartridge memory (CM)
Also,
• Figure 1 on page 26 provides an illustration of a 3592 data cartridge.
• Table 13 on page 26 provides descriptions of the 3592 data cartridge types, with the actual identifier
(JC, JD, JE, JK, JL, JM, JV, JY, or JZ).
• "Setting drive encryption" on page 250 provides information about encrypting data cartridge media.
Figure 1: 3592 tape cartridge. Use with Table 13 on page 26. Notice the Door
Table 13: Types of data tape cartridges. Use with Figure 1 on page 26.
Ident. Case color
JC Black
JD Black
JE Black
JK Black
JL Black
JM Black
JV Platinum
(Silvery gray)
JY Platinum
(Silvery gray)
26 IBM 3592 TS1140, TS1150, TS1155, and TS1160 Tape Drives: Maintenance Information
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3
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Door 1 ,
tab 3 ,
and label
color
EH7
native
capacity
Dark 4000 GB
Purple
Burnt N/A
Orange
Brick Red N/A
Light 500 GB
Purple
Apricot N/A
Cherry Red N/A
Brick Red N/A
Dark 4000 GB
Purple
2
3
Data cartridge capacity
EH8 55F
native native
capacity capacity
7 TB 7 TB
10 TB 15 TB
N/A N/A
900 GB 900 GB
2 TB 3 TB
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
7 TB 7 TB
1 and the Tab 3 .
Cartridge type
60F
native
capacity
10 TB Advanced Type
C data
15 TB Advanced Type
D read/write
20 TB Advanced Type
E read/write
10 TB Advanced Type
C economy
10 TB Advanced Type
D economy
5 TB Advanced Type
E economy
20 TB Advanced Type
E WORM
10 TB Advanced Type
C WORM