Table 3. Average block locate time from load point for 3592 Tape Cartridge in 3592 tape
drives
Type of 3592
Tape Cartridge
Average Block Locate Time from Load Point
1
Comments
2
TS1130 tape
drive
TS1120 tape
drive
3592 J1A Tape
Drive
[931.32 GiB])
JB cartridge type
- 20% scaled
15 seconds
Not supported
JB cartridge type
at scaled capacity
with 0x35 setting
(EFMT2 and
EEFMT2 140 GB
[130.39 GiB];
EFMT3 and
EEFMT3 200 GB
[182.26 GiB])
JJ cartridge type
11 seconds
12 seconds
Economy - short
length (EFMT1 60
GB [55.88 GiB];
EFMT2 and
EEFMT2 100 GB
[93.13 GiB];
EFMT3 and
EEFMT3 128 GB
[119.21 GiB])
JW cartridge type
28 seconds
33 seconds
40 seconds
WORM - standard
length (EFMT1
300 GB [279.39
GiB]; EFMT2 and
EEFMT2 500 GB
[465.66 GiB];
EFMT3 and
EEFMT3 640 GB
[596.04 GiB])
JX cartridge type
37 seconds
45 seconds
Not supported
Extended WORM
(EFMT2 and
EEFMT2 700 GB
[651.93 GiB];
EFMT3 and
EEFMT3
1 000 GB [931.32
GiB])
JR cartridge type
11 seconds
12 seconds
Economy WORM -
short length
(EFMT1 60 GB
[55.88 GiB];
EFMT2 and
EEFMT2 100 GB
[93.13 GiB];
EFMT3 and
