IBM TS4500, Introduction And Planning Manual

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Table 15. Cartridges that are compatible with 3592 tape drives (continued)
Media Recording format
TS1155 tape drive
Encryption enabled Encryption not enabled
JC, JK, JY 1
Encrypted E07 Read only/Reformat Reformat
E07 Read only/Reformat Read only/Reformat
Encrypted E08 R/W Reformat
E08 R/W R/W
Encrypted 55F 1 R/W Reformat
55F 1 R/W R/W
JB, JX
1
Encrypted E05 Not supported Not supported
E05 Not supported Not supported
Encrypted E06 Not supported Not supported
E06 Not supported Not supported
JA Encrypted E05 Not supported Not supported
E05 Not supported Not supported
Encrypted E06 Not supported Not supported
E06 Not supported Not supported
J1A Not supported Not supported
Note:
1. The 55F format is the native format for both the 3592 Model 55F, and 3592
Model 55E.
2. WORM tapes can be reformatted only if they are initialized and labeled. If data
exists on the tape, reformatting is not allowed.
Mixed drives in a logical library
The TS4500 tape library supports several combinations of drives, with certain
limitations.
The TS4500 tape library supports a mixture of LTO drive types in a logical library.
However, the TS4500 tape library does not support a mixture of LTO and 3592 tape
drives in a logical library. Some independent software vendors (ISVs) support
mixed drive types within logical libraries; others do not. Some ISVs that support
mixed drive types do so with restrictions. For details, contact your ISV.
If the ISV support does not exist or does not meet your requirements, the TS4500
tape library provides another option to protect your investment by partitioning the
tape drives into separate logical libraries. You can customize the partition to any
number of slots by using menus.
Figure 10 on page 36 shows examples of methods for mixing LTO drive types in a
logical library.
Chapter 1. Overview
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