Tape Drive Model Characteristics - Legacy tape devices

The following tape drives support Optimum Blocking:

- 3490 Model F (in F mode)
- 3570 (B & C)
- 358x Ultriumx/LTOx (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7)
- 3592 - J1A, TS1120 (E05), TS1130 (E06), and TS1140 (E07)
- 3590 (B, E & H)
- 5755 1/2 High Ultrium 2
- 6279 VXA-320
- 7208-342 & 345
- MRL3
- SLR100
- VXA-2
- VXA-3

Tape Unit Type/Model	System Release Supported	Media Type	Density (byte per inch-bpi or QICx/FMTx)	Nominal Capacity (without compression)	Native Data Rate	Data Compression	Data Compaction	Fibre SCSI SAS Info	Supports Hardware Encryption EKM/TKLM
2440/A12	R320 R370 R4x0	1/2-inch reel High Speed Feature	1600 bpi 6250 bpi 6250 bpi	44MB 156MB 156 bpi	120 kb/sec 468 kb/sec 918 kb/sec	Yes	No		No
3422 A01/B01	R320 R370 R4x0	1/2-inch reel	1600 bpi 6250 bpi	44MB 156MB	200 kb/sec 780 kb/sec	Yes	No		No
3430 A01/B01	R320 R370 R4x0	1/2-inch reel	1600 bpi 6250 bpi	44MB 156MB	80 kb/sec 312.5 kb/sec	Yes	No		No
3480 A22/B22	R320 R370 R4x0	1/2-inch cartridge	38k bpi FMT3480	200MB	3 mb/sec	Yes	Yes		No
3490 D31/D32	R320 R370 R4x0	1/2-inch cartridge	38k bpi FMT3480	200MB	3 mb/sec	Yes	Yes		No
3490E C10/C11/C22	R320 R370 R4x0	1/2-inch cartridge	76k bpi FMT3490E	400MB or 800MB	3 mb/sec	Yes (2644) NO (SCSI)	Yes		No
3490E D41/D42	R320 R370 R4x0	1/2-inch cartridge	76k bpi FMT3490E	400MB or 800MB	3 mb/sec	Yes	Yes		No
3490E E01/E11	R320 R370 R4x0	1/2-inch cartridge	FMT3490E	400MB or 800MB	3 mb/sec	No	Yes		No
3490E-Fxx in Emode	R4x0 R5x0	1/2-inch cartridge	*FMT3490E	400MB or 800MB	3 mb/sec	No	Yes		No
3490E-Fxx in Fmode		1/2-inch cartridge	*FMT3480 *FMT3490E	400MB or 800MB	3 mb/sec	No	Yes		No
3570B	R320 R370 R4x0 R5x0	1/2 inch cartridge	*FMT3570	5GB(blue)	2.2 mb/sec	No	Yes		No
3570C	R320 R370 R4x0 R5x0	1/2-inch cartridge	*FMT3570 *FMT3570E	5GB(blue) 5GB/7GB (green/red)	7.0 mb/sec	No	Yes		No
3580 LTOx	Listed in document:	Tape Drive Model Characteristics - LTO and 3592 Drives
3590B 3590B-Ultra	R370 R4x0 R5x0	1/2-inch cartridge	*FMT3590	10GB (blue) 20GB (green)	9.0 mb/sec 14.0 mb/sec	No	Yes		No
3590E	R4x0 R5x0	1/2-inch cartridge	*FMT3590 read only *FMT3590E	20 GB(blue) 40GB(green)	See Note 6	No	Yes		No
3590H	R450 and above	1/2-inch cartridge	*FMT3590 and *FMT3590E- read only *FMT3590H	20 GB(blue) 40GB(green)	See Note 6	No	Yes		No
3592 Family	Listed in document:	Tape Drive Model Characteristics - LTO and 3592 Drives

Tape Unit Type/Model	System Release Supported	Medium Type	Density (byte per inch-bpi or QICx/FMTx)	Nominal Capacity (without compression)	Native Data Rate	Data Compression	Data Compaction	Supports Hardware Encryption (EKM/TKLM)
4482 & 4486	See Table 2							No
5619 (DAT160 SAS)		DAT160 DAT72 DDS4	*DAT160 *DAT72 *DDS4	80GB	6 MB/s	Yes		No
6258 (DAT72 LVD) 5907 (SAS)	R540 and above	DAT72 DDS4 DDS3	*DAT72 *DDS4, *DDS3	36 GB	3 mb/s	Yes	Yes	No
6335/001	R320 R370 R4x0	1/4-inch mini cartridge	QIC3040	840MB	300 kb/sec	Yes	No	No
6341/001	R320	1/4-inch cartridge	10k bpi QIC120	120MB	120 kb/sec	Yes	No	No
6342/001	R320 R370 R4x0	1/4-inch cartridge	10k bpi QIC120 16k bpi QIC525	120MB 320MB	120 kb/sec 200 kb/sec	Yes		No
6343/001	R320 R370 R4x0	1/4-inch cartridge	10k bpi QIC120 16k bpi QIC525 36k bpi QIC1000	120MB 525MB 1.2GB	120 kb/sec 200 kb/sec 300 kb/sec	Yes	No	No
6344/001	R320 R370 R4x0	1/4-inch cartridge	10k bpi QIC120 16k bpi QIC525 36k bpi QIC1000 n.a. QIC2GB	120MB 525MB 1.2GB 2.5GB	120 kb/sec 200 kb/sec 300 kb/sec 300 kb/sec	Yes	No	No
6346/001	R320	1/4-inch cartridge	10k bpi QIC120	120MB	120 kb/sec	Yes	No	No
6347/001	R320 R370 R4x0	1/4-inch cartridge	10k bpi QIC120 16k bpi QIC525	120MB 525MB	120 kb/sec 200 kb/sec	Yes	No	No
6348/001	R320 R370 R4x0	1/4-inch cartridge	10k bpi QIC120 16k bpi QIC525 36k bpi QIC1000	120MB 525MB 1.2GB	120 kb/sec 200 kb/sec 300 kb/sec	Yes	No	No
6349/0001	R320 R370 R4x0	1/4-inch cartridge	10k bpi QIC120 16k bpi QIC525 36k bpi QIC1000 n.a. QIC2GB	120MB 525MB 1.2GB 2.5GB	120 kb/sec 200 kb/sec 300 kb/sec 300 kb/sec	Yes	No	No

 

Tape Unit Type/Model	System Release Supported	Medium Type	Density	Nominal Capacity (without compression)	Native Data Rate	Data Compression	Data Compaction	Supports Hardware Encryption (EKM/TKLM)
6366/0001	R320 R370 R4x0	1/4-inch cartridge	10k bpi QIC120	120MB	200 kb/sec	Yes	No	No
6367/0001	R320 R370 R4x0	1/4-inch cartridge	10k bpi QIC120 16k bpi QIC525	120MB 525MB	120 kb/sec 200 kb/sec	Yes	No	No
6368/0001	R320 R370 R4x0	1/4-inch cartridge	10k bpi QIC120 16k bpi QIC525 36k bpi QIC1000	120MB 525MB 1.2GB	200 kb/sec 200 kb/sec 300 kb/sec	Yes	No	No
6369/0001	R320 R370 R4x0	1/4-inch cartridge	10k bpi QIC120 16k bpi QIC525 36k bpi QIC1000 n.a. QIC2GB	120MB 525MB 1.2GB 2.5GB	120 kb/sec 200kb/sec 300 kb/sec 300 kb/sec	Yes	No	No
6378/0001	R320 R370 R4x0	1/4-inch cartridge	10k bpi QIC120 16k bpi QIC525 36k bpi QIC1000	120MB 525MB 1.2GB	120 kb/sec 200 kb/sec 300 kb/sec	Yes	No	No
6379/0001	R320 R370 R4x0	1/4-inch cartridge	QIC120 QIC525 QIC1000	120MB 525MB 1.2GB	120 kb/sec 200 kb/sec 300 kb/sec	Yes	No	No
6380/0001 see table 2 for 638x/648x models	R320 R370 R4x0 R510 R520	1/4-inch cartridge	QIC120 QIC525 QIC1000 QIC2GB	120MB 525MB 1.2GB 2.5GB	120 kb/sec 200 kb/sec 300 kb/sec 300 kb/sec	Yes	No	No
6387	R510 R520 R530	1/4-inch cartridge	SLR100-50GB SLR100-5GB MLR3	50GB 5GB 25GB	5 Mb/s 5 Mb/s 2 Mb/s	Yes	Yes	No
6384	R4x0 R5x0	1/4-inch cartridge	SLR60 MLR3 QIC5010 SLR100-5GB SLR60 Enhanced	30GB 37.5/75GB	4Mb/s	Yes	Yes	No
6385	R370 R4x0 R510	1/4-inch cartridge	QIC120 QIC525 QIC1000 QIC2GB QIC5010	120MB 525MB 1.2GB 2.5GB 16GB	120 kb/sec 200kb/sec 300 kb/sec 300 kb/sec 1.5mb/s	Yes	No No No No Yes	No
6390/0001	R320 R370 R4x0 R510 R520	8mm Cartridge	43.2k FMT2GB 86.4k FMT5GB n.a. FMT7GB	2.3GB 5GB 7GB	245 kb/sec 500 kb/sec 500 kb/sec	Yes	Yes	No
7206 - VX2	R5x0	VXA2 Cartridge	VXA2	60m 21GB 170m 59GB 230m 80GB	6 MB/s	Yes	Yes	No
7206 - VX3	R520 and above	VXA2 Cartridge VXA3 Cartridge	VXA2 VXA3	60m 40GB 170m 80GB 230m 160GB	12 MB/sec	Yes	Yes	No
7206 - 336 7212 - 103 (DAT 160)	R530 and above	DAT Cartridge	*DDS3 *DDS4 *DAT72	125M 12GB 150m 20GB 170M 36GB	3MB/s	Yes	Yes	No
7207-122	R420+	1/4 inch Cartridge	QIC120 QIC525 QIC1000 QIC2GB QIC2DC QIC4GB QIC4DC	See specs for 6382 in Table 2	120 kb/sec 200kb/sec 300 kb/sec 300 kb/sec 600kb/s 380kb/s 760kb/s	See specs for 6382 in Table 2	See specs for 6382 in Table 2	No

Tape Unit Type/Model	System Release Supported	Medium Type	Density	Nominal Capacity (without compression)	Native Data Rate	Data Compression	Data Compaction	Supports Hardware Encryption (EKM/TKLM)
7208/0002	R320 R370 R4x0	8 mm Cartridge	43.2kbpi FMT2GB	2.3GB	245 kb/sec	Yes	No	No
7208/0012	R320 R370 R4x0 R5x0	8 mm Cartridge	43.2k FMT2GB 86.4k FMT5GB	2.3GB 5GB	245 kb/sec 500 kb/sec	Yes	Yes	No
7208/0222	R320 R370 R4x0 R5x0	8 mm Cartridge	43.2k FMT2GB 86.4k FMT5GB n.a. FMT7GB	2.3GB 5GB 7GB	245 kb/sec 500 kb/sec 500 kb/sec	Yes	Yes	No
7208/0232	R320 R370 R4x0 R5x0	8 mm Cartridge	43.2k FMT2GB 86.4k FMT5GB	2.3GB 5GB Note: Available as a single or dual unit.	245 kb/sec 500 kb/sec	Yes	Yes	No
7208/234	R320 R370 R4x0 R5x0	8 mm Cartridge	43.2k FMT2GB 86.4k FMT5GB n.a. FMT7GB	2.3GB 5GB 7GB Note: Only available as a dual unit.	245 kb/sec 500 kb/sec 500 kb/sec	Yes	Yes	No
7208/342	R4x0 R5x0	8 mm Cartridge	43.2k FMT2GB 86.4k FMT5GB n.a. FMT7GB FMT20GB	2.3GB (read) 5GB (read) 7GB (read) 20GB (read/write)	245 kb/sec 500 kb/sec 500 kb/sec 3mb/s	Yes	Yes	No
7208/345	R450 R5x0	8 mm Cartridge	FMT 20GB (read only) FMT 60GB (Read/Write)	60 GB (Read/Write)	12 mb/sec	Yes	Yes	No
9346/0001	R320 R370 R4x0	1/4-inch cartridge	10k bpi QIC120	120MB	90 kb/sec	No	No	No
9347/0001	R320 R370 R4x0	1/2-inch reel	1600 bpi 3200 bpi	43MB 82MB	40 kb/sec 160 kb/sec	No	No	No
9348/0001	R320 R370 R4x0	1/2-inch reel	1600 bpi 6250 bpi	44MB 156MB		Yes-2621 No-65xx,27xx	No	No
9348/0002	R320 R370 R4x0	1/2-inch reel	1600 bpi 6250 bpi	44MB 156MB	200 kb/sec 781 kb/sec	Yes-2621 No-65xx,27xx	No	No
9427-21x	R320 R370 R4x0	8mm Cartridge	43.2k FMT2GB 86.4k FMT5GB n.a. FMT7GB	2.3GB 5.0GB 7.0GB	245 kb/sec 500 kb/sec 500 kb/sec	Yes	Yes	No

Capacity/Data Rate by Media Type/Format

Read/Write Support by Drive Feature Code #

Media Type (IBM P/N)	IBM System i Format (density)	Data Compaction (Note 2)	Capacity and Data Rate (Note 3)	6x80 6x81	6x82 4x82 7207-122	6x83 4x83	6x85	6x86 4x86	4x87
SLR100-50GB (35L0968) V5	SLR100	Yes	50GB 5.0MB/s	No	No	No	No	No	R/W
SLR60 - 30GB (19P4209)	SLR60	Yes	30GB 4. MB/s	No	No	No	No	No	R/W
MLR3-25GB (59H4128) V4	MLR3	Yes	25GB 2.0MB/s	No	No	No	No	R/W	R/W
MLR1-16GB (59H4175)	QIC5010	Yes	16GB 1.5MB/s	No	No	R/W	R/W	R/W	R
DC5010 (16G8574)	QIC5010	Yes	13GB 1.5MB/s	No	No	R/W	R/W	R/W	R
MLR1-2GB (35LL0589)	QIC5010	Yes	2GB 1.5MB/s	No	No	R/W	R/W	R/W	R
SLR5-4GB (59H3660)	QIC4DC	Yes*	8GB .76MB/s	No	R/W	R	No	R	R
SLR5-4GB (59H3660)	QIC4GB	No	4GB .38MB/s	No	R/W	R	No	R	R
DC9250 (16G8436)	QIC2DC	Yes*	5GB .6MB/s	No	R/W	R	No	R	No
DC9250 (16G8436)	QIC2GB	No	2.5GB .3MB/s	R/W	R/W	R	R/W	R	No
DC9120 (21F8730)	QIC1000	No	1.2GB .3MB/s	R/W	R/W	No	R/W	No	No
DC6525 (21F8597)	QIC525	No	525MB .2MB/s	R/W	R/W	No	R/W	No	No
DC6150 (21F8578)	QIC120	No	120MB .12MB/s	R/W	R/W	No	R/W	No	No
DC6150 (21F8578)	QIC24	No	60MB .092MB/s	R	No	No	No	No	No

System i Name	Marketing Name	Modes of Operation	Maximum Number of Drives	Number of Tape Cartridges	I/O Station	Fiber/SCSI/SAS
3584	TS4500 (V6R1M1 and above only)	Random Only	60 drives per string (1 base and 3 exp frm) LTO5/6 & TS1140/50	4690 (10/2014)	Yes 36 (TS11xx) 32 (LTOx)
3584	TS3500	Random Only	192 (12 drives per frame)	L23 models - 6260 L53 models - 6887	Yes - 16 or 32	All (See Note 8)
3583	3583	Random Only	6 LTO1/2/3 Drives	72	Yes - 1 or 12	Fiber/SCSI
3582	3582	Random/ Sequential	2 LTO1/2/3 Drives	23	Yes - 1	Fiber/SCSI
3581 (Hxx)	3581 (Hxx)	Random/ Sequential	1 LTO1 Drive	7	No	SCSI (HVD)
3581 (Lx8/Fx8)	3581 (Lx8/Fx8)	Random/ Sequential	1 LTO2/3 Drive	8	No	Fiber/SCSI
3576	TS3310	Random Only	18 LTO3/4/5/6 Drives	396	Yes - 6 to 54	All
3572	TS2900	Random/ Sequential	1 Half High LTO3/4/5/6 Drive	9 (8 with I/O station)	1	Fiber/SAS
3573	TS3100	Random/ Sequential	1 LTO3/4/5/6 Drives 2 half high LTO3/4/5/6 Drives	24	Yes - 1	All
3573	TS3200	Random/ Sequential	2 LTO3/4/5/6 Drives 4 half high LTO3/4/5/6 Drives	48	Yes - 3	All
3577	TS3400	Random / Sequential	2 3592 E05 drives	18	Yes-3	Fiber
3555	TS4300	Random / Sequential	LTO6, LTO7, LTO8 drives Base - 1 FH to 3 HH or 2 comb Max - 7 FH to 21 HH or comb	Base model - 32 Max (Base+6units) - 272	Base model - 5 Max (Base+6 units) - 35	Fiber/SAS

Notes:

1.	An R/W indicates both Read and Write support of the associated media type/format. An R indicates Read only. No indicates that the media type/format is not supported.
2.	Data Compaction is a term used to describe a data recording option for compacting (or compressing) data prior to writing to the tape media. Selecting the data compaction option will usually result in an increase in both capacity and data transfer rate. The typical compaction ratio is 2:1, however, it is dependent upon the type of data. A Yes in the Data Compaction column indicates that the associated media type/format supports data compaction. The IBM OS/400 or IBM i5/OS SAVxxx command parameter COMPACT is used to select the data compaction option, except for those cases identified by Yes* in the Data Compaction column. A Yes* indicates that the compaction option is controlled entirely by the format (density) selected during the tape initialization operation. The OS/400 or i5/OS SAVxxx command parameter COMPACT will have no effect in these cases. o QIC2DC is a compaction format (density) for the DC9250 media type. o QIC4DC is a compaction format (density) for the SLR5-4GB media type.
3.	Cartridge capacities and data transfer rates shown are for non-compacted data, except for the QIC4DC and QIC2DC cases. For the QIC4DC and QIC2DC formats, the values shown assume a typical 2:1 data compaction (refer to Note 2). Transfer rates for older format tapes are approximate. Actual rates will vary slightly depending upon the tape drive feature.
4.	The QIC2DC recording format is supported by the QIC-2GB (DC) drive type, but not by the QIC-2GB drive type.
5.	Media type MLR1-2GB is lower priced/capacity servo technology tape that is strongly recommended for backup and interchange applications with capacity requirements up to 4 GB (assuming a typical data compression ratio of 2:1). The benefits of this media include high performance (high data transfer rate), and high reliability inherent to servo technology.
6.	Data Transfer rates by IOAs:   2729 13Mb/sec 6501 17MB/sec 6534 17MB/sec 2749 (and R450 or higher) 34MB/sec 2765 Fiber Channel 100Mb/sec 5702 LVD SCSI 140MB/sec 5704 Fiber Channel 200MB/sec 5712/5736(571A) LVD SCSI 140MB/Sec 5761/280D Fiber Channel Will auto-negotiate for the highest data rate between adapter and an attaching device at 1Gbps, 2Gbps or 4Gbps 5912 SAS 300 MB/sec
7.	Caution: Refer to the shaded area of the table. Use of DC6150 and DC6525 tapes (or any other 550 OE tape types) can shorten the life of the tape drive and cause higher maintenance. o Do not attempt to use DC6150 or DC6525 tapes unless R/W support is indicated. Under the worst case condition, even the tape loading process can result in damage. o Consider an alternative to DC6150 and DC6525 tape use with tape drive type MLR1. o See Note 5 for the recommended tape media type for backup, interchange, and distribution applications that require a data cartridge capacity of less than 4GB.
8.	Supports up to 12 drives per frame (up to 16 frames with 192 tape drives per library). 3592 and LTO drives cannot be in the same frame. L23 ‘Entry’ - 58; L23 ‘Intermediate’ - 117; L23 ‘Full’ - 199 to 260; D23 - 360 to 400; Total: Up to 6,260 L53 ‘Entry’ - 64; L53 ‘Intermediate’ - 129; L53 ‘Full’ - 219 to 287; D53 - 396 to 440; Total: Up to 6,887

IOA speeds
 

IOA	UP TO MB/S	UP TO GB/hr
2729	13	47
6501	17	60
6534	17	60
2749	38	137
2765	100	360
5702	160	576
5736(571A)	160	576
5704	200	720
5761(280D)	400	1440

Note: The above speeds are a total maximum the IOA is capable of if more than one tape drive is attached to the IOA either directly or by using a SAN switch.

Tape Unit/Cartridge Compatibility Reference Table for Dat72 tape drives
 

Capacity and Data Rate by Media Type/Format			Read/Write Support by Tape Drive Type / Feature Code (identified by the front of the tape drive and by FC#s)
Media Type (IBM P/N)	i5/OS Format (density)	Capacity and Data Rate (Note 3)	DDS1 Sonata 7206 001	DDS2 Rhapsody 6142 59H3879	DDS 3 Cadenza 6159 59H3879	DDS4 Cadenza2 6158 19P0802	DAT72 Cadenza3 6259 95P1988	DAT160 Cadenza4 6259 23R2529
DDS1 90m 21F8754	n/a	2GB	R/W	R/W	R/W	No	No
DDS2 120m 8191151	n/a	4GB	No	R/W	R/W	R/W	No
DDS3 125m 59H3465	*DDS3	12GB 3 MB/s	No	No	R/W	R/W	R/W
DDS4 150m 59H4456	*DDS4	20GB 3 MB/s	No	No	No	R/W	R/W
DAT72 170m 18P7912	*DAT72	36GB 3 MB/s	No	No	No	No	R/W

Notes:

1.	R/W indicates both Read and Write support of the associated media type/format. An R indicates Read only.
2.	Supported System i DAT72 formats are *DDS3, *DDS4, and *DAT72.
3.	DDS1, DDS2, DDS3, and DDS4 tape devices are not supported on the System i.
4.	Unsupported media cartridges will be auto-ejected.

6384 Information

SLR60 is a 30 GB QIC tape drive feature. SLR60 at 30 GB native cartridge capacity and 4 MB/s data transfer rate (60 GB per cartridge and 8 MB/s with 2:1 data compaction). Backward write and read support for the predecessor 16 and 25 GB tape QIC formats and read support of the two previous generations of QIC tape formats, protects customer investment in QIC technology.

Note: The Scalable Linear Recording (SLR) technology identifier replaces the previously used QIC identifier and represents significant technical advances to the QIC tape technology.

Hardware/Software Support:

o	Minimum version/release of OS/400: V4R1
o	System hardware overview:
o	Orderable device FC#s: 4584, 4684, 6384, 6484

	170	640, 650, 730, 740, S30, S40, SB1	5072, 5073, 5082, 5083	600, 620, 720, S10, S20	270, 820	830, 840, 890	SB2, SB3	5065, 5066 PCI Twr
FC#6384	X	X	X
FC#6484				X
FC#4684						X	X	X
FC#4584					X

Drive Specifications:

Cartridge capacity:

     Native:                 30 GB
     Compressed (@ 2:1)      60 GB
Sustained data rate:
     Native:                 4 MB/s
     Compressed (@ 2:1)      8 MB/s
SCSI interface:              Wide, Ultra, LVD/SE SCSI-3
Data Compression:            ALDC
Cartridge handling:          Auto load (soft load)
Form factor:                 5 1/4, half-high
Tape re-tension requirement: Conditional (only as required)
Media:                       QIC cartridge form factor, 8mm tape, factory written servo.
Interchange formats:         Refer to QIC compatibility table (pg 6)
Read:                  SLR60, MLR3, QIC5010, QIC4DC, QIC4GB, SLR100-5GB, DC9250  
Write:                 SLR60, MLR3, QIC5010, SLR100-5GB
Status indicators:            3 LEDs (Ready, Activity, Fault)
Front bezel identifier:       SLR60

A ‘test tape’ and a Dry Process Cleaning Cartridge (DPCC) are shipped with each tape unit (new system build or MES):
Test tape P/N: 35L0967
DPCC P/N: 35L0844

Drive firmware fixes and quality improvements are delivered using PTF
Tape drive P/N (for reference): 19P4089

Recommended Data Cartridges:

Write/read up to 60 GB (SLR60 format) with IBM SLR60-30GB media

Write/read up to 10 GB (SLR100 format) with IBM SLR100-5GB media

Other Compatible Data Cartridges:

Write/read up to 50 GB (MLR3 format) with IBM MLR3-25GB media

Write/read up to 32 GB (QIC5010 format) with IBM MLR1-16GB
Write/read up to 26 GB (QIC5010 format) with IBM DC5010 media
Write/read up to 4 GB (QIC5010 format) with IBM MLR1-2GB media
Read up to 8 GB (QIC4DC format) with IBM SLR5-4GB media
Read up to 4 GB (QIC4GB format) with IBM SLR5-4GB media
Read up to 5 GB (QIC2GB format) with IBM DC9250 media

Media Order Information:

SLR60-30GB 19P4209

SLR100-5GB 35L0661
MLR3-25GB 59H4128
MLR1-16GB 59H4175
MLR1-2GB 35L0589
Cleaning Cartridge 35L0844



Notes:

1.	R/W indicates Read and Write support of the associated media type/format. R indicates Read only.
2.	Data Compaction is a term used to describe a data recording option for compacting (or compressing) data prior to writing to the tape media. Selecting the data compaction option, will usually result in an increase in both capacity and data transfer rate. The typical compaction ratio is 2:1 but is dependent upon the type of data. Yes in the Data Compaction column indicates that the associated media type/format supports data compaction. The OS/400 or i5/OS SAVE command parameter ‘COMPACT’ is used to select the data compaction option, except for those cases identified by a ‘Yes*’. A ‘Yes*’ indicates that the compaction option is controlled entirely by the format (density) that is selected during the tape initialization operation. The OS/400 or i5/OS SAVE command parameter ‘COMPACT’ will have no effect in these cases. -- QIC2DC is a compaction format (density) for the DC9250 media type. -- QIC4DC is a compaction format (density) for the SLR5-4GB media type.
3.	Cartridge capacities and data transfer rates shown are for non-compacted data except for the QIC4DC and QIC2DC cases. For the QIC4DC and QIC2DC formats, the values shown assume a ‘typical’ 2:1 data compaction. Refer to Note 2. Transfer rates for older format tapes are approximate. Actual rates will vary slightly depending upon the tape drive feature.
4. 5.	Caution: Refer to the shaded area of the table. Use of DC6150 and DC6525 tapes (or any other 550 Oe tape types) might shorten the life of the tape drive and cause higher maintenance. o Do not use DC6150 or DC6525 tapes with tape drive types MLR1-S, MLR3, SLR100. These tapes are not supported in these drives and will be rejected. Under worst case condition, even the tape loading process can result in damage. o Consider alternatives to DC6150 and DC6525 tape use with tape drive type MLR1. o See Note 4 for the recommended tape type for MLR backup, interchange, and distribution applications that require a data cartridge capacity of less than 4GB. For more information see the following link "Cartridge types and characteristics"

Attachments:

DatMedia.HTM LTO6 Capacity.ppt