Supported tape drives

The TS4500 tape library supports LTO and 3592 tape drives.

Table 1 lists the supported LTO drives and Table 2 lists the supported 3592 drives.
Table 1. Supported LTO tape drives
Type of drive Speed of connectivity Native data rate Native capacity Also known as HD2-compatible model
LTO 9 (SAS) 12 Gbps SAS 400 MB/s 18 TB (16.37 TiB) LTO Ultrium 9 IBM 3588 S9C
LTO9 (single-mode fibre) 8 Gbps Fibre 400 MB/s 18 TB (16.37 TiB) LTO Ultrium 9 IBM 3588 F9S
LTO 9 (multi-mode fibre) 8 Gbps Fibre 400 MB/s 18 TB (16.37 TiB) LTO Ultrium 9 IBM 3588 F9C
LTO 8 (single-mode fibre) 8 Gbps Fibre 360 MB/s 12 TB (10.91 TiB) LTO Ultrium 8 IBM 3588 F8S
LTO 8 (multi-mode fibre) 8 Gbps Fibre 360 MB/s 12 TB (10.91 TiB) LTO Ultrium 8 IBM 3588 F8C
LTO 7 8 Gbps Fibre 300 MB/s 6 TB (5.46 TiB) LTO Ultrium 7 IBM 3588 F7C
LTO 6 8 Gbps Fibre 160 MB/s 2.5 TB (2.27 TiB) LTO Ultrium 6 IBM 3588 F6C
LTO 5 8 Gbps Fibre 140 MB/s 1.5 TB (1.37 TiB) LTO Ultrium 5 IBM 3588 F5C
Table 2. Supported 3592 tape drives
Type of drive Speed of connectivity Native data rate Native capacity Also known as HD2-compatible model
IBM TS1160
Model 3592 60F		 16 Gbps Fibre 400 MB/s 20 TB (18.19 TiB)7
15 TB (13.64 TiB)5
7 TB (6.37 TiB)3
5 TB (4.54 TiB)6
3 TB (2.73 TiB)4
900 GB (838.19 TB)1		 IBM 3592 60F IBM 3592 60F
IBM TS1160
Model 3592 60E		 10 or 25 Gbps Ethernet 400 MB/s 20 TB (18.19 TiB)7
15 TB (13.64 TiB)5
7 TB (6.37 TiB)3
5 TB (4.54 TiB)6
3 TB (2.73 TiB)4
900 GB (838.19 TB)1		 IBM 3592 60E IBM 3592 60E
IBM TS1160
Model 3592 60S		 12 Gbps SAS 400 MB/s 20 TB (18.19 TiB)7
15 TB (13.64 TiB)5
7 TB (6.37 TiB)3
5 TB (4.54 TiB)6
3 TB (2.73 TiB)4
900 GB (838.19 TB)1		 IBM 3592 60S IBM 3592 60S
IBM TS1155
Model 3592 55F		 8 Gbps Fibre 360 MB/s 15 TB (13.64 TiB)5
7 TB (6.37 TiB)3
3 TB (2.73 TiB)4
900 GB (838.19 TB)1		 IBM 3592 55F IBM 3592 55F
IBM TS1155
Model 3592 55E		 10 Gbps Ethernet 360 MB/s 15 TB (13.64 TiB)5
7 TB (6.37 TiB)3
3 TB (2.73 TiB)4
900 GB (838.19 TB)1		 IBM 3592 55E IBM 3592 55E
IBM TS1150 8 Gbps Fibre 360 MB/s 10 TB (9.1 TiB)5
7 TB (6.37 TiB)3
2 TB (1.82 TiB)4
900 GB (838.19 TB)1		 IBM 3592 EH8 IBM 3592 EH8
IBM TS1140 8 Gbps Fibre 250 MB/s 4 TB (3.6 TiB)3
1.6 TB (1.46 TiB)2
500 GB (.5 TB)1		 IBM 3592 EH7 IBM 3592 EH7
Native capacity varies with cartridge type:
  1. with JK cartridge.
  2. with JB/JX cartridge.
  3. with JC/JY cartridge.
  4. with JL cartridge.
  5. with JD/JZ cartridge.
  6. with JM cartridge.
  7. with JE/JV cartridge.