The TS1130 tape drive supports performance scaling and performance segmentation of media tape cartridges. These functions allow you to optimize performance for MEDIA5 and MEDIA9 cartridges; a cartridge can be defined for performance scaling or performance segmentation, but not both.

Except for the cartridge segment sizes for the EFMT3 and EEFMT3 recording formats, performance scaling and segmentation for the TS1130 is the same as for the TS1120. See Performance scaling and segmentation for TS1120 for an overview of performance scaling and segmentation and for information on the cartridge segment sizes for the EFMT2 and EEFMT2 recording formats.

Performance scaling for the TS1130 (3592 Model E06) tape drive limits the data written to the first 20% (the optimally scaled performance capacity) of the cartridge and when using the performance segmentation option, the overall capacity of the cartridge is limited to 86.6% of the total capacity. The fast access segment occupies the first 20% of the cartridge, followed by the slower access segment. So, for example, using EFMT3 or EEFMT3, a MEDIA5 cartridge written on a 3592 Model E06 has a capacity of 640 GB. If the cartridge is performance segmented, the MEDIA5 cartridge is segmented into a 128 GB fast access segment and a 426 GB slower access segment (for a total capacity of 554 GB). By default, the MEDIA5 or MEDIA9 cartridge is used to its full capacity. When written from loadpoint, a scaled or segmented tape cartridge is reformatted according to the assigned data class.