Table 49. Visual differences between 3592 tape cartridges (continued)
Text on
product
label
1
Cartridge type Case color
Label, door, and
write-protect switch
color Part number
Advanced Type C
economy
JK Black Light purple 46X7453
Advanced Type D
economy
JL Black Apricot
Extended WORM JX Platinum (silvery gray) Dark green 23R9831
Advanced Type C
WORM
JY Platinum (silvery gray) Dark purple 46X7454
Advanced Type D
WORM
JZ Platinum (silvery gray) Burnt orange
Notes:
1. This designation appears as the last two characters on standard bar code labels. In addition, for cleaning
cartridges, the first three characters of the volume serial (VOLSER) number are CLN.
Also note: In addition to these cartridges, there is a Customer Engineer (CE) diagnostic cartridge for use by IBM
service representatives only. The VOLSER for this cartridge is CE xxxJK where a space occurs after CE and xxx equals
three numerals.
The 3592 tape drive does not support LTO formats. Firmware for each type of 3592
tape drive (TS1155, TS1150, TS1140, TS1130, TS1120, and J1A) will not work in any
other 3592 tape drive.
You can update the firmware of a 3592 tape drive without scheduling downtime.
This enhancement is called a nondisruptive drive firmware update. It is available
through the TS4500 management GUI.
WORM functionality for 3592 tape drive and media
Write-once-read-many (WORM) cartridges are designed for applications such as
archiving and data retention, and to prevent the alteration or deletion of user data.
They are also suitable for applications that require an audit trail.
A 3592 tape drive with the appropriate microcode version installed is capable of
reading and writing WORM cartridges. The TS1120 and later 3592 tape drive
support WORM behaviors and format attributes. These tape drives support the
following five WORM media types:
JW (full length)
Supported by J1A, TS1120, TS1130, and TS1140 tape drives.
TS1140 in read-only mode.
JR (short length)
Supported by J1A, TS1120, TS1130, and TS1140 tape drives.
TS1140 in read-only mode.
JX (extended)
Supported by TS1120, TS1130, and TS1140 tape drives.
JY (advanced)
Supported by the TS1140, TS1150, and TS1155 tape drives.
JZ (advanced)
Supported by the TS1150, and TS1155 tape drives.
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