IBM TS4500 User Manual

Table 10. Capacity of LTO tape cartridges (continued)
Supported tape cartridges Native capacity Compressed capacity
1, 2
2.5 TB LTO 6 WORM Cartridge
(xxxxxxLW)
2.5 TB (2.27 TiB) 6.25 TB (5.68 TiB)
1.5 TB LTO 5 Data Cartridge
(xxxxxxL5)
1.5 TB (1.36 TiB) 3 TB (2.73 TiB)
1.5 TB LTO 5 WORM Cartridge
(xxxxxxLV)
1.5 TB (1.36 TiB) 3 TB (2.73 TiB)
800 GB LTO 4 Data Cartridge
(xxxxxxL4)
800 GB (745.06 GiB) 1600 GB (1490.12 GiB)
800 GB LTO 4 WORM Cartridge
(xxxxxxLU)
800 GB (745.06 GiB) 1600 GB (1490.12 GiB)
400 GB LTO 3 Data Cartridge
(xxxxxxL3)
400 GB (372.53 GiB) 800 GB (745.06 GiB)
400 GB LTO 3 WORM Cartridge
(xxxxxxLT)
400 GB (372.53 GiB) 800 GB (745.06 GiB)
Notes:
1. The compressed capacity for the LTO 6, LTO 7, and LTO 8 cartridges uses a 2.5:1 compression ratio.
2. The compressed capacity for the LTO 3, LTO 4, and LTO 5 cartridges use a 2:1 compression ratio.
3. Un-initialized M8 media and pre-initialized M8 media are both supported with a minimum LTO 8 tape drive
firmware level of HB82 and a minimum library firmware level 1.4.1.2. The usage of M8 media with prior
firmware levels may result in a permanent reduction in the capacity of the M8 media from 9 TB to 6 TB (native).
Table 11. Capacity of 3592 tape cartridges
3592 tape cartridge Cartridge type Native capacity Compressed capacity
1
55F tape drive format JD, JZ
2
15 TB (13.64 TiB) 45 TB (40.93 TiB)
JL 3 TB (2.73 TiB) 9 TB (8.19 TiB)
E08 tape drive format JD, JZ
2
10 TB (9.1 TiB) 30 TB (27.3 TiB)
JL 2 TB (1.82 TiB) 6 TB (5.46 TiB)
JC, JY
2
7 TB (6.37 TiB) 21 TB (19.1 TiB)
JK 900 GB (838.19 GiB) 2.7 TB (2.46 TiB)
E07 tape drive format JC, JY
2
4 TB (3.64 TiB) 12 TB (10.91 TiB)
JB, JX
2
1.6 TB (1.46 TiB) 4.8 TB (4.37 TiB)
JK 500 GB (465.66 GiB) 1.5 TB (1.36 TiB)
Notes:
1. The compression ratio for the 3592 tape cartridges is 3:1.
2. Write-once-read-many (WORM) cartridge type.
Certain restrictions apply to the use of tape cartridges with drives.
Cleaning cartridges are identified by a volume serial (VOLSER) number that begins
with a prefix of CLNI or CLNU for LTO cleaning cartridges, and CLN for 3592 cleaning
cartridges.
Automatic media verification
Apply policy-based automatic media verification to ensure that your TS4500 tape
library cartridges are readable.
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IBM TS4500 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	TS4500
Category	Storage
Language	English