IBM 08L6092 User Manual

IBM Magstar 3590 Tape Drives Support New
Extended High Performance Cartridge For
Increased Capacity

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When it comes to your tape cartridge
capacity, more is definitely better.
So you

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ll be glad to know that the

IBM Magstar

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 3590 Tape Drive now

supports the new 3590 Extended
High Performance Cartridge Tape
(Extended Length Cartridge).

This new tape has a native capacity
of 40 GB on the 3590 Model E11 and
E1A Tape Drives (E Models) and 20
GB on the 3590 Model B11 and B1A
Tape Drives (B Models). All 3590 B
Models and E Models shipped on or
after March 3, 2000, will support the
Extended Length Cartridge. The
3590 Extended Media Support is also
available as an MES upgrade feature
on currently installed Magstar 3590
B Model and E Model Tape Drives,
thus protecting your current
investment.

But IBM protects your investment in
tape cartridges, too. All models of
the Magstar 3590 Tape Drive will
continue to support the 3590 High
Performance Cartridge Tape
(Standard Length Cartridge).

High performance, reliability, data
integrity and cartridge capacity are
recognized hallmarks of IBM

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s

Magstar Tape Subsystem. Support
for this new tape cartridge takes
those qualities to the next level,
delivering increased price
performance for 3590 customers.

The IBM Magstar 3590 Tape
Subsystem with 3590 Extended High
Performance Tape Cartridge support
continues to be supported on
selected S/390

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, AS/400

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,

RS/6000

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, Sun, Hewlett Packard,

and Windows NT

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 systems. It also

continues to be supported in both
stand-alone and automation
solutions. The appropriate
attachment adapter and software are
required. The Extended Length
Cartridge is not supported for use in
the 3495 Tape Library or the 3494
Model B16 or B18 Virtual Tape
Server. It is also not supported on
3590 Tape Drives attached to the
3591 Model A01 Tape Control Unit.

March 3, 2000

Now you get extended tape
capacity with all models of the IBM
Magstar 3590 Tape Drives. The
3590 Model B11, B1A, E11, and
E1A Tape Drives shipped on or
after March 3, 2000, now support
IBM

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s new Extended High

Performance Cartridge tape, which
provides:

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20 GB native capacity per
cartridge on B Models (up to 60
GB capacity with 3:1
compression)

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40 GB native capacity per
cartridge on E Models (up to 120
GB capacity with 3:1
compression)

An Extended Media Support
feature can also be added to
installed 3590 Model B11, B1A,
E11, or E1A Tape Drives.

 For ordering, contact:
 Your IBM representative, an IBM Business
 Partner, or IBM Americas Call Centers at

Reference: YE001

This announcement is provided for your information only. For additional information, contact your IBM representative,
call 800-IBM-4YOU, or visit the IBM home page at: http://www.ibm.com.

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