Hardware

Drive types supported in a tape library:

3480: Identified in JCL statements as UNIT=3480. Only supported in the MTL.
3490: Sometimes referred to as a base 3490. It is identified on JCL statements as UNIT=3480X. Supported in the 3495 ATLDS and in the MTL.
3490E: It is identified on JCL statements as UNIT=3490. Supported in the 3495 and 3494 ATLDS and in the MTL.
3590-1: It is identified on JCL statements as UNIT=3590-1. Supported in the 3495 and 3494 ATLDS and in the MTL as a 3590 Model B Tape Subsystem.
3590-E: It is identified on JCL statements as UNIT=3590-1 or UNIT=3490. Supported in the 3494 ATLDS and in the MTL in 3590-1 emulation mode as a 3590 Model E Tape Subsystem.
3590-H: It is identified on JCL statements as UNIT=3590-1 or UNIT=3490. Supported in the 3494 ATLDS and in the MTL in 3590-1 emulation mode as a 3590 Model H Tape Subsystem.
3592-J: It is identified on JCL statements as UNIT=3590-1 or UNIT=3490. Supported in the 3494 or 3584 ATLDS and in the MTL in 3590-1 emulation mode as a 3592 Model J Tape Subsystem.
3592-2: It is identified on JCL statements as UNIT=3590-1. Supported in the 3494 and 3584 ATLDS and in the MTL in 3590-1 emulation mode as a 3592 Model E05 Tape Subsystem (not encryption capable).
3592-2E: It is identified on JCL statements as UNIT=3590-1. Supported in the 3494 and 3584 ATLDS and in the MTL in 3590-1 emulation mode as a 3592 Model E05 Tape Subsystem with encryption capability (capable from a host perspective implies that the encryption feature in the drive is enabled).
3592-3E: It is identified on JCL statements as UNIT=3590-1. Supported in the 3494 and 3584 ATLDS and in the MTL in 3590-1 emulation mode as a 3592 Model E06 Tape Subsystem with encryption capability (capable from a host perspective implies that the encryption feature in the drive is enabled). Unlike the 3592 Model E05, a non-encryption capable version of the 3592 Model E06 (3592-3) is not supported under System z® with control unit attached devices.
3592-4E: It is identified on JCL statements as UNIT=3590-1. Supported in the 3584 ATLDS and in the MTL in 3590-1 emulation mode as a 3592 Model E07 Tape Subsystem with encryption capability (capable from a host perspective implies that the encryption feature in the drive is enabled). Unlike the 3592 Model E05, a non-encryption capable version of the 3592 Model E07 (3592-4) is not supported under System z with control unit attached devices.

Note:

The 3495 ATLDS can be configured with 3490, 3490E, and 3590 Model B tape subsystems.
The 3494 ATLDS can be configured with 3490E, 3590 Model B, 3590 Model E, 3590 Model H, 3592 Model J, 3592 Model E05, and 3592 Model E06 tape subsystems.
The 3584 ATLDS can be configured with 3592 Model J, 3592 Model E05, 3592 Model E06, and 3592 Model E07 tape subsystems.
The MTL can be configured with 3480, 3490, 3490E, 3590 Model B, 3590 Model E, 3590 Model H, 3592 Model J, 3592 Model E05, 3592 Model E06, and 3592 Model E07 tape subsystems.
Note: Due to the compaction incompatibility between the 3480 and the base 3490 (3480X), both of these device types are not allowed in the same manual tape library.
Though a mix of tape subsystem is supported within a library (ATLDS or MTL), all drives under the same control unit must have the same capabilities. This ensures that all of the devices under the same control unit are capable of handling the same allocation request.

Table 1 describes hardware configurations that can be used separately or in specific combinations to create or modify your tape storage environment. The notes that correspond to the reference numbers in the table are listed at the end of the table.

Table 1. Tape storage configurations
Library model and subsystem device type	Library attachment	Media supported		Recording technology	Noncompacted data capacity
3494 L10 (VTS) Models B10, B16, B18, B20
3490E	Yes	MEDIA1/2	(R/W)	36	400MB, 800MB
3957 V0x, VEx (VTS)
3490E	Yes	MEDIA1/2	(R/W)	36	400MB, 800MB
3958 DE2 (VTS)
3592-J (3590-1 emulation)	Yes	MEDIA5	(R/W)	EFMT1	100GB
3495 L20, L30, L40, L50
3490	Yes	MEDIA1	(R/W)	18	200MB
3490E	Yes	MEDIA1 MEDIA1/2	(R) (R/W)	18 36	200MB 400MB, 800MB
3590-1 2	Yes	MEDIA3/4	(R/W)	128	10 GB, 20 GB
3494 L10
3490E	Yes	MEDIA1 MEDIA1/2	(R) (R/W)	18 36	200MB 400MB, 800MB
3590-1 2	Yes	MEDIA3/4	(R/W)	128	10 GB, 20 GB
3590-E 3 (3590-1 emulation)	Yes	MEDIA3/4 MEDIA3/4	(R) (R/W)	128 256	10 GB, 20 GB 20 GB, 40 GB
3590-H 4 (3590-1 emulation)	Yes	MEDIA3/4 MEDIA3/4 MEDIA3/4	(R) (R) (R/W)	128 256 384	10 GB, 20 GB 20 GB, 40 GB 30 GB, 60 GB
3592-J 5 (3590-1 emulation)	Yes	MEDIA5/6 MEDIA7/8	(R/W) (R/W)	EFMT1 EFMT1	300 GB 60 GB
3592-2 6 (3590-1 emulation)	Yes	MEDIA5/6 MEDIA5/6 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA9/10	(R/W) (R/W) (R/W) (R/W) (R/W)	EFMT1 EFMT2 EFMT1 EFMT2 EFMT2	300GB 500GB 60GB 100GB 700GB
3592-2E 7 (3590-1 emulation)	Yes	MEDIA5/6 MEDIA5/6 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA9/10	(R/W) (R/W) (R/W) (R/W) (R/W)	EFMT1 EFMT2/EEFMT2 EFMT1 EFMT2/EEFMT2 EFMT2/EEFMT2	300GB 500GB 60GB 100GB 700GB
3592-3E 8 (3590-1 emulation)	Yes	MEDIA5/6 MEDIA5/6 MEDIA5/6 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA9/10 MEDIA9/10	(R) (R/W) (R/W) (R) (R/W) (R/W) (R/W) (R/W)	EFMT1 EFMT2/EEFMT2 EFMT3/EEFMT3 EFMT1 EFMT2/EEFMT2 EFMT3/EEFMT3 EFMT2/EEFMT2 EFMT3/EEFMT3	300GB 500GB 640GB 60GB 100GB 128GB 700GB 1000GB
3584 L22
3592-J 5 (3590-1 emulation)	Yes	MEDIA5/6 MEDIA7/8	(R/W) (R/W)	EFMT1 EFMT1	300 GB 60 GB
3592-2 6 (3590-1 emulation)	Yes	MEDIA5/6 MEDIA5/6 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA9/10	(R/W) (R/W) (R/W) (R/W) (R/W)	EFMT1 EFMT2 EFMT1 EFMT2 EFMT2	300GB 500GB 60GB 100GB 700GB
3592-2E 7 (3590-1 emulation)	Yes	MEDIA5/6 MEDIA5/6 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA9/10	(R/W) (R/W) (R/W) (R/W) (R/W)	EFMT1 EFMT2/EEFMT2 EFMT1 EFMT2/EEFMT2 EFMT2/EEFMT2	300GB 500GB 60GB 100GB 700GB
3592-3E 8 (3590-1 emulation)	Yes	MEDIA5/6 MEDIA5/6 MEDIA5/6 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA9/10 MEDIA9/10	(R) (R/W) (R/W) (R) (R/W) (R/W) (R/W) (R/W)	EFMT1 EFMT2/EEFMT2 EFMT3/EEFMT3 EFMT1 EFMT2/EEFMT2 EFMT3/EEFMT3 EFMT2/EEFMT2 EFMT3/EEFMT3	300GB 500GB 640GB 60GB 100GB 128GB 700GB 1000GB
3592-4E 9 (3590-1 emulation)	Yes	MEDIA5/6 MEDIA5/6 MEDIA5/6 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA9/10 MEDIA9/10 MEDIA9/10 MEDIA11/12 MEDIA13	(R) (R) (R) (R) (R) (R) (R) (R/W) (R/W) (R/W) (R/W)	EFMT1 EFMT2/EEFMT2 EFMT3/EEFMT3 EFMT1 EFMT2/EEFMT2 EFMT3/EEFMT3 EFMT2/EEFMT2 EFMT3/EEFMT3 EFMT4/EEFMT4 EFMT4/EEFMT4 EFMT4/EEFMT4	300GB 500GB 640GB 60GB 100GB 128GB 700GB 1000GB 1600GB 4000GB 500GB
Manual Tape Library (MTL)
3480	N/A	MEDIA1	(R/W)	18	200MB
3490	N/A	MEDIA1	(R/W)	18	200MB
3490E	N/A	MEDIA1 MEDIA1/2	(R) (R/W)	18 36	200MB 400MB, 800MB
3590-1 2	N/A	MEDIA3/4	(R/W)	128	10 GB, 20 GB
3590-E 3 (3590-1 emulation)	N/A	MEDIA3/4 MEDIA3/4	(R) (R/W)	128 256	10 GB, 20 GB 20 GB, 40 GB
3590-H 4 (3590-1 emulation)	N/A	MEDIA3/4 MEDIA3/4 MEDIA3/4	(R) (R) (R/W)	128 256 384	10 GB, 20 GB 20 GB, 40 GB 30 GB, 60 GB
3592-J 5 (3590-1 emulation)	N/A	MEDIA5/6 MEDIA7/8	(R/W) (R/W)	EFMT1 EFMT1	300 GB 60 GB
3592-2 6 (3590-1 emulation)	N/A	MEDIA5/6 MEDIA5/6 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA9/10	(R/W) (R/W) (R/W) (R/W) (R/W)	EFMT1 EFMT2 EFMT1 EFMT2 EFMT2	300GB 500GB 60GB 100GB 700GB
3592-2E 7 (3590-1 emulation)	N/A	MEDIA5/6 MEDIA5/6 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA9/10	(R/W) (R/W) (R/W) (R/W) (R/W)	EFMT1 EFMT2/EEFMT2 EFMT1 EFMT2/EEFMT2 EFMT2/EEFMT2	300GB 500GB 60GB 100GB 700GB
3592-3E 8 (3590-1 emulation)	N/A	MEDIA5/6 MEDIA5/6 MEDIA5/6 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA9/10 MEDIA9/10	(R) (R/W) (R/W) (R) (R/W) (R/W) (R/W) (R/W)	EFMT1 EFMT2/EEFMT2 EFMT3/EEFMT3 EFMT1 EFMT2/EEFMT2 EFMT3/EEFMT3 EFMT2/EEFMT2 EFMT3/EEFMT3	300GB 500GB 640GB 60GB 100GB 128GB 700GB 1000GB
3592-4E 9 (3590-1 emulation)	Yes	MEDIA5/6 MEDIA5/6 MEDIA5/6 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA9/10 MEDIA9/10 MEDIA9/10 MEDIA11/12 MEDIA13	(R) (R) (R) (R) (R) (R) (R) (R/W) (R/W) (R/W) (R/W)	EFMT1 EFMT2/EEFMT2 EFMT3/EEFMT3 EFMT1 EFMT2/EEFMT2 EFMT3/EEFMT3 EFMT2/EEFMT2 EFMT3/EEFMT3 EFMT4/EEFMT4 EFMT4/EEFMT4 EFMT4/EEFMT4	300GB 500GB 640GB 60GB 100GB 128GB 700GB 1000GB 1600GB 4000GB 500GB
Stand Alone
3480	N/A	MEDIA1	(R/W)	18	200MB
3490	N/A	MEDIA1	(R/W)	18	200MB
3490E	N/A	MEDIA1 MEDIA1/2	(R) (R/W)	18 36	200MB 400MB, 800MB
3590-1 2	N/A	MEDIA3/4	(R/W)	128	10 GB, 20 GB
3590-E 3 (3490E or 3590-1 emulation)	N/A	MEDIA3/4 MEDIA3/4	(R) (R/W)	128 256	10 GB, 20 GB 20 GB, 40 GB
3590-H 4 (3490E or 3590-1 emulation)	N/A	MEDIA3/4 MEDIA3/4 MEDIA3/4	(R) (R) (R/W)	128 256 384	10 GB, 20 GB 20 GB, 30 GB 30 GB, 60 GB
3592-J 5 (3590-1 emulation)	N/A	MEDIA5/6 MEDIA7/8	(R/W) (R/W)	EFMT1 EFMT1	300 GB 60 GB
3592-J 5 (3490-E emulation)	N/A	MEDIA5	(R/W)	EFMT1	300 GB
3592-2 6 (3590-1 emulation)	N/A	MEDIA5/6 MEDIA5/6 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA9/10	(R/W) (R/W) (R/W) (R/W) (R/W)	EFMT1 EFMT2 EFMT1 EFMT2 EFMT2	300GB 500GB 60GB 100GB 700GB
3592-2E 7 (3590-1 emulation)	N/A	MEDIA5/6 MEDIA5/6 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA9/10	(R/W) (R/W) (R/W) (R/W) (R/W)	EFMT1 EFMT2/EEFMT2 EFMT1 EFMT2/EEFMT2 EFMT2/EEFMT2	300GB 500GB 60GB 100GB 700GB
3592-3E 8 (3590-1 emulation)	N/A	MEDIA5/6 MEDIA5/6 MEDIA5/6 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA9/10 MEDIA9/10	(R) (R/W) (R/W) (R) (R/W) (R/W) (R/W) (R/W)	EFMT1 EFMT2/EEFMT2 EFMT3/EEFMT3 EFMT1 EFMT2/EEFMT2 EFMT3/EEFMT3 EFMT2/EEFMT2 EFMT3/EEFMT3	300GB 500GB 640GB 60GB 100GB 128GB 700GB 1000GB
3592-4E 9 (3590-1 emulation)	Yes	MEDIA5/6 MEDIA5/6 MEDIA5/6 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA7/8 MEDIA9/10 MEDIA9/10 MEDIA9/10 MEDIA11/12 MEDIA13	(R) (R) (R) (R) (R) (R) (R) (R/W) (R/W) (R/W) (R/W)	EFMT1 EFMT2/EEFMT2 EFMT3/EEFMT3 EFMT1 EFMT2/EEFMT2 EFMT3/EEFMT3 EFMT2/EEFMT2 EFMT3/EEFMT3 EFMT4/EEFMT4 EFMT4/EEFMT4 EFMT4/EEFMT4	300GB 500GB 640GB 60GB 100GB 128GB 700GB 1000GB 1600GB 4000GB 500GB
Note: MB = 1 048 576 bytes GB = 1 073 741 824 bytes (R) = Read only (R/W) = Read and write MEDIA1 = IBM Cartridge System Tape MEDIA2 = IBM Enhanced Capacity Cartridge System Tape MEDIA3 = IBM High Performance Cartridge Tape MEDIA4 = IBM Extended High Performance Cartridge Tape MEDIA5 = IBM Enterprise Tape Cartridge MEDIA6 = IBM Enterprise WORM Tape Cartridge MEDIA7 = IBM Enterprise Economy Tape Cartridge MEDIA8 = IBM Enterprise Economy WORM Tape Cartridge MEDIA9 = IBM Enterprise Extended Tape Cartridge MEDIA10 = IBM Enterprise Extended WORM Tape Cartridge MEDIA11 = IBM Enterprise Advanced Tape Cartridge MEDIA12 = IBM Enterprise Advanced WORM Tape Cartridge MEDIA13 = IBM Enterprise Advanced Economy Tape Cartridge 3590-1 represents the 3590 Model B Tape Subsystem and is a system-defined esoteric. 3590-E represents the 3590 Model E Tape Subsystem and is not a system-defined esoteric. It is supported in a library as a 3590 Model E tape subsystem rather than what it is emulating. 3590-H represents the 3590 Model H Tape Subsystem and is not a system-defined esoteric. It is supported in a library as a 3590 Model H tape subsystem rather than what it is emulating. 3592-J represents the 3592 Model J Tape Subsystem and is not a system-defined esoteric. It is supported in a library as a 3592 Model J tape subsystem rather than what it is emulating. 3592-2 represents the 3592 Model E05 Tape Subsystem and is not a system-defined esoteric. It is supported in a library as a 3592 Model E05 tape subsystem rather than what it is emulating. 3592-2E represents the 3592 Model E05 Tape Subsystem with encryption capability and is not a system-defined esoteric. It is supported in a library as a 3592 Model E05 tape subsystem with encryption capability rather than what it is emulating. 3592-3E represents the 3592 Model E06 Tape Subsystem with encryption capability and is not a system-defined esoteric. It is supported in a library as a 3592 Model E06 tape subsystem with encryption capability rather than what it is emulating. 3592-4E represents the 3592 Model E07 Tape Subsystem with encryption capability and is not a system-defined esoteric. It is supported in a library as a 3592 Model E07 tape subsystem with encryption capability rather than what it is emulating. The library models indicated can be configured with any combination of correlating tape subsystem devices. These configurations may vary in the number of drives, slots, and media type supported in the libraries.