The tape units and half-inch and Magstar MP cartridges compatibility are provided.
There are compatibility guidelines that need to
be considered when working with 3592 tape units and cartridges.
Table 1. Media Type, part number, and capacity
| Media Type |
Part Number |
Native Capacity |
| JF Advanced Data |
02XY665 |
50 TB (GEN7) |
| JE Advanced Data |
02CE960 |
20 TB (GEN6) |
| JV Advanced WORM |
02FJ980 |
20 TB (GEN6) |
| JM Advanced Economy |
02CE961 |
5 TB (GEN6) |
| JD Advanced Data |
2727263 |
15 TB (GEN5A) |
| 10 TB (GEN5) |
| JZ Advanced WORM |
2727264 |
15 TB (GEN5A) |
| 10 TB (GEN5) |
| JL Advanced Economy |
2727265 |
3 TB (GEN5A) |
| 2 TB (GEN5) |
| JC Advanced Data |
46X7452 |
7000 GB (GEN5) |
| 4000 GB (GEN4) |
| JY Advanced WORM |
46X7454 |
7000 GB (GEN5) |
| 4000 GB (GEN4) |
| JK Advanced Economy |
46X7453 |
900 GB (GEN5) |
| 500 GB (GEN4) |
| JB Extended Data |
23R9830 |
1600 GB (GEN4) |
| 1000 GB (GEN3) |
| 700 GB (GEN2) |
| JX Extended WORM |
23R9831 |
1600 GB (GEN4) |
| 1000 GB (GEN3) |
| 700 GB (GEN2) |
| JA Data |
18P7534 |
640 GB (GEN3) |
| 500 GB (GEN2) |
| 300 GB (GEN1) |
| JJ Economy |
24R0316 |
128 GB (GEN3) |
| 100 GB (GEN2) |
| 60 GB (GEN1) |
| JW Worm |
18P7538 |
640 GB (GEN3) |
| 500 GB (GEN2) |
| 300 GB (GEN1) |
| JR Economy WORM |
24R0317 |
128 GB (GEN3) |
| 100 GB (GEN2) |
| 60 GB (GEN1) |
| Cleaning cartridge |
18P7535 |
|
Table 2. Read/write capabilities
| Tape unit |
JF cartridge |
JE/JM/JV cartridge |
JD/JL/JZ cartridge |
JC/JK/JY cartridge |
JB/JX cartridge |
JA/JJ/JW/JR cartridge |
| 3592-70F tape unit (GEN7) |
R/W |
|
|
|
|
|
| 3592-60F tape unit (GEN6) |
|
R/W |
R/W |
R/W |
|
|
| 3592-55F tape unit (GEN5A) |
|
|
R/W |
R/W |
|
|
| 3592-E08 tape unit (GEN5) |
|
|
R/W |
R/W |
|
|
| 3592-E07 tape unit (GEN4) |
|
|
|
R/W |
R/W |
R/O |
| 3592-E06 tape unit (GEN3) |
|
|
|
|
R/W |
R/W |
| 3592-E05 tape unit (GEN2) |
|
|
|
|
R/W |
R/W |
| 3592-J1A tape unit (GEN1) |
|
|
|
|
|
R/W |
| Tape unit |
Cartridge part number |
Capacity |
Compression |
Length |
| 3590 |
05H4434 |
10 GB 20 GB 30 GB |
30 GB 60 GB 90 GB |
320 m (1050 ft) |
| 05H3188 |
20 GB 40 GB 60 GB |
60 GB 120 GB 180 GB |
634 m (2070 ft) |
| 05H3302 |
| 08l6091 |
| 3490E |
09G4494 |
800 MB |
2.4 GB |
335 m (1000 ft) |
| 3480 |
4479753 |
200 MB |
|
175 m (575 ft) |
| 3570 |
05H2462 |
5 GB |
15 GB |
547 ft (167 m) |
| 08L6187 |
| 08L6663 |
7 GB |
21 GB |
227 m (745 ft) |