IBM TS3500 - Page 90

Table 1. Performance specifications of the Ultrium tape drives
Performance
Parameter
Tape Drive
Ultrium 5 Ultrium 4 Ultrium 3 Ultrium 2 Ultrium 1
scaled JB)
11 seconds (20% scaled JA) N/A
15 seconds (20% scaled JB) Not supported
Average block locate time from
load point
See Table 3
Notes:
1. All sustained data rates are dependent on the entire data path (host system to tape
drive).
2. N/A = Not applicable
Table 3. Average block locate time from load point for 3592 Tape Cartridge in 3592 tape
drives
Type of 3592
Tape Cartridge
Average Block Locate Time from Load Point
1
Comments
2
TS1130 tape
drive
TS1120 tape
drive
3592 J1A Tape
Drive
JA cartridge type
- 100% scaled
28 seconds 33 seconds 40 seconds
JA cartridge type
at full, unscaled
capacity (EFMT1
300 GB [279.39
GiB]; EFMT2 and
EEFMT2 500 GB
[465.66 GiB];
EFMT3 and
EEFMT3 640 GB
[596.04 GiB])
JA cartridge type
- 20% scaled
11 seconds 12 seconds
JA cartridge type
at scaled capacity
with 0x35 setting
(EFMT1 format 60
GB [55.88 GiB];
EFMT2 and
EEFMT2 100 GB
[93.13 GiB];
EFMT3 and
EEFMT3 128 GB
[119.21 GiB])
JB cartridge type
- 100% scaled
37 seconds 45 seconds Not supported JB cartridge type
at full, unscaled
capacity (EFMT2
and EEFMTZ2 700
GB [651.93 GiB];
EFMT3 and
EEFMT3 1 000 GB