IBM 3592 Tape Drives and TS1120 Controller Operator Guide 3592 Models J1A, E05, E06, EU6, E07, E08, EH7, EH8, 55F, 60F, J70, and C06 IBM GA32-0556-09 Note Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Safety and environmental notices” on page ix and “Notices” on page 75. Edition notice This edition applies to the tenth release of the IBM® 3592 Tape Drives and Controller Operator Guide and to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions. © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2006, 2018. US Government Users Restricted Rights – Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Read this first This is the tenth edition of the IBM 3592 Tape Drives and Controller Operator Guide (November 2018). What's new in this edition (November 2018) Revision bars (|) appear next to information that was added or changed since the release of the last edition (GA32-0556-08). Changes include • Added updates for the IBM Rack Mount Model 60F tape drive. • Miscellaneous editorial changes. Ninth Edition Revision bars (|) appear next to information that was added or changed since the release of the last edition (GA32-0556-07). Changes include • Added updates for the IBM Rack Mount Model 55F tape drive. • Miscellaneous editorial changes. Eighth Edition • Added updates for the IBM Model EH7 and EH8 tape canisters and Rack Mount Kit, Feature code 4804. • Miscellaneous editorial changes. Attention: Do not put the system into a dusty or contaminated environment that contains corrosive gases (for example, high sulfur) or metallic shavings (for example, zinc whiskers). Dusty environments can impact the air-cooling of assemblies and corrosive gasses can degrade components, causing a change to their characteristics, leading to a breakdown of the equipment. Seventh Edition The following information was added in the seventh edition. • Added updates for the IBM TS1150 Model E08 tape drive. • Miscellaneous editorial changes. Sixth Edition The following information was added in the sixth edition. • TS1140 (3592 Model E07) Tape Drive read only capability of the following cartridges - – IBM Tape Cartridge 3592 Standard Data (type JA) – IBM Tape Cartridge 3592 Economy (type JJ) – IBM Tape Cartridge 3592 Economy WORM (write-once, read-many) (type JR) – IBM Tape Cartridge 3592 Standard WORM cartridges (type JW) Refer to “Cartridge types and characteristics” on page 19 for information. • Miscellaneous editorial changes. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006, 2018 iii Contents Read this first....................................................................................................... iii List of Figures...................................................................................................... vii List of Tables.......................................................................................................viii Safety and environmental notices......................................................................... ix About this publication...........................................................................................xi Accessibility.................................................................................................................................................xi Related information.....................................................................................................................................xi IBM 3953 Tape System publications.................................................................................................... xi IBM 3592 tape drives and controller publications............................................................................... xi IBM Encryption key management publications.................................................................................... xi IBM 3590 Enterprise Tape System publications.................................................................................. xi IBM TS3400 tape library publication.................................................................................................... xi IBM TS3500 tape library publications.................................................................................................. xi IBM TS4500 tape library publications................................................................................................. xii IBM Enterprise Automated Tape Library (3494) publications.............................................................xii IBM System z publications................................................................................................................... xii IBM FICON and Fibre Channel publications........................................................................................ xii Related software publications..............................................................................................................xii Other publications................................................................................................................................xiii IBM online access......................................................................................................................................xiii IBM System z (zSeries) information.................................................................................................... xiii IBM pSeries-RS/6000, AIX information..............................................................................................xiii IBM iSeries and AS/400 information...................................................................................................xiii IBM Storage media support.................................................................................................................xiii IBM 3592 tape systems support......................................................................................................... xiii Non-IBM support....................................................................................................................................... xiv Data storage values.................................................................................................................................... xv Send us your feedback.............................................................................................................................. xvi Chapter 1. Introduction......................................................................................... 1 Drive and media information....................................................................................................................... 1 Controller information..................................................................................................................................2 Tape encryption overview............................................................................................................................2 Managing encryption.............................................................................................................................. 3 Supported installations................................................................................................................................8 Drive environmental conditions.................................................................................................................10 Chapter 2. Drive controls, displays, and messages................................................12 Drive front panel components................................................................................................................... 12 Fiducials..................................................................................................................................................... 13 Display panels............................................................................................................................................14 Drive messages..........................................................................................................................................14 Mount messages.................................................................................................................................. 14 Attention messages..............................................................................................................................14 Failure ID messages.............................................................................................................................14 Drive status messages......................................................................................................................... 15 Drive Status page (E07/EH7, E08/EH8, 55F, and 60F tape drives only)..................................................17 iv Chapter 3. IBM 3592 tape cartridge......................................................................18 Cartridge types and characteristics...........................................................................................................19 Cartridge external components.................................................................................................................21 Cartridge Memory (CM)..............................................................................................................................22 Write-once, read-many (WORM)............................................................................................................... 23 WORM tape cartridge