For full read-and-write capability, there are guidelines for determining which tape cartridges to use for each tape unit.
| Capacity-and-date rate by media type and format |
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| Media type (IBM® P/N) |
iSeries™ format (density) |
Data compac- tion3 |
Capacity and data rate4 |
|---|
| SLR100 50GB (35L0968) |
SLR100 |
Yes |
50 GB 5.0 MB per second (mbps) |
| SLR100 5GB (35L0661) |
SLR100 |
Yes |
5 GB 5.0 mbps |
| SLR60 30GB (19P4209) |
SLR60 |
Yes |
30 GB 4.0 mbps |
| MLR3-25 GB (59H4128) |
MLR3 |
Yes |
25 GB 2.0 mbps |
| MLR1-16 GB (59H4175) |
QIC5010 |
Yes |
16 GB 1.5 mbps |
| DC5010 (16G8574) |
QIC5020 |
Yes |
13 GB 1.5 mbps |
| SLR5-4 GB (59H3660) |
QIC4DC |
Yes |
8 GB 760 KB per second (kbps) |
| SLR5-4 GB (59H3660) |
QIC4GB |
No |
4 GB 380 kbps |
| DC9250 (16 GB8436) |
QIC2DC |
Yes* |
5 GB 600 kbps |
| DC9200 (16G88541) |
QIC2DC |
Yes* |
4 GB 600 kbps |
| DC9250 (16G8436) |
QIC2GB |
No |
2.5 GB 300 kbps |
| DC9200 (16G8541) |
QIC2GB |
No |
2 GB 300 kbps |
| DC9120 (21F8730) |
QIC1000 |
No |
1.2 GB 300 kbps |
| DC9100 (16G8539) |
QIC1000 |
No |
1 GB 300 kbps |
| DC6525 (21F8597) |
QIC525 |
No |
525 MB 200 kbps |
| DC6320 (21F8583) |
QIC525 |
No |
320 MB 200 kbps |
| DC6150 (21F8578) |
QIC120 |
No |
120 MB 120 kbps |
| DC6150 (21F8578) |
QIC24 |
No |
60 MB 92 kbps |
- Data Compaction is a term used to describe a data recording option for compacting (or compressing) data before writing to the tape media. Selecting the data compaction option will usually result in an increase in both capacity and data transfer rate. The typical compaction ratio is 2:1, but is dependent on the type of data. Yes in the Data Compaction column means that the associated media type and format supports data compaction. Use the COMPACT parameter of the i5/OS™ SAVE command to select the data compaction option, except for those cases identified by Yes*. Yes* indicates that the compaction option is controlled entirely by the format (density) that is selected during the tape initialization operation. The COMPACT parameter of the SAVE command has no effect in these cases.
- QIC2DC is a compaction format (density) for the DC9250 and DC9200 media type.
- QIC4DC is a compaction format (density) for the SLR5-4 GB media type.
- Cartridge capacities and data transfer rates shown are for noncompacted data, except for the QIC4DC and QIC2DC cases. For the QIC4DC and QIC2DC formats (densities), the capacities and the data transfer rates shown assume a typical 2:1 data compaction. See Note 2.
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| Read-and-write support by tape unit feature code number1,2 |
|---|
| Media type (IBM P/N) |
6380 6480 |
6381 6481 |
4482 4582 6382 6482 7207-122 |
4483 4583 6383 6483 |
4584
4684
6384
6484
5753
7207-330
7212w/FC1107
|
4486 4586 6386 6486 |
4487
4587
4687
5754
7329-308
7212w/FC1108
|
|---|
| SLR100 50GB (35L0968) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
R/W |
| SLR100 5GB (35L0661) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
R/W |
No |
R/W |
| SLR60 30GB (19P4209) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
R/W |
No |
R/W |
| MLR3-25 GB (59H4128) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
R/W |
R/W |
R/W |
| MLR1-16 GB (59H4175) |
No |
No |
No |
R/W |
R/W |
R/W |
R |
| DC5010 (16G8574) |
No |
No |
No |
R/W |
R/W |
R/W |
R |
| SLR5-4 GB (59H3660) |
No |
No |
R/W |
R |
R |
R |
R |
| SLR5-4 GB (59H3660) |
No |
No |
R/W |
R |
R |
R |
R |
| DC9250 (16 GB8436) |
No |
No |
R/W |
R |
R |
R |
No |
| DC9200 (16G88541) |
No |
R/W |
R/W |
R |
R |
R |
No |
| DC9250 (16G8436) |
R/W |
R/W |
R/W |
R |
R |
R |
No |
| DC9200 (16G8541) |
R/W |
R/W |
R/W |
R |
No |
R |
No |
| DC9120 (21F8730) |
R/W |
R/W |
R/W |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| DC9100 (16G8539) |
R/W |
R/W |
R/W |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| DC6525 (21F8597) |
R/W |
R/W |
R/W |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| DC6320 (21F8583) |
R/W |
R/W |
R/W |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| DC6150 (21F8578) |
R/W |
R/W |
R/W |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| DC6150 (21F8578) |
R |
R |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
- See Clean quarter-inch tape drives to correlate the feature code number of the tape unit to the front bezel of the tape unit label.
- In the tape unit feature code columns, R/W indicates both read and write support of the associated media type and format. An R indicates read only. No indicates that the media type and format is not supported.
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If the quarter-inch cartridge (QIC) format and the tape cartridge are not compatible, an error is message displayed. Errors that can occur are as follows:
- While selecting a QIC format that cannot be written on the tape. For example, inserting a DC6150 tape cartridge and specifying a QIC1000 format.
- While attempting to process a high-density tape cartridge in a low-density tape unit. For example, you try to process an SLR5-4 GB cartridge in a 6381 tape unit.
- While attempting to add a file and selecting a QIC format different from the format previously recorded on the tape. For example, inserting a tape cartridge recorded in QIC525 format and specifying a QIC120 format.