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The 3592-E07 is IBM's TS1140 tape drive, the fourth generation of the 3592 family and the successor to the TS1130 model E06. It has a dual-port 8 Gbps Fibre Channel interface for direct host attachment or a switched fabric, a 32-channel head design, and a native data rate of up to 250 MBps against 160 MBps on the E06.
The E07 recording formats lift the extended-length JB and JX cartridges from 1 TB to 1.6 TB uncompressed. The advanced JC and JY cartridges hold 4 TB, and the economy JK cartridge holds 500 GB. The drive reads the older E05 and J1A formats and reads and writes the E06 formats; JA, JW, JJ and JR media are read-only.
A 1 GB buffer, digital speed matching and data safe mode are part of the drive. Maximum operating power is 51 watts, and standby power is under 24 watts. It has an Ethernet port for service and remote status pages, and no RS-232 serial port. The Ethernet function is not supported when the drive sits in a TS3500 library.
It can be installed in a TS3500 library or mounted in a rack. Libraries need enhanced node cards and the latest version B firmware. A field conversion from the E06 to the E07 is available and keeps the canister; an EU6 that was earlier upgraded from an E05 cannot be converted.
Neighbouring generations: the 3592-E06 (TS1130) and the 3592-EH7 (TS1140). More drives and libraries are on the IBM tape and Storwize parts page.
| 3592-E07 Specs | |
| Model | 3592-E07 (TS1140) |
| Host interface | dual-port 8 Gbps Fibre Channel |
| Native data rate | 250 MBps |
| Capacity, uncompressed | JB/JX 1.6 TB, JC/JY 4 TB, JK 500 GB |
| Recording formats | EFMT4 and encrypted EEFMT4 |
| Buffer | 1 GB |
| Maximum operating power | 51 W |
| Standby power | under 24 W |
| Read/write | E06 formats; read E05 and J1A formats |
| Install | TS3500 library or rack mount |
| Upgrade | field conversion from 3592-E06 |