The 256-track serpentine format results in a tape capacity of 20GB of uncompressed data on the IBM® 3590 High Performance Cartridge Tape. Prior model investments are protected with upgrade capability available.

Refer to the IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape System 3590 Introduction and Planning Guide for a summary of Models E1A and E11 attachments. The IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape System 3590 Introduction and Planning Guide provides a description of environments in which Models E1A and E11 are supported and also provides an overview of the characteristics and specifications of the drive models.

Refer to the IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape System 3590 Introduction and Planning Guide that describes the tape controller environment in which Models E1A and E11 can operate. It also lists their respective support characteristics for Models E1A and E11.

Specific to automated tape library dataserver support, refer to the IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape System 3590 Introduction and Planning Guide which lists the various frames that Models E1A and E11 are compatible with.

Fifth Edition

This release includes information on the 3590 TotalStorage Ultra SCSI hardware feature additions.

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