IBM 3592

The IBM 3592 is a series of tape drives and corresponding magnetic tape data storage media formats developed by IBM. The first drive, having the IBM product number 3592, was introduced under the nickname Jaguar. The next drive was the TS1120, also having the nickname Jaguar. As of October, 2008, the latest and current drive is the TS1130. The 3592 line of tape drives and media is not compatible with the IBM 3590 series of drives, which it superseded. This series can store up to 1 TB of data (uncompressed) and has a native data transfer rate of up to 160 MB/s.

Like the 3590 and 3480 before it, this tape format has half inch tape spooled onto 4-by-5-by-1 inch data cartridges containing a single reel. A takeup reel is embedded inside the tape drive. Because of their speed, reliability, durability and low media cost, the 3592 tape drives are still in high demand. A hallmark of the genre is transferability. Tapes recorded with one tape drive are generally readable on another drive, even if the tape drives were built by different manufacturers.

The TS1120 and TS1130 drives both include built-in encryption processing, with platform software (for example, z/OS Security Server) managing encryption keys. Prior drives require server-based software to encrypt and decrypt tapes.

Drives

• 3592
• TS1120
• TS1130

Notes

• IBM's 3592 product page
• IBM's TS1120 product page
• IBM's TS1130 product page
• IBM Redbook with information on 3592 models (See sections 2.5 and 2.6)

Media

Notes

• 3592 media datasheet

External links

• Fifty years of storage innovation
• Read/Write Compatibility Matrix
• PC Magazine's Magstar Reference

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