Try the ibm storage media web page. Look in the datasheet for each type of media. The link for the 3592 media is ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_sp/n/TSD00063USEN/TSD00063USEN.PDF
Here are the specs from the data sheet: Long-length durability 300 full file passes Short-length durability 40,000 cycles at ambient Load/unload 20,000 load, unload, and initialization cycles Estimated archive life Up to 30 years Warranty 10 years Orville L. Lantto Datatrend Technologies, Inc. (http://www.datatrend.com) IBM Premier Business Partner 121 Cheshire Lane, Suite 700 Minnetonka, MN 55305 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. David E Ehresman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> 03/31/2005 12:26 PM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> To ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU cc Subject Re: 3590 K series Our 3590K tapes have a 10 year warrenty. >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/30/05 9:58 AM >>> Anybody out there know how long 3590 K series tapes last ( I assume in years). I am trying to figure if our recent batch of tape/drive errors are from tape drives and old tapes. Seem to be older number tapes giving the errors, Would appreciate any knowledge on the subject or direction of where to find the knowledge. Thank You, Bill Rosette Data Center/IS/Papa Johns International WWJD "Stapleton, Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU ERBEE.COM> cc: Sent by: "ADSM: Subject: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] .EDU> 03/30/2005 09:58 AM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" (from the Windows Administrator's Guide, page 201) [When checking in a single volume into an automated library,] a REPLY command is not required if you specify a wait time of zero using the optional WAITTIME parameter on the CHECKIN LIBVOLUME command. The default wait time is 60 minutes. -- Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Office 262.521.5627
