Tape Cartridges (FC 6120)

Compatible Tape Cartridges

Two types of tape cartridges are supported by this tape drive:

X cartridges are the newest version of the VXA cartridge
V cartridges are the original VXA cartridge

The V and X cartridges have similar shells and come in a variety of tape lengths. Both cartridges utilize AME media and offer the similar read/write speeds and capacities.

Note:

To use X cartridges, the tape drive must have a minimum microcode level of 2105. To display the microcode level of the tape drive in AIX^®, do the following:
1. Open an AIX command prompt.
2. Type the lscfg -vl rmtx command, where x is the tape drive number, then press Enter.
The output will contain the following line:
```
Device Specific.(Z1)........2105   
```
In the previous example, 2105 represents the microcode level. If the command output contains a value of 2105 or higher, the tape drive supports the use of X cartridges. If the command output contains a value of 2104 or lower, update your microcode to 2105 or higher to use X cartridges in this tape drive.
X cartridges are only supported in VXA-2 tape drives. A user can write an X cartridge in VXA-1 format on a VXA-2 tape drive, but it will only be readable on a VXA-2 drive.
The VXA-2 drive supports use of V10 media, but this cartridge is not offered.

Available Tape Cartridges

Table 1. X tape cartridges
Part Number	Description	Type	Other information
24R2137	230m 80/160GB	X23 Data Cartridge	Green accent
24R2136	124m 40/80GB	X17 Data Cartridge	Green accent
24R2134	20/40GB	X6 Data Cartridge	Green accent
24R2135	62m 20/40GB	X6 Test Cartridge	Green accent
24R2138	X Cleaning Cartridge	VXA 20 usage	Green accent

Table 2. V tape cartridges
Part Number	Description	Type	Other information
19P4876	230m 80/160GB	V23 Data Cartridge	Purple accent
19P4877	124m 40/80GB	V17 Data Cartridge	Red accent
19P4878	20/40GB	V6 Data Cartridge	Blue accent
19P4879	62m 20/40GB	V6 Test Cartridge	Blue accent
19P4880	X Cleaning Cartridge	VXA 20 usage	Gray accent