SAS System Builder Resource Guide: System builders info on the SCSI to SAS transition (258K, PDF)
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... is the time to add SAS servers and storage systems to SAS configurations- For instance, nearly all HP G5 series servers use 2.5-inch SAS drives. What this change has been underway in the server and storage business for system builders to you can rely on... system builders find companies providing SASenabled products. Seagate Value Proposition You can expect our support in this new market. But it also offers a great opportunity to those builders willing to furnish a matrix that will be the industry standard by major hard drive manufacturers. The purpose of ownership • ...
... is the time to add SAS servers and storage systems to SAS configurations- For instance, nearly all HP G5 series servers use 2.5-inch SAS drives. What this change has been underway in the server and storage business for system builders to you can rely on... system builders find companies providing SASenabled products. Seagate Value Proposition You can expect our support in this new market. But it also offers a great opportunity to those builders willing to furnish a matrix that will be the industry standard by major hard drive manufacturers. The purpose of ownership • ...
SAS System Builder Resource Guide: System builders info on the SCSI to SAS transition (258K, PDF)
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... content storage • R eference and compliance data storage • Video surveillance Seagate Leadership: SAS for Tiered Storage To better serve your customers, Seagate offers several choices in SAS drives for use in enterprise cabinetry Superior data integrity • SAS = Full Read and Write... Low power consumption equals cooler-running drives • 20 percent less power than 3.5-inch drives • More drives in GBs/watt at idle. The Seagate® Savvio® 2.5-inch 10K and 15K drives and the Cheetah® 3.5-inch 10K and 15K drives provide mission-critical Tier 1 options ...
... content storage • R eference and compliance data storage • Video surveillance Seagate Leadership: SAS for Tiered Storage To better serve your customers, Seagate offers several choices in SAS drives for use in enterprise cabinetry Superior data integrity • SAS = Full Read and Write... Low power consumption equals cooler-running drives • 20 percent less power than 3.5-inch drives • More drives in GBs/watt at idle. The Seagate® Savvio® 2.5-inch 10K and 15K drives and the Cheetah® 3.5-inch 10K and 15K drives provide mission-critical Tier 1 options ...
SAS System Builder Resource Guide: System builders info on the SCSI to SAS transition (258K, PDF)
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... reserved. Your computer's operating system may use a different standard of their respective owners. Seagate reserves the right to hard drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one of the listed capacity is used for data storage. RG500.4-0807US, July 2008 Cheetah and Savvio are the property of measurement...
... reserved. Your computer's operating system may use a different standard of their respective owners. Seagate reserves the right to hard drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one of the listed capacity is used for data storage. RG500.4-0807US, July 2008 Cheetah and Savvio are the property of measurement...
Economies of Capacity and Speed: Choosing the most cost-effective disc drive (263K) (PDF)
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...TP-525 • From: Seagate Global Product Marketing • May 2004 Technology Paper Economies of Capacity and Speed: Choosing the most cost-effective disc drive size and RPM to meet ...highest initial acquisition price/GB) or 300GB 10K (lowest price per GB), the majority of drives they would instead be buying 300GB 10K drives (see Figure 1). 350 Capacity 300 300 of 10K 250 Offered... used by looking at the current trend in drive purchase decisions. The history of disc drives and other system component offerings will actually purchase are not buying the lowest cost/GB drives....
...TP-525 • From: Seagate Global Product Marketing • May 2004 Technology Paper Economies of Capacity and Speed: Choosing the most cost-effective disc drive size and RPM to meet ...highest initial acquisition price/GB) or 300GB 10K (lowest price per GB), the majority of drives they would instead be buying 300GB 10K drives (see Figure 1). 350 Capacity 300 300 of 10K 250 Offered... used by looking at the current trend in drive purchase decisions. The history of disc drives and other system component offerings will actually purchase are not buying the lowest cost/GB drives....
Economies of Capacity and Speed: Choosing the most cost-effective disc drive (263K) (PDF)
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... augmented by using a larger number of drives to as short-stroking or destroking (see Appendix C). Many IT departments have become accustomed to purchasing 10K 73GB drives, not realizing the benefits (greater performance and capacity) of a configured server, 15K drives may choose to spread data over 10K drives, yet, as sixteen (16) 10K 73 GB units, but...
... augmented by using a larger number of drives to as short-stroking or destroking (see Appendix C). Many IT departments have become accustomed to purchasing 10K 73GB drives, not realizing the benefits (greater performance and capacity) of a configured server, 15K drives may choose to spread data over 10K drives, yet, as sixteen (16) 10K 73 GB units, but...
Economies of Capacity and Speed: Choosing the most cost-effective disc drive (263K) (PDF)
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...30% more performance, while needing fewer 15KRPM drives to use 15K drives. (see Figure 8) Storage Subsystem Disc Drive IBM Total Storage® FAStT 600 with the additional data stored on Overall Reliability The Seagate 10K-RPM and 15K-RPM disc drives carry the highest reliability rating in the ...Protection Level, SPC-1 Submission Identiier 478.43 GB 12102.97 SPC-1 IOPSTM, Mirroring A00018 2596.3 GB 24,006 SPC-1 IOPSTM, Non-Mirroring A00021 1196.092 GB 24507.22 SPC-1 IOPSTM, Mirroring A00023 Figure 8. The bottom line is the drive of choice for applications where data is infrequently...
...30% more performance, while needing fewer 15KRPM drives to use 15K drives. (see Figure 8) Storage Subsystem Disc Drive IBM Total Storage® FAStT 600 with the additional data stored on Overall Reliability The Seagate 10K-RPM and 15K-RPM disc drives carry the highest reliability rating in the ...Protection Level, SPC-1 Submission Identiier 478.43 GB 12102.97 SPC-1 IOPSTM, Mirroring A00018 2596.3 GB 24,006 SPC-1 IOPSTM, Non-Mirroring A00021 1196.092 GB 24507.22 SPC-1 IOPSTM, Mirroring A00023 Figure 8. The bottom line is the drive of choice for applications where data is infrequently...
Economies of Capacity and Speed: Choosing the most cost-effective disc drive (263K) (PDF)
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... it takes for the read or write the data (referred to make one head can be immediately under the head, resulting in each disc used in track consistency from its initial position to disc. Data Transfer Time: For the majority of data underneath the head. In current storage configurations...; Direction of the disc, the head must wait a full revolution (4.0 msec) before reading the data. Latency: After the head is 4.0 msec for a 15K drive (vs. 6.0 msec for the disc to as the data transfer rate) is negligible compared to reach the head is called seek time. When a seeking head...
... it takes for the read or write the data (referred to make one head can be immediately under the head, resulting in each disc used in track consistency from its initial position to disc. Data Transfer Time: For the majority of data underneath the head. In current storage configurations...; Direction of the disc, the head must wait a full revolution (4.0 msec) before reading the data. Latency: After the head is 4.0 msec for a 15K drive (vs. 6.0 msec for the disc to as the data transfer rate) is negligible compared to reach the head is called seek time. When a seeking head...
Optimizing Storage with SAS: Beyond the 10K Compromise (72K, PDF)
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... Management to deploy a SAS infrastructure and then effectively reintroduce a performance bottleneck by using slower SAS drives. In the online world, diminished throughput and bouts with cost/GB roughly four times higher than online activity, both 10K SAS and 15K SAS drives offer exemplary reliability in nearline applications. While both involve random reads/writes that...
... Management to deploy a SAS infrastructure and then effectively reintroduce a performance bottleneck by using slower SAS drives. In the online world, diminished throughput and bouts with cost/GB roughly four times higher than online activity, both 10K SAS and 15K SAS drives offer exemplary reliability in nearline applications. While both involve random reads/writes that...
VAR Delivers Competitive Advantage With Intel, Adaptec, and Seagate (454K, PDF)
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...Storage hardware solutions. New multi-core processors from Intel, high-performance RAID controllers from Adaptec and 15K-RPM drives from Intel, Adaptec and Seagate. With Internet TV quickly coming of age, a leading global Internet TV platform provider needed an effective virtual...significant efficiency gains by consolidating using powerful next-generation servers. About Area Data Systems, Inc. for almost three years, recognized this challenge with the latest Unified Serial (SATA/SAS) RAID technology from Adaptec and 15K-RPM Seagate Cheetah* hard drives, up to speed application ...
...Storage hardware solutions. New multi-core processors from Intel, high-performance RAID controllers from Adaptec and 15K-RPM drives from Intel, Adaptec and Seagate. With Internet TV quickly coming of age, a leading global Internet TV platform provider needed an effective virtual...significant efficiency gains by consolidating using powerful next-generation servers. About Area Data Systems, Inc. for almost three years, recognized this challenge with the latest Unified Serial (SATA/SAS) RAID technology from Adaptec and 15K-RPM Seagate Cheetah* hard drives, up to speed application ...
VAR Delivers Competitive Advantage With Intel, Adaptec, and Seagate (454K, PDF)
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...these requirements, Area Data Systems chose Intel, Adaptec, and Seagate components. William Huang President, Area Data Systems The 4 ...• Processor. At least 16 GB of using the Intel® Server System SR1560SFHS. Using the Intel® Server System SR1560SFHS... meant that Area Data Systems could integrate the Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® E5430 2.66 GHz processor. Intel® Server System SR1560SFHS Area Data Systems immediately saw the advantages of FB-DIMM memory per -watt advantages Fast and reliable hot-swappable hard drives...
...these requirements, Area Data Systems chose Intel, Adaptec, and Seagate components. William Huang President, Area Data Systems The 4 ...• Processor. At least 16 GB of using the Intel® Server System SR1560SFHS. Using the Intel® Server System SR1560SFHS... meant that Area Data Systems could integrate the Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® E5430 2.66 GHz processor. Intel® Server System SR1560SFHS Area Data Systems immediately saw the advantages of FB-DIMM memory per -watt advantages Fast and reliable hot-swappable hard drives...
VAR Delivers Competitive Advantage With Intel, Adaptec, and Seagate (454K, PDF)
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... potential downtime while supporting maximum responsiveness, we used on the virtual server." enjoyed with Adaptec. The Adaptec RAID 3405 featured several levels of the virtual server. Seagate Cheetah* hard drives running virtual machines equivalent in virtualization capabilities and...With the robust data demands of the different OS being used Seagate Cheetah hard drives." Exceedingly responsive I/O performance was selected in large part to confidently consolidate applications onto fewer systems using proven virtualization solutions. William Huang President, Area Data Systems ...
... potential downtime while supporting maximum responsiveness, we used on the virtual server." enjoyed with Adaptec. The Adaptec RAID 3405 featured several levels of the virtual server. Seagate Cheetah* hard drives running virtual machines equivalent in virtualization capabilities and...With the robust data demands of the different OS being used Seagate Cheetah hard drives." Exceedingly responsive I/O performance was selected in large part to confidently consolidate applications onto fewer systems using proven virtualization solutions. William Huang President, Area Data Systems ...
VAR Delivers Competitive Advantage With Intel, Adaptec, and Seagate (454K, PDF)
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... development. Features: • 4-port card supports up to 128 SATA and SAS devices using SAS expanders • PCIe host interface • 3 Gb/s per port • Supports approximately 200 TB (using 500 GB SATA drives) • RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10, 50, 60 JBOD.../xeon Intel® Servers and Workstations: www.intel.com/products/server Adaptec RAID Controllers: www.adaptec.com/raid Seagate Cheetah* Hard Drives: www.seagate.com/www/products/servers/cheetah Area Data Systems: www.areasys.com 1 Intel Virtualization Technology requires a computer system with a processor, chipset, ...
... development. Features: • 4-port card supports up to 128 SATA and SAS devices using SAS expanders • PCIe host interface • 3 Gb/s per port • Supports approximately 200 TB (using 500 GB SATA drives) • RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10, 50, 60 JBOD.../xeon Intel® Servers and Workstations: www.intel.com/products/server Adaptec RAID Controllers: www.adaptec.com/raid Seagate Cheetah* Hard Drives: www.seagate.com/www/products/servers/cheetah Area Data Systems: www.areasys.com 1 Intel Virtualization Technology requires a computer system with a processor, chipset, ...
Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual
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... SCSI device connector used on LW drives 64 Nonshielded 80-pin SCSI SCA-2 connector used on LC drives 65 Typical SE-LVD alternative transmitter receiver circuits 71 Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. Figure 14. IOPS (LVD 29 Locations of Figures Figure 1. Figure 6. Figure 11. Figure 12. Figure 5. Figure 7. Figure 8. Figure 16. Typical ST3300655LW drive +5 V LVD current...
... SCSI device connector used on LW drives 64 Nonshielded 80-pin SCSI SCA-2 connector used on LC drives 65 Typical SE-LVD alternative transmitter receiver circuits 71 Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. Figure 14. IOPS (LVD 29 Locations of Figures Figure 1. Figure 6. Figure 11. Figure 12. Figure 5. Figure 7. Figure 8. Figure 16. Typical ST3300655LW drive +5 V LVD current...
Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual
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... equipment operating in the same system as noted in the areas of design and construction. In particular, the drive must be used, with the shields grounded to the enclosure and to the host controller. 2.1.2 Electromagnetic susceptibility As a component assembly, the...design characteristics of the drive serve to ensure that provides reasonable shielding. Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. The drive depends upon its host equipment to provide adequate power and environment in order to achieve optimum performance and compliance with Seagate standards as the drive or external to the...
... equipment operating in the same system as noted in the areas of design and construction. In particular, the drive must be used, with the shields grounded to the enclosure and to the host controller. 2.1.2 Electromagnetic susceptibility As a component assembly, the...design characteristics of the drive serve to ensure that provides reasonable shielding. Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. The drive depends upon its host equipment to provide adequate power and environment in order to achieve optimum performance and compliance with Seagate standards as the drive or external to the...
Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual
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... We rely on the representations of our suppliers regarding the presence of parts and materials in such parts or materials. 4 Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. A number of RoHS substances in electronic products effective July 2006. Current supplier declarations include... The system configurations include: • Typical current use microprocessor • 3.5-inch floppy disc drive • Keyboard • Monitor/display • Printer • External modem • Mouse Although the test system with this Seagate model complies to the directives/standard(s) for the ...
... We rely on the representations of our suppliers regarding the presence of parts and materials in such parts or materials. 4 Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. A number of RoHS substances in electronic products effective July 2006. Current supplier declarations include... The system configurations include: • Typical current use microprocessor • 3.5-inch floppy disc drive • Keyboard • Monitor/display • Printer • External modem • Mouse Although the test system with this Seagate model complies to the directives/standard(s) for the ...
Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual
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...ST3300655LW ST3146855LW ST373455LW ST3300655LC ST3146855LC ST373455LC Number of active heads 8 4 2 8 4 2 I/O circuit type [1] Single-ended (SE) and low voltage differential (LVD) Single-ended (SE) and low voltage differential (LVD) Number of I /O circuit type. The drive automatically goes to maintain a contamination-free HDA environment. Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI drives use..., media, actuator, etc.) as this and other families of Seagate SCSI drives. 3.0 General description Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI drives combine Tunneling Magnetoresistive (TMR) heads and a wide Ultra320 SCSI interface...
...ST3300655LW ST3146855LW ST373455LW ST3300655LC ST3146855LC ST373455LC Number of active heads 8 4 2 8 4 2 I/O circuit type [1] Single-ended (SE) and low voltage differential (LVD) Single-ended (SE) and low voltage differential (LVD) Number of I /O circuit type. The drive automatically goes to maintain a contamination-free HDA environment. Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI drives use..., media, actuator, etc.) as this and other families of Seagate SCSI drives. 3.0 General description Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI drives combine Tunneling Magnetoresistive (TMR) heads and a wide Ultra320 SCSI interface...
Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual
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...a thin film magnetic material, overcoated with a proprietary protective layer for LC model drives • Drive Self Test (DST) • Supports SCSI bus fairness 3.2 Media characteristics The media used on command (post format) • ECC burst correction length of up to ... assembly with a low-inertia, balanced, patented, straight-arm design provides excellent performance with minimal power dissipation. 3.1 Standard features The Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI family has the following standard features: • Perpendicular recording technology. • Integrated Ultra320 SCSI interface. • ...
...a thin film magnetic material, overcoated with a proprietary protective layer for LC model drives • Drive Self Test (DST) • Supports SCSI bus fairness 3.2 Media characteristics The media used on command (post format) • ECC burst correction length of up to ... assembly with a low-inertia, balanced, patented, straight-arm design provides excellent performance with minimal power dissipation. 3.1 Standard features The Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI family has the following standard features: • Perpendicular recording technology. • Integrated Ultra320 SCSI interface. • ...
Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual
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...Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) • 5-year warranty 3.5 Formatted capacities Standard OEM models are : Sector Size 512 514 520 522 524 528 ST3300655LW ST3300655LC Decimal 585,937,500 574,712,644 573,653,847 570,053,000 566,007,800 557,874,778 Hex 22ECB25C 22416B44 22314357...that Seagate guarantees current and future products will vary between 10K and 15K families and from generation to 512 bytes per block. Using the drives in this product are formatted to generation. The current guaranteed operating points for zone frequencies and splits over servo bursts. Cheetah 15K.5...
...Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) • 5-year warranty 3.5 Formatted capacities Standard OEM models are : Sector Size 512 514 520 522 524 528 ST3300655LW ST3300655LC Decimal 585,937,500 574,712,644 573,653,847 570,053,000 566,007,800 557,874,778 Hex 22ECB25C 22416B44 22314357...that Seagate guarantees current and future products will vary between 10K and 15K families and from generation to 512 bytes per block. Using the drives in this product are formatted to generation. The current guaranteed operating points for zone frequencies and splits over servo bursts. Cheetah 15K.5...
Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual
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...The Cheetah 15K.5 Installation Guide, part number 100384777, usually ships with the Cheetah 15K.5 Installation Guide, part number 100384777, and the Safety and Regulatory Agency Specifications, part number 75789512 (unless otherwise specified). 3.5.1 Programmable drive capacity Using the Mode Select command, the drive can...formatted to the maximum capacity. 3.6 Factory installed accessories OEM Standard drives are shipped with each standard OEM drive. All accessories may be installed in the field. • Single unit shipping pack. 10 Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev.
...The Cheetah 15K.5 Installation Guide, part number 100384777, usually ships with the Cheetah 15K.5 Installation Guide, part number 100384777, and the Safety and Regulatory Agency Specifications, part number 75789512 (unless otherwise specified). 3.5.1 Programmable drive capacity Using the Mode Select command, the drive can...formatted to the maximum capacity. 3.6 Factory installed accessories OEM Standard drives are shipped with each standard OEM drive. All accessories may be installed in the field. • Single unit shipping pack. 10 Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev.
Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual
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...Execution time measured from receipt of the last byte of drives. 2. Read/write consecutive sectors on a representative sample...excluding connect/disconnect). [2] Assumes no errors and no cable loss. 12 Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. 4.2.1 Seek time Not including controller overhead...Format command execution time (minutes) [1] Maximum (with verify) Maximum (no verify) ST3300655LW ST3300655LC 120 60 ST3146855LW ST3146855LC 90 45 ST373455LW ST373455LC 60 30 4.2.3 Generalized performance ... using the spare sectors per sector) is odd, then n-1 will be used. H Typical ...
...Execution time measured from receipt of the last byte of drives. 2. Read/write consecutive sectors on a representative sample...excluding connect/disconnect). [2] Assumes no errors and no cable loss. 12 Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. 4.2.1 Seek time Not including controller overhead...Format command execution time (minutes) [1] Maximum (with verify) Maximum (no verify) ST3300655LW ST3300655LC 120 60 ST3146855LW ST3146855LC 90 45 ST373455LW ST373455LC 60 30 4.2.3 Generalized performance ... using the spare sectors per sector) is odd, then n-1 will be used. H Typical ...