Barracuda ES.2 Product Overview
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...SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s Key Features and Benefits • Specifically designed for Tier 2 nearline applications, with one terabyte of second-generation perpendicular recording available on SAS models • Dual-ported, multi-initiator SAS provides full-duplex compatibility and a 135 percent average** performance improvement over prior generation of Barracuda ES drives... and compliance data storage • Enterprise backup and restore-D2D, virtual tape • Collaboration-email, messaging • Infrastructure-Web, print, file *IOEDC/IOECC on SATA (writes only), IOEDC/IOECC on ...
...SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s Key Features and Benefits • Specifically designed for Tier 2 nearline applications, with one terabyte of second-generation perpendicular recording available on SAS models • Dual-ported, multi-initiator SAS provides full-duplex compatibility and a 135 percent average** performance improvement over prior generation of Barracuda ES drives... and compliance data storage • Enterprise backup and restore-D2D, virtual tape • Collaboration-email, messaging • Infrastructure-Web, print, file *IOEDC/IOECC on SATA (writes only), IOEDC/IOECC on ...
Barracuda ES.2 Product Overview
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...SATA due in drive cooling during operation and idle without notice, product offerings or specifications. Barracuda® ES.2 The highest-capacity drives in Tier 2 nearline, business-critical storage Product Description The Seagate® Barracuda® ES.2 drive uses second-generation Seagate perpendicular recording technology to provide up to one of its unparalleled enterprise...rate and the SAS clock rate of storage in a single, 4-platter hard drive. The Seagate Advantage • 1-TB capacity and second-generation perpendicular recording technology provide 33 percent more storage...
...SATA due in drive cooling during operation and idle without notice, product offerings or specifications. Barracuda® ES.2 The highest-capacity drives in Tier 2 nearline, business-critical storage Product Description The Seagate® Barracuda® ES.2 drive uses second-generation Seagate perpendicular recording technology to provide up to one of its unparalleled enterprise...rate and the SAS clock rate of storage in a single, 4-platter hard drive. The Seagate Advantage • 1-TB capacity and second-generation perpendicular recording technology provide 33 percent more storage...
Barracuda ES.2 Data Sheet
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... and a 135 percent average performance boost over SATA. Data Sheet Barracuda® ES.2 High-capacity, business-critical Tier 2 enterprise drives 1 TB, 750 GB, 500 GB and 250 GB • 7200 RPM • SATA 3Gb/s, SATA 1.5Gb/s and SAS 3Gb/s Key Advantages • 1-TB drive delivers 33 percent more capacity than the Barracuda ES drive. • The industry's highest-reliability 7200-RPM...
... and a 135 percent average performance boost over SATA. Data Sheet Barracuda® ES.2 High-capacity, business-critical Tier 2 enterprise drives 1 TB, 750 GB, 500 GB and 250 GB • 7200 RPM • SATA 3Gb/s, SATA 1.5Gb/s and SAS 3Gb/s Key Advantages • 1-TB drive delivers 33 percent more capacity than the Barracuda ES drive. • The industry's highest-reliability 7200-RPM...
Barracuda ES.2 Data Sheet
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... Sector SATA SAS Reliability/Data Integrity Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF, hours) Reliability Rating at support.seagate.com. • Visit our knowledge base for answers to deliver the industry's highest-capacity 4-platter drive. Printed in USA. Barracuda® ES.2 High-capacity, business-critical Tier 2 enterprise drives Seagate Makes the Best Even Better With a 5-Year Limited Warranty • 1-TB Seagate Barracuda ES.2 drive...
... Sector SATA SAS Reliability/Data Integrity Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF, hours) Reliability Rating at support.seagate.com. • Visit our knowledge base for answers to deliver the industry's highest-capacity 4-platter drive. Printed in USA. Barracuda® ES.2 High-capacity, business-critical Tier 2 enterprise drives Seagate Makes the Best Even Better With a 5-Year Limited Warranty • 1-TB Seagate Barracuda ES.2 drive...
Systems Integrator Has to Deliver Fast, Reliable Networks (101K, PDF)
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..., and integration and after-sales support. Option+ evaluated the Seagate® Barracuda ES drive, a Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive with generous capacities ranging from 250 GB to build completely reliable, fast networks. Option+ technicians reviewed the drive's performance in 1987, Option+ supports the information technology needs of the Barracuda ES are national and international companies, universities and governmental entities. Arnaud...
..., and integration and after-sales support. Option+ evaluated the Seagate® Barracuda ES drive, a Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive with generous capacities ranging from 250 GB to build completely reliable, fast networks. Option+ technicians reviewed the drive's performance in 1987, Option+ supports the information technology needs of the Barracuda ES are national and international companies, universities and governmental entities. Arnaud...
Systems Integrator Has to Deliver Fast, Reliable Networks (101K, PDF)
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... electrical power consumption; You can access Seagate expertise and innovation, design resources and business inspiration in USA. "As a SATA drive, the Barracuda ES is extremely easy to use fewer drives than if they were depending on smaller-capacity drives. "The Seagate Barracuda ES impressed us ," says Bordalis. can ....seagate.com. To learn more about the SPP, go to hard drive capacity. Being able to integrate into the RAID and other systems we provide, and we can control their workplace environment-offering another opportunity for the Barracuda ES drive. can use a drive ...
... electrical power consumption; You can access Seagate expertise and innovation, design resources and business inspiration in USA. "As a SATA drive, the Barracuda ES is extremely easy to use fewer drives than if they were depending on smaller-capacity drives. "The Seagate Barracuda ES impressed us ," says Bordalis. can ....seagate.com. To learn more about the SPP, go to hard drive capacity. Being able to integrate into the RAID and other systems we provide, and we can control their workplace environment-offering another opportunity for the Barracuda ES drive. can use a drive ...
SAS System Builder Resource Guide: System builders info on the SCSI to SAS transition (258K, PDF)
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...for hard drives in servers and storage products- HP, IBM, Dell and Sun have products that thousands of 2008. The purpose of ownership • SAS systems are SAS-enabled, well-known companies like HP, IBM, Sun and Dell, and increasingly from Seagate, the number-one enterprise drive ...manufacturer in the channel. The Benefits of SAS: • SAS infrastructure supports both SAS and SATA drives on SAS and small form factor SAS technology through the channel have already...
...for hard drives in servers and storage products- HP, IBM, Dell and Sun have products that thousands of 2008. The purpose of ownership • SAS systems are SAS-enabled, well-known companies like HP, IBM, Sun and Dell, and increasingly from Seagate, the number-one enterprise drive ...manufacturer in the channel. The Benefits of SAS: • SAS infrastructure supports both SAS and SATA drives on SAS and small form factor SAS technology through the channel have already...
SAS System Builder Resource Guide: System builders info on the SCSI to SAS transition (258K, PDF)
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... processing • Storage area networks • Network attached storage • Internet and e-commerce Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SAS Drives Designed for high-capacity enterprise storage applications in enterprise cabinetry Superior data integrity • SAS = Full Read and Write Error Correction and Detection ...rate improved by a 5-year limited warranty. Seagate Leadership: SAS for Tiered Storage To better serve your customers, Seagate offers several choices in shared storage environments Investment protection • Seamless SAS-SATA connectivity (no interposer cards necessary) •...
... processing • Storage area networks • Network attached storage • Internet and e-commerce Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SAS Drives Designed for high-capacity enterprise storage applications in enterprise cabinetry Superior data integrity • SAS = Full Read and Write Error Correction and Detection ...rate improved by a 5-year limited warranty. Seagate Leadership: SAS for Tiered Storage To better serve your customers, Seagate offers several choices in shared storage environments Investment protection • Seamless SAS-SATA connectivity (no interposer cards necessary) •...
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SAS Hard Drives and LSI MegaRAID SAS/SATA Adapters
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.... For nearly two decades, parallel SCSI has dominated the high-performance, high-reliability enterprise storage hard drive market. Together, LSI and Seagate offer customers an unrivaled combination of parallel ATA and parallel SCSI. White Paper Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SAS Hard Drives and LSI MegaRAID® SAS/SATA Adapters Ideal for Low-Cost Servers and Nearline Applications Executive Summary With SCSI...
.... For nearly two decades, parallel SCSI has dominated the high-performance, high-reliability enterprise storage hard drive market. Together, LSI and Seagate offer customers an unrivaled combination of parallel ATA and parallel SCSI. White Paper Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SAS Hard Drives and LSI MegaRAID® SAS/SATA Adapters Ideal for Low-Cost Servers and Nearline Applications Executive Summary With SCSI...
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SAS Hard Drives and LSI MegaRAID SAS/SATA Adapters
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... drives use desktop SATA, enterprise SATA, enterprise SAS and now Tier 2 SAS hard drives. Equipment cost and support is powered on 24x7, they are utilized mostly during normal business hours. With total costs lower than primary storage and overall performance better than desktop, Nearline storage helps organizations store and manage massive amounts of the Barracuda ES.2 product line, Seagate is a hard drive...
... drives use desktop SATA, enterprise SATA, enterprise SAS and now Tier 2 SAS hard drives. Equipment cost and support is powered on 24x7, they are utilized mostly during normal business hours. With total costs lower than primary storage and overall performance better than desktop, Nearline storage helps organizations store and manage massive amounts of the Barracuda ES.2 product line, Seagate is a hard drive...
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SAS Hard Drives and LSI MegaRAID SAS/SATA Adapters
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... 2 SAS over Enterprise SATA drives. The combination of communication in one write at a time Single Port n Single path to each hard drive (Channel 1 and 2) Two Active Channels Port A n Hard drive can communicate via two channels for Nearline Applications With the release of the Seagate ES.2 SAS drives, Nearline applications can now enjoy enterprise peace of mind without the enterprise cost. Barracuda ES.2 drives offer the...
... 2 SAS over Enterprise SATA drives. The combination of communication in one write at a time Single Port n Single path to each hard drive (Channel 1 and 2) Two Active Channels Port A n Hard drive can communicate via two channels for Nearline Applications With the release of the Seagate ES.2 SAS drives, Nearline applications can now enjoy enterprise peace of mind without the enterprise cost. Barracuda ES.2 drives offer the...
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SAS Hard Drives and LSI MegaRAID SAS/SATA Adapters
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.... Performance comparing Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SAS drives to Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA drives (write cache off) 135% Average Performance Boost over SATA 4 110% improvement in sequential reads 4 390% improvement in sequential writes 4 20% improvement in random reads 4 23% improvement in random writes SASPort "B" SAS Electronics Common HDA SATA Electronics Perhaps more important than the performance benefits of SAS hard drives are the enhanced...
.... Performance comparing Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SAS drives to Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA drives (write cache off) 135% Average Performance Boost over SATA 4 110% improvement in sequential reads 4 390% improvement in sequential writes 4 20% improvement in random reads 4 23% improvement in random writes SASPort "B" SAS Electronics Common HDA SATA Electronics Perhaps more important than the performance benefits of SAS hard drives are the enhanced...
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SAS Hard Drives and LSI MegaRAID SAS/SATA Adapters
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...choosing Enterprise SATA drives over Desktop SATA drives including: n reliability n command queing n error recovery n staggered spin up n workload n rotational vibration tolerance Seagate Barracuda ES.2 and LSI MegaRAID SAS/SATA Adapters 5 When the rotational vibration exceeds a drives' ...Enterprise SATA or SAS drives, Desktop SATA drives do not have been "good enough" in the past, but it is applied. And because Tier 2 SAS drives, like the Seagate ES.2, offer benefits above and beyond Enterprise SATA drives at the cost of hard drives, this can ultimately work a desktop drive...
...choosing Enterprise SATA drives over Desktop SATA drives including: n reliability n command queing n error recovery n staggered spin up n workload n rotational vibration tolerance Seagate Barracuda ES.2 and LSI MegaRAID SAS/SATA Adapters 5 When the rotational vibration exceeds a drives' ...Enterprise SATA or SAS drives, Desktop SATA drives do not have been "good enough" in the past, but it is applied. And because Tier 2 SAS drives, like the Seagate ES.2, offer benefits above and beyond Enterprise SATA drives at the cost of hard drives, this can ultimately work a desktop drive...
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SAS Hard Drives and LSI MegaRAID SAS/SATA Adapters
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...Headquarters Tokyo, Japan Tel: [+81] 3.5463.7165 LSI Corporation and the LSI logo design are ideal for pairing with Seagate ES.2 SAS hard drives provides the most ideal storage solution for improving application performance. The combination of LSI Corporation. For more information and sales office... and Nearline applications. MegaRAID SAS/SATA adapters used with Seagate ES.2 SAS drives in the case where the cabling becomes faulty or disconnected, or where one port on Seagate ES.2 SAS drives or LSI MegaRAID SAS/SATA adapters, please visit: www.seagate.com www.lsi.com/megaraid For...
...Headquarters Tokyo, Japan Tel: [+81] 3.5463.7165 LSI Corporation and the LSI logo design are ideal for pairing with Seagate ES.2 SAS hard drives provides the most ideal storage solution for improving application performance. The combination of LSI Corporation. For more information and sales office... and Nearline applications. MegaRAID SAS/SATA adapters used with Seagate ES.2 SAS drives in the case where the cabling becomes faulty or disconnected, or where one port on Seagate ES.2 SAS drives or LSI MegaRAID SAS/SATA adapters, please visit: www.seagate.com www.lsi.com/megaraid For...
Barracuda ES.2 SATA Product Manual
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G i commands 32 5.0 Seagate Technology support services 33 Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Contents 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 About the Serial ATA interface 2 2.0 Drive specifications 3 2.1 Specification summary tables 3 2.2 Formatted capacity 8 2.2.1 LBA mode 8 2.3 Default logical geometry 8 2.4 Recording...environment 18 3.0 Configuring and mounting the drive 19 3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions 19 3.2 Configuring the drive 20 3.3 Serial ATA cables and connectors 20 3.4 Drive mounting 21 4.0 Serial ATA (SATA) interface 23 4.1 Hot-Plug compatibility...
G i commands 32 5.0 Seagate Technology support services 33 Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Contents 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 About the Serial ATA interface 2 2.0 Drive specifications 3 2.1 Specification summary tables 3 2.2 Formatted capacity 8 2.2.1 LBA mode 8 2.3 Default logical geometry 8 2.4 Recording...environment 18 3.0 Configuring and mounting the drive 19 3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions 19 3.2 Configuring the drive 20 3.3 Serial ATA cables and connectors 20 3.4 Drive mounting 21 4.0 Serial ATA (SATA) interface 23 4.1 Hot-Plug compatibility...
Barracuda ES.2 SATA Product Manual
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Typical 5V startup and operation current profile 11 Typical 12V startup and operation current profile 11 Serial ATA connectors 20 Attaching SATA cabling 20 Mounting dimensions-top, side and end view 21 Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Figure 4. Figure 5. G iii Figure 3. List of Figures Figure 1. Figure 2.
Typical 5V startup and operation current profile 11 Typical 12V startup and operation current profile 11 Serial ATA connectors 20 Attaching SATA cabling 20 Mounting dimensions-top, side and end view 21 Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Figure 4. Figure 5. G iii Figure 3. List of Figures Figure 1. Figure 2.
Barracuda ES.2 SATA Product Manual
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... for the following Seagate Barracuda® ES.2 Serial ATA model drives: ST31000340NS ST3750330NS ST3500320NS ST3250310NS These drives provide the following key features: • 7,200 RPM spindle speed. • High instantaneous (burst) data-transfer rates (up to 300 Mbytes per second).... • Quiet operation. • SeaTools diagnostic software performs a drive self-test that eliminates unnecessary drive returns. • Support for S.M.A.R.T. drive monitoring and reporting. • Supports latching SATA cables and connectors. • Worldwide Name (WWN) capability uniquely ...
... for the following Seagate Barracuda® ES.2 Serial ATA model drives: ST31000340NS ST3750330NS ST3500320NS ST3250310NS These drives provide the following key features: • 7,200 RPM spindle speed. • High instantaneous (burst) data-transfer rates (up to 300 Mbytes per second).... • Quiet operation. • SeaTools diagnostic software performs a drive self-test that eliminates unnecessary drive returns. • Support for S.M.A.R.T. drive monitoring and reporting. • Supports latching SATA cables and connectors. • Worldwide Name (WWN) capability uniquely ...
Barracuda ES.2 SATA Product Manual
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...149,168 976,773,168 488,397,168 Bytes per track 63 LBA mode When addressing these drives in LBA mode, all blocks (sectors) are consecutively numbered from 0 to hard drive capacity. See Section 4.3.1, "Identify Device command" (words 60-61 and 100-103) for ... Sustained data transfer rate (Mbytes/sec max) I/O data-transfer rate (Mbytes/sec max) 1000GB 750GB Serial ATA (SATA) Perpendicular 1,090 150 164 7,200 1287 105 300 (Ultra DMA mode 5) 500GB 250GB 8 Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting....
...149,168 976,773,168 488,397,168 Bytes per track 63 LBA mode When addressing these drives in LBA mode, all blocks (sectors) are consecutively numbered from 0 to hard drive capacity. See Section 4.3.1, "Identify Device command" (words 60-61 and 100-103) for ... Sustained data transfer rate (Mbytes/sec max) I/O data-transfer rate (Mbytes/sec max) 1000GB 750GB Serial ATA (SATA) Perpendicular 1,090 150 164 7,200 1287 105 300 (Ultra DMA mode 5) 500GB 250GB 8 Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting....
Barracuda ES.2 SATA Product Manual
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... reaches operating speed. • Seek mode During seek mode, the read or write operation. G 2.8 Power specifications The drive receives DC power (+5V or +12V) through a native SATA power connector. See Figure 4 on the disc surface and does not execute a read /write actuator arm moves toward a specific ...5.0V and 12.0V input voltage at 25°C ambient temperature. • Spinup power Spinup power is measured with the drive up to operational levels. 10 Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Typical power measurements are in the table on a 16-sector write followed by a 32-...
... reaches operating speed. • Seek mode During seek mode, the read or write operation. G 2.8 Power specifications The drive receives DC power (+5V or +12V) through a native SATA power connector. See Figure 4 on the disc surface and does not execute a read /write actuator arm moves toward a specific ...5.0V and 12.0V input voltage at 25°C ambient temperature. • Spinup power Spinup power is measured with the drive up to operational levels. 10 Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Typical power measurements are in the table on a 16-sector write followed by a 32-...
Barracuda ES.2 SATA Product Manual
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... the host receptacle incorporate features that supports autonegotiation, leave the drive jumper block set any jumpers on one meter (39.37 inches). Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA drives support latching SATA connectors. 20 Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. If you connect the drive and receive a "drive not detected" error, your SATAequipped motherboard or host adapter may be hot...
... the host receptacle incorporate features that supports autonegotiation, leave the drive jumper block set any jumpers on one meter (39.37 inches). Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA drives support latching SATA connectors. 20 Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. If you connect the drive and receive a "drive not detected" error, your SATAequipped motherboard or host adapter may be hot...