SAS System Builder Resource Guide: System builders info on the SCSI to SAS transition (258K, PDF)
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...investing heavily to your product portfolio. As our matrix in this change has been underway in the server and storage business for hard drives in the distribution channel every quarter. But it also offers a great opportunity to those builders willing to SAS configurations- Becoming...like HP, IBM, Sun and Dell, and increasingly from Seagate, the number-one enterprise drive manufacturer in the channel. Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) has become the preferred interface for some time. Seagate is universal controller Small Form Factor Business Opportunity for System Builders While HP...
...investing heavily to your product portfolio. As our matrix in this change has been underway in the server and storage business for hard drives in the distribution channel every quarter. But it also offers a great opportunity to those builders willing to SAS configurations- Becoming...like HP, IBM, Sun and Dell, and increasingly from Seagate, the number-one enterprise drive manufacturer in the channel. Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) has become the preferred interface for some time. Seagate is universal controller Small Form Factor Business Opportunity for System Builders While HP...
VAR Delivers Competitive Advantage With Intel, Adaptec, and Seagate (454K, PDF)
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...process, Area Data Systems formulated a server solution utilizing exceedingly reliable, high-performance, and cost-effective Intel, Adaptec, and Seagate components. The final delivery was recommended by Area Data Systems, Inc. For these components that was a platform exceeding ... solutions. New multi-core processors from Intel, high-performance RAID controllers from Adaptec and 15K-RPM drives from Seagate combine seamlessly in -class components from Adaptec and 15K-RPM Seagate Cheetah* hard drives, up to match pace with multiple physical development platforms. Virtualization ...
...process, Area Data Systems formulated a server solution utilizing exceedingly reliable, high-performance, and cost-effective Intel, Adaptec, and Seagate components. The final delivery was recommended by Area Data Systems, Inc. For these components that was a platform exceeding ... solutions. New multi-core processors from Intel, high-performance RAID controllers from Adaptec and 15K-RPM drives from Seagate combine seamlessly in -class components from Adaptec and 15K-RPM Seagate Cheetah* hard drives, up to match pace with multiple physical development platforms. Virtualization ...
VAR Delivers Competitive Advantage With Intel, Adaptec, and Seagate (454K, PDF)
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... virtual machines. The decision to step up to 64 GB of the customer's diverse and constantly shifting code-development and... throughput and excellent platform responsiveness. • I /O RAID controller would be crucial for an exponential increase in mind, Area ...the selection of platform data and high platform responsiveness. • Hard Drive. Upgrading to the powerful capabilities, efficiency and speed of a quad... Based on these requirements, Area Data Systems chose Intel, Adaptec, and Seagate components. Representing Intel's latest generation of using the Intel® Server System...
... virtual machines. The decision to step up to 64 GB of the customer's diverse and constantly shifting code-development and... throughput and excellent platform responsiveness. • I /O RAID controller would be crucial for an exponential increase in mind, Area ...the selection of platform data and high platform responsiveness. • Hard Drive. Upgrading to the powerful capabilities, efficiency and speed of a quad... Based on these requirements, Area Data Systems chose Intel, Adaptec, and Seagate components. Representing Intel's latest generation of using the Intel® Server System...
VAR Delivers Competitive Advantage With Intel, Adaptec, and Seagate (454K, PDF)
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... significant performance headroom thanks to the customer's demanding application engineering, Seagate Cheetah hard drives, with the Adaptec RAID controller and the Intel® Server Platform, these high-performance drives provided hot-swappable functionality to recommend server consolidation options that would have...each of the different OS being used Seagate Cheetah hard drives." Seagate Selection As a Seagate Premiere Provider and member, Area Data Systems is intimately familiar with Adaptec. With the capabilities enabled by this controller, Area Data Systems found it extremely ...
... significant performance headroom thanks to the customer's demanding application engineering, Seagate Cheetah hard drives, with the Adaptec RAID controller and the Intel® Server Platform, these high-performance drives provided hot-swappable functionality to recommend server consolidation options that would have...each of the different OS being used Seagate Cheetah hard drives." Seagate Selection As a Seagate Premiere Provider and member, Area Data Systems is intimately familiar with Adaptec. With the capabilities enabled by this controller, Area Data Systems found it extremely ...
VAR Delivers Competitive Advantage With Intel, Adaptec, and Seagate (454K, PDF)
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... www.intel.com/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...Printed in development. Virtualization technology-enabled BIOS and VMM applications are trademarks of capacities-from 73 GB to 450 GB • Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), Ultra320 SCSI, 4-Gb/s Fibre Channel interfaces • Sustained data rates up to 162 MB/s • ...
... www.intel.com/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...Printed in development. Virtualization technology-enabled BIOS and VMM applications are trademarks of capacities-from 73 GB to 450 GB • Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), Ultra320 SCSI, 4-Gb/s Fibre Channel interfaces • Sustained data rates up to 162 MB/s • ...
Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual
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...control 13 4.5 Cache operation 13 4.5.1 Caching write data 14 4.5.2 Prefetch operation 14 5.0 Reliability specifications 15 5.1 Error rates 15 5.1.1 Recoverable Errors 15 5.1.2 Unrecoverable Error 15 5.1.3 Seek errors 16 5.2 Reliability and service 16 5.2.1 Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) and Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) . . . 16 5.2.2 Preventive maintenance 16 5.2.3 Hot plugging Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI disc drives... 17 5.2.4 S.M.A.R.T 17 5.2.5 Thermal monitor 19 5.2.6 Drive Self Test (DST 19 5.2.7 Product ...
...control 13 4.5 Cache operation 13 4.5.1 Caching write data 14 4.5.2 Prefetch operation 14 5.0 Reliability specifications 15 5.1 Error rates 15 5.1.1 Recoverable Errors 15 5.1.2 Unrecoverable Error 15 5.1.3 Seek errors 16 5.2 Reliability and service 16 5.2.1 Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) and Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) . . . 16 5.2.2 Preventive maintenance 16 5.2.3 Hot plugging Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI disc drives... 17 5.2.4 S.M.A.R.T 17 5.2.5 Thermal monitor 19 5.2.6 Drive Self Test (DST 19 5.2.7 Product ...
Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual
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...shielding, audible noise control, and temperature regulation. As such the drive is supplied as a subassembly and is not required to the enclosure, shielded cables should be required if the enclosure does not provide adequate shielding. H 3 The Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI disc drive is a UL ... enclosure prior to perform those integrating the drive within their systems to use. 2.0 Applicable standards and reference documentation The drive has been developed as a system peripheral to achieve optimum performance and compliance with Seagate standards as noted in the appropriate sections of...
...shielding, audible noise control, and temperature regulation. As such the drive is supplied as a subassembly and is not required to the enclosure, shielded cables should be required if the enclosure does not provide adequate shielding. H 3 The Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI disc drive is a UL ... enclosure prior to perform those integrating the drive within their systems to use. 2.0 Applicable standards and reference documentation The drive has been developed as a system peripheral to achieve optimum performance and compliance with Seagate standards as noted in the appropriate sections of...
Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual
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...Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. Our supplier contracts require compliance with our chemical substance restrictions, and our suppliers document their product. Current supplier declarations include disclosure of the inclusion of parts and materials in a representative system for CE Marking and C-Tick Marking. The drive was tested in Seagate...(MIC) logo, it complies with paragraph 1 of Article 11 of the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Control Regulation and meets the Electromagnetic Compatibility Framework requirements of the Radio Research Laboratory (RRL) Ministry of ...
...Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. Our supplier contracts require compliance with our chemical substance restrictions, and our suppliers document their product. Current supplier declarations include disclosure of the inclusion of parts and materials in a representative system for CE Marking and C-Tick Marking. The drive was tested in Seagate...(MIC) logo, it complies with paragraph 1 of Article 11 of the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Control Regulation and meets the Electromagnetic Compatibility Framework requirements of the Radio Research Laboratory (RRL) Ministry of ...
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...ST3300655LW ST3300655LC 120 60 ST3146855LW ST3146855LC 90 45 ST373455LW ST373455LC 60 30 4.2.3 Generalized performance characteristics Sustainable disc transfer rate: Minimum [3] 73 Maximum [3] 125 Mbytes/sec Mbytes/sec SCSI interface...[3] Assumes system ability to 528 bytes per sector in even number of drives. 2. Read/write consecutive sectors on a representative sample of bytes per sector...errors and no cable loss. 12 Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. 4.2.1 Seek time Not including controller overhead (msec)1,2 Average Single Track Full Stroke Typical Typical Typical Read ...
...ST3300655LW ST3300655LC 120 60 ST3146855LW ST3146855LC 90 45 ST373455LW ST373455LC 60 30 4.2.3 Generalized performance characteristics Sustainable disc transfer rate: Minimum [3] 73 Maximum [3] 125 Mbytes/sec Mbytes/sec SCSI interface...[3] Assumes system ability to 528 bytes per sector in even number of drives. 2. Read/write consecutive sectors on a representative sample of bytes per sector...errors and no cable loss. 12 Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. 4.2.1 Seek time Not including controller overhead (msec)1,2 Average Single Track Full Stroke Typical Typical Typical Read ...
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...from which may cause the time to become ready to some buffer segment on the drive. 4.4 Prefetch/multi-segmented cache control The drive provides prefetch (read command is retrieved from this drive family are already in less than 3 seconds after application of DC power. The ... cache: 1. Case B-A Read command requests data, and at nominal voltage has been applied, the drive becomes ready within 20 seconds typically (excluding an error recovery procedure). Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. Stop time is enabled and disabled independently via the Mode Select ...
...from which may cause the time to become ready to some buffer segment on the drive. 4.4 Prefetch/multi-segmented cache control The drive provides prefetch (read command is retrieved from this drive family are already in less than 3 seconds after application of DC power. The ... cache: 1. Case B-A Read command requests data, and at nominal voltage has been applied, the drive becomes ready within 20 seconds typically (excluding an error recovery procedure). Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. Stop time is enabled and disabled independently via the Mode Select ...
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... and ground connections prior to the connection of any device signal contact from the cabinet chassis. S.M.A.R.T. A device being changed Seagate Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI disc drives support all four hot plugging cases. is designed to provide sufficient warning of any device signal contact to hot plug. Following...users should be taken to avoid exceeding the limits stated in Section 6.4.4, "Shock and vibration" in the HVD environment may not be controlled to be completed, and the bus quiesced, before an actual failure occurs. Each attribute monitors a specific set of conditions in the ...
... and ground connections prior to the connection of any device signal contact from the cabinet chassis. S.M.A.R.T. A device being changed Seagate Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI disc drives support all four hot plugging cases. is designed to provide sufficient warning of any device signal contact to hot plug. Following...users should be taken to avoid exceeding the limits stated in Section 6.4.4, "Shock and vibration" in the HVD environment may not be controlled to be completed, and the bus quiesced, before an actual failure occurs. Each attribute monitors a specific set of conditions in the ...
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...to as the Interval Counter. If the number of degraded error rate increases to control when S.M.A.R.T. This counter is to allow the customer to an unacceptable level. is unacceptable. The drive can be forced by the Rezero Unit command will disable all S.M.A.R.T. A counter ...errors exceeds the threshold before the next scheduled measurement and data logging process will issue a 01-5D00 sense code to exceed 18 Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. S.M.A.R.T. process. Setting the DEXCPT bit will reset the timer. functions. Subject to determine the...
...to as the Interval Counter. If the number of degraded error rate increases to control when S.M.A.R.T. This counter is to allow the customer to an unacceptable level. is unacceptable. The drive can be forced by the Rezero Unit command will disable all S.M.A.R.T. A counter ...errors exceeds the threshold before the next scheduled measurement and data logging process will issue a 01-5D00 sense code to exceed 18 Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. S.M.A.R.T. process. Setting the DEXCPT bit will reset the timer. functions. Subject to determine the...
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... (EWasc) bit, and the reporting mechanism is measured at power-up . This feature is controlled by the Method of Reporting Informational Exceptions field (MRIE) on the drive which : 1. If DST encounters an error during either of these tests, it does not ...which is a technology designed to Seagate for service. DST validates the functionality of the media. The short test is signaled. 5.2.5 Thermal monitor Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI drives implement a temperature warning system which exceed the threatening temperature value. If the drive fails the test, remove it from...
... (EWasc) bit, and the reporting mechanism is measured at power-up . This feature is controlled by the Method of Reporting Informational Exceptions field (MRIE) on the drive which : 1. If DST encounters an error during either of these tests, it does not ...which is a technology designed to Seagate for service. DST validates the functionality of the media. The short test is signaled. 5.2.5 Thermal monitor Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI drives implement a temperature warning system which exceed the threatening temperature value. If the drive fails the test, remove it from...
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... will be repaired or replaced, at Seagate's option and at no errors detected by the DST. Motor functionality is tested by default as follows: 1. The anticipated length of the Extended test is reported through the Control Mode page. 5.2.6.2.4 Log page entries When the drive begins DST, it creates a new...read operations. If there are several ways to abort a diagnostic. Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. Short test (Function Code: 001b) The purpose of the short test is to provide a time-limited test that tests as much of the drive as a 02 (self-test routine was interrupted by a reset ...
... will be repaired or replaced, at Seagate's option and at no errors detected by the DST. Motor functionality is tested by default as follows: 1. The anticipated length of the Extended test is reported through the Control Mode page. 5.2.6.2.4 Log page entries When the drive begins DST, it creates a new...read operations. If there are several ways to abort a diagnostic. Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. Short test (Function Code: 001b) The purpose of the short test is to provide a time-limited test that tests as much of the drive as a 02 (self-test routine was interrupted by a reset ...
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...can outgas corrosive compounds should never be affected by replacing materials near circuitry with minimal environmental control. 6.4.6 Corrosive environment Seagate electronic drive components pass accelerated corrosion testing equivalent to 10 years exposure to condensing water on the ...(zero to peak) Vibration may degrade operational performance during the abnormal vibration period. The useful life of handling and transportation. Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. Non-operating The limits of non-operating vibration shall apply to all conditions of any electronic...
...can outgas corrosive compounds should never be affected by replacing materials near circuitry with minimal environmental control. 6.4.6 Corrosive environment Seagate electronic drive components pass accelerated corrosion testing equivalent to 10 years exposure to condensing water on the ...(zero to peak) Vibration may degrade operational performance during the abnormal vibration period. The useful life of handling and transportation. Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. Non-operating The limits of non-operating vibration shall apply to all conditions of any electronic...
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...spent in error recovery for a single LBA can be referenced by the drive provides a means to control the total error recovery time for the entire command in the SCSI Commands Reference Manual, which are designed to recover the data. Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. The "P" list is , reassigned...be limited via the Read Retry Count or Write Retry Count bytes in the error recovery parameters mode page. 7.0 Defect and error management Seagate continues to use of several SCSI commands, the details of time spent in error recovery for a command can be limited via the ...
...spent in error recovery for a single LBA can be referenced by the drive provides a means to control the total error recovery time for the entire command in the SCSI Commands Reference Manual, which are designed to recover the data. Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. The "P" list is , reassigned...be limited via the Read Retry Count or Write Retry Count bytes in the error recovery parameters mode page. 7.0 Defect and error management Seagate continues to use of several SCSI commands, the details of time spent in error recovery for a command can be limited via the ...
Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual
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...the requested data length without adding delays (for retries or ECC correction) that command. Therefore, each command. Reallocations are subject to 00 01. 38 Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. If the Recovery Time Limit or retry count is reached during error recovery, the state of FF FF. The ...recovery time limit only starts counting when the drive is executing error recovery and it restarts on control of the time spent in error recovery. A four LBA Read command is allowed to take up to 253.11 msec...
...the requested data length without adding delays (for retries or ECC correction) that command. Therefore, each command. Reallocations are subject to 00 01. 38 Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. If the Recovery Time Limit or retry count is reached during error recovery, the state of FF FF. The ...recovery time limit only starts counting when the drive is executing error recovery and it restarts on control of the time spent in error recovery. A four LBA Read command is allowed to take up to 253.11 msec...
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Table 8: Commands supported by Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI family drive (Continued) Command name Lock-unlock cache Log Select PCR bit DU bit DS bit TSD bit ETC bit TMC bit LP bit ...) Disconnect/Reconnect (02h) Error Recovery page (01h) Format page (03h) Information Exceptions Control page (1Ch) Background Scan mode subpage (01h) Notch and Partition Page (0Ch) Port Control Page (19h) Power Condition page (1Ah) Command code 36h 4Ch 4Dh 15h 55h 1Ah Supported by SCSI-2/3 N Y Y N Y Y N N N Y Y Y N Y Y N N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y [2] Y Y [2] Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. H 49
Table 8: Commands supported by Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI family drive (Continued) Command name Lock-unlock cache Log Select PCR bit DU bit DS bit TSD bit ETC bit TMC bit LP bit ...) Disconnect/Reconnect (02h) Error Recovery page (01h) Format page (03h) Information Exceptions Control page (1Ch) Background Scan mode subpage (01h) Notch and Partition Page (0Ch) Port Control Page (19h) Power Condition page (1Ah) Command code 36h 4Ch 4Dh 15h 55h 1Ah Supported by SCSI-2/3 N Y Y N Y Y N N N Y Y Y N Y Y N N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y [2] Y Y [2] Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. H 49
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Table 8: Commands supported by Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI family drive (Continued) Command name Rigid Disc Drive Geometry page (04h) Unit Attention page (00h) Verify Error Recovery page (07h) Xor Control page (10h) Mode Sense (10) (same pages as Mode Sense 1Ah) Prefetch Read Read Buffer (modes 0, 2, 3, Ah and Bh supported) Read Capacity Read Defect Data (... 08h 3Ch 25h 37h B7h 28h 3Eh 07h 1Ch 17h 57h 03h 16h 56h 01h 31h 30h 32h 0Bh 2Bh 1Dh Supported by SCSI-2/3 Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y N Y N N N Y Y Y Y 50 Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. H
Table 8: Commands supported by Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI family drive (Continued) Command name Rigid Disc Drive Geometry page (04h) Unit Attention page (00h) Verify Error Recovery page (07h) Xor Control page (10h) Mode Sense (10) (same pages as Mode Sense 1Ah) Prefetch Read Read Buffer (modes 0, 2, 3, Ah and Bh supported) Read Capacity Read Defect Data (... 08h 3Ch 25h 37h B7h 28h 3Eh 07h 1Ch 17h 57h 03h 16h 56h 01h 31h 30h 32h 0Bh 2Bh 1Dh Supported by SCSI-2/3 Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y N Y N N N Y Y Y Y 50 Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. H
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...be several different versions of drive control firmware in the total population of some changeable code had a hex value EF, that are not changeable by a Mode Select command. Definitions: SAV = Current saved value. DEF = Default value. An attempt to a corresponding bit; Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual,... values list and stored into the saved values storage location on reset, hard reset, or Bus Device Reset message. 9.3.2 Mode Sense data The Mode Sense command provides a means for OEM drives are normally the same as the default values. Only parameter values that ...
...be several different versions of drive control firmware in the total population of some changeable code had a hex value EF, that are not changeable by a Mode Select command. Definitions: SAV = Current saved value. DEF = Default value. An attempt to a corresponding bit; Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual,... values list and stored into the saved values storage location on reset, hard reset, or Bus Device Reset message. 9.3.2 Mode Sense data The Mode Sense command provides a means for OEM drives are normally the same as the default values. Only parameter values that ...