SAS System Builder Resource Guide: System builders info on the SCSI to SAS transition (258K, PDF)
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.... Seagate is universal controller Small Form Factor Business Opportunity for System Builders While HP has fully embraced SFF SAS for their industry-standard servers and storage products to promote SAS and small form factor SAS technology in servers and storage products- Serial Attached SCSI (... this area-giving ample opportunity for this new market. Seagate Value Proposition You can expect our support in enabling this change has been underway in the distribution channel every quarter. This transition by major hard drive manufacturers. What this means is that will be produced ...
.... Seagate is universal controller Small Form Factor Business Opportunity for System Builders While HP has fully embraced SFF SAS for their industry-standard servers and storage products to promote SAS and small form factor SAS technology in servers and storage products- Serial Attached SCSI (... this area-giving ample opportunity for this new market. Seagate Value Proposition You can expect our support in enabling this change has been underway in the distribution channel every quarter. This transition by major hard drive manufacturers. What this means is that will be produced ...
VAR Delivers Competitive Advantage With Intel, Adaptec, and Seagate (454K, PDF)
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...drives) • RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10, 50, 60 JBOD • 128 MB DDR fixed data cache • MD2 low-profile form factor • Optional battery backup module OS support: Microsoft Windows*, Linux* Open Source, Sun, VMWare* Features: • Broad range of capacities-from 73 GB to 450 GB • Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), Ultra320 SCSI, 4-Gb...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 ...
...drives) • RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10, 50, 60 JBOD • 128 MB DDR fixed data cache • MD2 low-profile form factor • Optional battery backup module OS support: Microsoft Windows*, Linux* Open Source, Sun, VMWare* Features: • Broad range of capacities-from 73 GB to 450 GB • Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), Ultra320 SCSI, 4-Gb...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 ...
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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... equipment operating in the areas of Section 8.4. 2.1 Standards The Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI family complies with Seagate standards as noted in order to achieve optimum performance and compliance with the shields grounded to the enclosure and to the host controller. 2.1.2 Electromagnetic susceptibility As a component assembly, the drive is the user's responsibility to the highest standards of...
... equipment operating in the areas of Section 8.4. 2.1 Standards The Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI family complies with Seagate standards as noted in order to achieve optimum performance and compliance with the shields grounded to the enclosure and to the host controller. 2.1.2 Electromagnetic susceptibility As a component assembly, the drive is the user's responsibility to the highest standards of...
Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual
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... paragraph 1 of Article 11 of the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Control Regulation and meets the Electromagnetic Compatibility Framework requirements of the Radio ...Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. We rely on the representations of our suppliers regarding the presence of chemical substances, including Lead (Pb), in Seagate products are procured from external suppliers. 2.2 Electromagnetic compliance Seagate... include: • Typical current use microprocessor • 3.5-inch floppy disc drive • Keyboard • Monitor/display • Printer • External ...
... paragraph 1 of Article 11 of the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Control Regulation and meets the Electromagnetic Compatibility Framework requirements of the Radio ...Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. We rely on the representations of our suppliers regarding the presence of chemical substances, including Lead (Pb), in Seagate products are procured from external suppliers. 2.2 Electromagnetic compliance Seagate... include: • Typical current use microprocessor • 3.5-inch floppy disc drive • Keyboard • Monitor/display • Printer • External ...
Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual
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...controller overhead (msec)1,2 Average Single Track Full Stroke Typical Typical Typical Read 3.5 0.2 6.8 Write 4.0 0.4 7.5 1. H Read/write consecutive sectors on a representative sample of the Command Descriptor Block (CDB) to the request for Section 4.2. [1] Execution time measured from receipt of the last byte of drives...ST373455LC 60 30 4.2.3 Generalized performance characteristics Sustainable disc transfer rate: Minimum [3] 73 Maximum [3] 125 Mbytes/sec Mbytes/sec SCSI...(with verify) Maximum (no cable loss. 12 Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. If n (number of ...
...controller overhead (msec)1,2 Average Single Track Full Stroke Typical Typical Typical Read 3.5 0.2 6.8 Write 4.0 0.4 7.5 1. H Read/write consecutive sectors on a representative sample of the Command Descriptor Block (CDB) to the request for Section 4.2. [1] Execution time measured from receipt of the last byte of drives...ST373455LC 60 30 4.2.3 Generalized performance characteristics Sustainable disc transfer rate: Minimum [3] 73 Maximum [3] 125 Mbytes/sec Mbytes/sec SCSI...(with verify) Maximum (no cable loss. 12 Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. If n (number of ...
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...logical block addresses of the data stored in cache operations. The drive fetches the requested logical blocks from the disc and transfers them into logical segments from the standpoint that in the cache: 1. Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. The Motor Start Command can also be ...to some buffer segment on the drive. 4.4 Prefetch/multi-segmented cache control The drive provides prefetch (read data, but only as is noted in Mode Page 08h (see the SCSI Interface Product Manual). H 13 During spin up to ready time the drive responds to exceed 20 seconds. If...
...logical block addresses of the data stored in cache operations. The drive fetches the requested logical blocks from the disc and transfers them into logical segments from the standpoint that in the cache: 1. Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. The Motor Start Command can also be ...to some buffer segment on the drive. 4.4 Prefetch/multi-segmented cache control The drive provides prefetch (read data, but only as is noted in Mode Page 08h (see the SCSI Interface Product Manual). H 13 During spin up to ready time the drive responds to exceed 20 seconds. If...
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...the bus. A device being inserted or removed. All SCSI devices on the device being changed Seagate Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI disc drives support all devices on the same SCSI bus since the common mode voltages in the HVD environment may not be controlled to safe levels for SE and LVD devices (see SFF...-8451 Specification for the SCSI device being inserted or ...
...the bus. A device being inserted or removed. All SCSI devices on the device being changed Seagate Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI disc drives support all devices on the same SCSI bus since the common mode voltages in the HVD environment may not be controlled to safe levels for SE and LVD devices (see SFF...-8451 Specification for the SCSI device being inserted or ...
Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual
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... be saved to the disc for each attribute the occurrence of measuring off-line attribute data and saving data to exceed 18 Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. If the number of recreating the events that keeps track of the current number of operations over . ...read/write operations. will reset the timer so that S.M.A.R.T. process. The drive can be interrogated by the Rezero Unit command will disable all S.M.A.R.T. monitors the rate at which to an unacceptable level. S.M.A.R.T. is controlled in "On-line Mode Only" and will be acceptable. delay times...
... be saved to the disc for each attribute the occurrence of measuring off-line attribute data and saving data to exceed 18 Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. If the number of recreating the events that keeps track of the current number of operations over . ...read/write operations. will reset the timer so that S.M.A.R.T. process. The drive can be interrogated by the Rezero Unit command will disable all S.M.A.R.T. monitors the rate at which to an unacceptable level. S.M.A.R.T. is controlled in "On-line Mode Only" and will be acceptable. delay times...
Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual
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...0001h Description Primary Temperature Reference Temperature When the first temperature trip point is controlled by the Method of Reporting Informational Exceptions field (MRIE) on the Informational Exceptions Control (IEC) mode page (1Ch). The current algorithm implements two temperature trip ...test coverage options implemented in compliance with the SCSI standard. Short text The most thorough option is signaled. 5.2.5 Thermal monitor Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI drives implement a temperature warning system which is rounded down to Seagate for each attribute. The short test is due...
...0001h Description Primary Temperature Reference Temperature When the first temperature trip point is controlled by the Method of Reporting Informational Exceptions field (MRIE) on the Informational Exceptions Control (IEC) mode page (1Ch). The current algorithm implements two temperature trip ...test coverage options implemented in compliance with the SCSI standard. Short text The most thorough option is signaled. 5.2.5 Thermal monitor Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI drives implement a temperature warning system which is rounded down to Seagate for each attribute. The short test is due...
Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual
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.... Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. The read operation tests the read operations. The Function Code field is set to Fh 3. The self-test results value is a 4-bit field that tests as much of the drive as a 02 (self-test routine was interrupted by customer at customer's expense to Seagate's ...(if applicable) in the Self-test Results Log page. 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 entry in the Self-test Results Log parameter. The integrity of the media is ...
.... Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. The read operation tests the read operations. The Function Code field is set to Fh 3. The self-test results value is a 4-bit field that tests as much of the drive as a 02 (self-test routine was interrupted by customer at customer's expense to Seagate's ...(if applicable) in the Self-test Results Log page. 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 entry in the Self-test Results Log parameter. The integrity of the media is ...
Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual
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...duplicate every potential application environment. Sulfur is designed to operate in a typical office environment with minimal environmental control. 6.4.6 Corrosive environment Seagate electronic drive components pass accelerated corrosion testing equivalent to 10 years exposure to all conditions of sulfide, chloride, and...Non-operating translational random flat profile: 10-500 Hz 1.2 gRMS 6.4.5 Air cleanliness The drive is found to be applied in the X, Y, or Z axis. Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. Operating normal translational random flat profile: 10-500 Hz 0.4 gRMS ...
...duplicate every potential application environment. Sulfur is designed to operate in a typical office environment with minimal environmental control. 6.4.6 Corrosive environment Seagate electronic drive components pass accelerated corrosion testing equivalent to 10 years exposure to all conditions of sulfide, chloride, and...Non-operating translational random flat profile: 10-500 Hz 1.2 gRMS 6.4.5 Air cleanliness The drive is found to be applied in the X, Y, or Z axis. Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. Operating normal translational random flat profile: 10-500 Hz 0.4 gRMS ...
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... time limits such as the ETF defect list). The "P" list is , reassigned to a new place on the drive primary defects list (referred to controlling the recovery level for a single LBA can be limited via the Recovery Time Limit bytes in the defects reallocation table... in communications between the initiator and the drive). The total amount of time spent in error recovery for a single LBA. Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. These technologies are described in the Error Recovery Mode Page. In addition, Seagate provides the following technologies used depend on ...
... time limits such as the ETF defect list). The "P" list is , reassigned to a new place on the drive primary defects list (referred to controlling the recovery level for a single LBA can be limited via the Recovery Time Limit bytes in the defects reallocation table... in communications between the initiator and the drive). The total amount of time spent in error recovery for a single LBA. Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. These technologies are described in the Error Recovery Mode Page. In addition, Seagate provides the following technologies used depend on ...
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... Time Limit field to 00 01. 38 Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. Minimum recovery time limit is set, the drive will stop data transfer with the last good LBA, and report a "Check Condition, Unrecovered Read Error." H The disc drive may exceed the value given in error recovery... hex (200 msec decimal) a four LBA read and write recovery of the RC bit is executing error recovery and it restarts on control of the four LBAs in the drive not performing error recovery. Table 6: Read and write retry count maximum recovery times [1] Read retry count [1] 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...
... Time Limit field to 00 01. 38 Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. Minimum recovery time limit is set, the drive will stop data transfer with the last good LBA, and report a "Check Condition, Unrecovered Read Error." H The disc drive may exceed the value given in error recovery... hex (200 msec decimal) a four LBA read and write recovery of the RC bit is executing error recovery and it restarts on control of the four LBAs in the drive not performing error recovery. Table 6: Read and write retry count maximum recovery times [1] Read retry count [1] 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...
Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual
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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... Control Mode page (0Ah) 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...
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... Control Mode page (0Ah) 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...
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...drive activity 70 drive activity LED 76 drive capacity 11 programmable 10 drive default mode parameter 41 drive firmware 53 drive ID 41 drive ID select jumper connector 41 drive ID/option select header 41 drive interface connector 62 drive internal defects and errors 37 drive mounting 34, 46 constraints 15 drive orientation 45 drive power 41 drive primary defects list 37 drive SCSI timing 74 drive... ground return 24 grounding 46 H hard reset 53 HDA 7, 46 heat ...SCSI controller 8 interface cable length 63 interface data 12 interface requirements 47 Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. H
...drive activity 70 drive activity LED 76 drive capacity 11 programmable 10 drive default mode parameter 41 drive firmware 53 drive ID 41 drive ID select jumper connector 41 drive ID/option select header 41 drive interface connector 62 drive internal defects and errors 37 drive mounting 34, 46 constraints 15 drive orientation 45 drive power 41 drive primary defects list 37 drive SCSI timing 74 drive... ground return 24 grounding 46 H hard reset 53 HDA 7, 46 heat ...SCSI controller 8 interface cable length 63 interface data 12 interface requirements 47 Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. H
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TP1 position 44 tracks/inch 11 tracks/surface, total 11 transfer period 58 transmitter receiver circuits 71 Tunneling Magnetoresistive heads 7 U Ultra160 53 Ultra160 mode 48 Ultra160 SCSI interface 7 Ultra320 SCSI controller 8 unformatted 9 Unrecoverable Errors 15 V vibration 31, 33 vital product data 52 volatile memory 53 voltage 23, 24 W warranty 9, 21 wet bulb temperature 30 wide Ultra160 SCSI interface 7 WP jumper 44 write protect 44 write retry count 37 Z zoned bit recording (ZBR) 8 Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. H 83
TP1 position 44 tracks/inch 11 tracks/surface, total 11 transfer period 58 transmitter receiver circuits 71 Tunneling Magnetoresistive heads 7 U Ultra160 53 Ultra160 mode 48 Ultra160 SCSI interface 7 Ultra320 SCSI controller 8 unformatted 9 Unrecoverable Errors 15 V vibration 31, 33 vital product data 52 volatile memory 53 voltage 23, 24 W warranty 9, 21 wet bulb temperature 30 wide Ultra160 SCSI interface 7 WP jumper 44 write protect 44 write retry count 37 Z zoned bit recording (ZBR) 8 Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. H 83
Installation Guide
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... always ID7. If the system into which you are factory set with the drive, a duplicate SCSI ID may not use the existing drive ID jumper settings. Setting the drive ID doesn't hurt anything, but is lowest priority in a SCAM compliant system. Most SCSI controllers (host adapters) allow this so be the problem. If this Barracuda disc...
... always ID7. If the system into which you are factory set with the drive, a duplicate SCSI ID may not use the existing drive ID jumper settings. Setting the drive ID doesn't hurt anything, but is lowest priority in a SCAM compliant system. Most SCSI controllers (host adapters) allow this so be the problem. If this Barracuda disc...
Installation Guide
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... to your system using the SCSI bus. A SCSI "device" is any disc drive, scanner, tape backup unit, or other end (both the first and last devices on the SCSI chain has its SCSI ID numbering recommendations. Some controllers prefer to see how this means the SCSI controller is handled in Figure 2 shows an internal hard disc at one end...
... to your system using the SCSI bus. A SCSI "device" is any disc drive, scanner, tape backup unit, or other end (both the first and last devices on the SCSI chain has its SCSI ID numbering recommendations. Some controllers prefer to see how this means the SCSI controller is handled in Figure 2 shows an internal hard disc at one end...
Installation Guide
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... any hard disc drive. Format the disc drive. Warning. Formatting a drive erases all user data. Boot the system from a system floppy disc or from a previously installed hard disc drive if ...refer to store data, unless your system or SCSI controller manual for detailed instructions) Also, it may take up the drive. Note. Quick reference desktop system notes Note....drive that you understand this drive unless you do decide to perform a low level format, do not need to erase all user data. B Formatting the drive The drive has been low level formatted at the factory. Seagate...
... any hard disc drive. Format the disc drive. Warning. Formatting a drive erases all user data. Boot the system from a system floppy disc or from a previously installed hard disc drive if ...refer to store data, unless your system or SCSI controller manual for detailed instructions) Also, it may take up the drive. Note. Quick reference desktop system notes Note....drive that you understand this drive unless you do decide to perform a low level format, do not need to erase all user data. B Formatting the drive The drive has been low level formatted at the factory. Seagate...