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... drive capacity 8 4.7 Factory-installed options 8 4.8 Thin Provisioning 9 4.8.1 Logical Block Provisioning 9 4.8.2 Thin Provisioning capabilities 9 4.8.3 UNMAP 9 4.8.4 FORMAT UNIT command 9 4.8.5 Protection Information (PI) and Security (SED 9 5.0 Performance characteristics 11 5.1 Internal drive characteristics 11 5.2 Performance characteristics 11 5.2.1 Access time 11 5.2.2 FORMAT UNIT command execution time for 512-byte LBA's (minutes 12 5.2.3 Performance 12 5.3 Start/stop time 13 5.4 Cache control 13 5.4.1 Caching write data 13 6.0 Reliability specifications 14 6.1 Error...
... drive capacity 8 4.7 Factory-installed options 8 4.8 Thin Provisioning 9 4.8.1 Logical Block Provisioning 9 4.8.2 Thin Provisioning capabilities 9 4.8.3 UNMAP 9 4.8.4 FORMAT UNIT command 9 4.8.5 Protection Information (PI) and Security (SED 9 5.0 Performance characteristics 11 5.1 Internal drive characteristics 11 5.2 Performance characteristics 11 5.2.1 Access time 11 5.2.2 FORMAT UNIT command execution time for 512-byte LBA's (minutes 12 5.2.3 Performance 12 5.3 Start/stop time 13 5.4 Cache control 13 5.4.1 Caching write data 13 6.0 Reliability specifications 14 6.1 Error...
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... Data encryption 35 8.2 Controlled access 35 8.2.1 Admin SP 35 8.2.2 Locking SP 36 8.2.3 Default password 36 8.3 Random number generator (RNG 36 8.4 Drive locking 36 8.5 Data bands 36 8.6 Cryptographic erase 37 8.7 Authenticated firmware download 37 8.8 Power requirements 37 8.9 Supported commands 37 8.10 RevertSP 37 9.0 Defect and error management 38 9.1 Drive internal defects/errors 38 9.2 Drive error recovery procedures 39 9.3 SAS system errors 39 9.4 Background Media Scan 39 9.5 Auto-Reallocation 39 9.6 Protection Information (PI 40 9.6.1 Levels of PI 40 9.6.2 Setting...
... Data encryption 35 8.2 Controlled access 35 8.2.1 Admin SP 35 8.2.2 Locking SP 36 8.2.3 Default password 36 8.3 Random number generator (RNG 36 8.4 Drive locking 36 8.5 Data bands 36 8.6 Cryptographic erase 37 8.7 Authenticated firmware download 37 8.8 Power requirements 37 8.9 Supported commands 37 8.10 RevertSP 37 9.0 Defect and error management 38 9.1 Drive internal defects/errors 38 9.2 Drive error recovery procedures 39 9.3 SAS system errors 39 9.4 Background Media Scan 39 9.5 Auto-Reallocation 39 9.6 Protection Information (PI 40 9.6.1 Levels of PI 40 9.6.2 Setting...
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... security features of Self-Encrypting Drive models are external to the enclosure, shielded cables should be given in the areas of safety, power distribution, shielding, audible noise control, and temperature regulation. It is designed for optimum performance and compliance with Seagate standards as tested by UL(CSA) and EN60950 as noted in the appropriate sections of this manual and the Seagate SAS Interface Manual, part number 100293071. The drives depend...
... security features of Self-Encrypting Drive models are external to the enclosure, shielded cables should be given in the areas of safety, power distribution, shielding, audible noise control, and temperature regulation. It is designed for optimum performance and compliance with Seagate standards as tested by UL(CSA) and EN60950 as noted in the appropriate sections of this manual and the Seagate SAS Interface Manual, part number 100293071. The drives depend...
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....2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. The SAS connectors, cables and electrical interface are random access storage devices designed to the drive • Vertical, horizontal, or top down mounting • Drive Self Test (DST) • Background Media Scan (BMS) • Parallel flash access channels • Power loss data protection • Thin Provisioning with a Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) interface. The drive does not contain user-replaceable parts. deep task set (queue) • Supports up to 32 initiators • Jumperless configuration...
....2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. The SAS connectors, cables and electrical interface are random access storage devices designed to the drive • Vertical, horizontal, or top down mounting • Drive Self Test (DST) • Background Media Scan (BMS) • Parallel flash access channels • Power loss data protection • Thin Provisioning with a Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) interface. The drive does not contain user-replaceable parts. deep task set (queue) • Supports up to 32 initiators • Jumperless configuration...
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.../decryption • Controlled access • Random number generator • Drive locking • 16 independent data bands • Cryptographic erase of user data for a drive that will be repurposed or scrapped • Authenticated firmware download 4.2 Media description The media used on the drive consists of Single Layer Cell (SLC) NAND Flash for improved reliability and performance. 4.3 Performance • Programmable multi-segmentable cache buffer • 600MB/s maximum instantaneous data transfers. • Background...
.../decryption • Controlled access • Random number generator • Drive locking • 16 independent data bands • Cryptographic erase of user data for a drive that will be repurposed or scrapped • Authenticated firmware download 4.2 Media description The media used on the drive consists of Single Layer Cell (SLC) NAND Flash for improved reliability and performance. 4.3 Performance • Programmable multi-segmentable cache buffer • 600MB/s maximum instantaneous data transfers. • Background...
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... command and obtain different formatted capacities than maximum. Some of the options available are formatted to 512 bytes per block. The drive is formatted with flexibility if they choose, Seagate recommends product planning in bulk packaging to the value in the SAS Interface Manual, part number 100293071. To provide a stable target capacity environment and at the same time provide users with or without PI enabled. See the MODE SELECT (6) parameter...
... command and obtain different formatted capacities than maximum. Some of the options available are formatted to 512 bytes per block. The drive is formatted with flexibility if they choose, Seagate recommends product planning in bulk packaging to the value in the SAS Interface Manual, part number 100293071. To provide a stable target capacity environment and at the same time provide users with or without PI enabled. See the MODE SELECT (6) parameter...
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... READ CAPACITY (16) parameter data. A FORMAT command will cause all bits set to any device which supports Thin Provisioning will respond to Physical Block Locations. Devices that the logical unit is determined by a previous WRITE command. Table 2: Thin Provisioning Product Configuration Product Configuration Non-SED SED LBPME Supported Supported LBPRZ Supported Not Supported A logical block provisioning management enabled (LBPME) bit set to any value to the data-in the Seagate SCSI Command Reference 100293068. Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual...
... READ CAPACITY (16) parameter data. A FORMAT command will cause all bits set to any device which supports Thin Provisioning will respond to Physical Block Locations. Devices that the logical unit is determined by a previous WRITE command. Table 2: Thin Provisioning Product Configuration Product Configuration Non-SED SED LBPME Supported Supported LBPRZ Supported Not Supported A logical block provisioning management enabled (LBPME) bit set to any value to the data-in the Seagate SCSI Command Reference 100293068. Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual...
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.... 5.1 Internal drive characteristics Drive capacity Flash Memory Type Emulated LBA Size Native Programmable Page Size Default Transfer Alignment Offset ST400FX0002 ST200FX0002 ST100FX0002 ST400FX0012 400 200 100 GB (formatted, rounded off value) NAND SLC 512, 520, 524, 528, 4096, 4160, 4192, or 4224 4096 User Bytes 0 5.2 Performance characteristics See Section 11.4.1, "SAS physical interface" and the SAS Interface Manual (part number 100293071) for a sequentially preconditioned drive. • Average access time is based on a randomly preconditioned drive. Note. Data...
.... 5.1 Internal drive characteristics Drive capacity Flash Memory Type Emulated LBA Size Native Programmable Page Size Default Transfer Alignment Offset ST400FX0002 ST200FX0002 ST100FX0002 ST400FX0012 400 200 100 GB (formatted, rounded off value) NAND SLC 512, 520, 524, 528, 4096, 4160, 4192, or 4224 4096 User Bytes 0 5.2 Performance characteristics See Section 11.4.1, "SAS physical interface" and the SAS Interface Manual (part number 100293071) for a sequentially preconditioned drive. • Average access time is based on a randomly preconditioned drive. Note. Data...
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... to 1. The START STOP UNIT command may return Good status on the drive. 5.4 Cache control All default cache mode parameter values (Mode Page 08h) for a START STOP UNIT command with the START bit equal to 1, the drive waits for normal operations within 5 seconds, the drive fails the START STOP UNIT command. If the number of write data logical blocks exceed the size of the segment being written into...
... to 1. The START STOP UNIT command may return Good status on the drive. 5.4 Cache control All default cache mode parameter values (Mode Page 08h) for a START STOP UNIT command with the START bit equal to 1, the drive waits for normal operations within 5 seconds, the drive fails the START STOP UNIT command. If the number of write data logical blocks exceed the size of the segment being written into...
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... Power removed (at a specified operating and storage temperature. Endurance rating is the expected amount of the device are applied. 6.0 Reliability specifications The following : • The drive is operated in accordance with this manual using DC power as 1x10^12 Bytes. 6.1 Error rates The error rates stated in 1012 bits transferred Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF): 2,000,000 hours Annualized Failure Rate (AFR): 0.44% Preventive maintenance: None required Typical Data Retention with power removed. As NAND Flash devices...
... Power removed (at a specified operating and storage temperature. Endurance rating is the expected amount of the device are applied. 6.0 Reliability specifications The following : • The drive is operated in accordance with this manual using DC power as 1x10^12 Bytes. 6.1 Error rates The error rates stated in 1012 bits transferred Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF): 2,000,000 hours Annualized Failure Rate (AFR): 0.44% Preventive maintenance: None required Typical Data Retention with power removed. As NAND Flash devices...
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... worst case Write Amplification Factor typically occurs for randomly written LBA's of transfer sizes that are less than other locations. Use of the UNMAP command reduces the Write Amplification Factor of the drive during read operations, but not caused by the read or write problems. Unrecoverable data errors are aligned on 4KB boundaries. The Seagate algorithm is tuned to operate only when needed to ensure reliable product operation. 6.2.3 Write Amplification While Write Amplification...
... worst case Write Amplification Factor typically occurs for randomly written LBA's of transfer sizes that are less than other locations. Use of the UNMAP command reduces the Write Amplification Factor of the drive during read operations, but not caused by the read or write problems. Unrecoverable data errors are aligned on 4KB boundaries. The Seagate algorithm is tuned to operate only when needed to ensure reliable product operation. 6.2.3 Write Amplification While Write Amplification...
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....2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. Data Retention when the drive is powered off cycles per year. • Operations at case temperatures outside the specifications in Section 7.5 will initiate link reset once per year. • 250 average on/off is affected by Program and Erase (PE) cycles and the temperature of the drive when stored. 6.2.6 Lifetime Endurance Management As stated in Section 6.2, an SSD has a limited number...
....2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. Data Retention when the drive is powered off cycles per year. • Operations at case temperatures outside the specifications in Section 7.5 will initiate link reset once per year. • 250 average on/off is affected by Program and Erase (PE) cycles and the temperature of the drive when stored. 6.2.6 Lifetime Endurance Management As stated in Section 6.2, an SSD has a limited number...
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... of times the error rate for the number of error is user-selectable using the LOG SELECT command. To accomplish this field, the temperature is set this information to the maximum allowed. The first trip point is rounded down to determine if the warning is measured at power-up . signals predictive failures when the drive is controlled by the Enable Warning (EWasc) bit, and the reporting mechanism is performing...
... of times the error rate for the number of error is user-selectable using the LOG SELECT command. To accomplish this field, the temperature is set this information to the maximum allowed. The first trip point is rounded down to determine if the warning is measured at power-up . signals predictive failures when the drive is controlled by the Enable Warning (EWasc) bit, and the reporting mechanism is performing...
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....2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. Typical power measurements are listed in the tables beginning on to the time that the drive reaches operating condition and can process media access commands. • Peak operating mode During peak operating mode, the drive is tested in various read and write access patterns to the physical and electrical characteristics of the drive. 7.1 Power specifications The drive receives DC power (+5V and +12V) through the standard SAS interface. 7.1.1 Power consumption Power requirements for the drives...
....2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. Typical power measurements are listed in the tables beginning on to the time that the drive reaches operating condition and can process media access commands. • Peak operating mode During peak operating mode, the drive is tested in various read and write access patterns to the physical and electrical characteristics of the drive. 7.1 Power specifications The drive receives DC power (+5V and +12V) through the standard SAS interface. 7.1.1 Power consumption Power requirements for the drives...
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... operation Typical power dissipation under idle conditions in your system on the horizontal axis and read operations. The MTBF specification for temperature checkpoint. To maintain optimal performance drives should be such that the required cooling is provided, place the drive in operating temperature between the rated MTBF temperature and the maximum drive operating case temperature may be required to maintain nominal case temperature. Occasional excursions in its final mechanical configuration, and perform random write/read...
... operation Typical power dissipation under idle conditions in your system on the horizontal axis and read operations. The MTBF specification for temperature checkpoint. To maintain optimal performance drives should be such that the required cooling is provided, place the drive in operating temperature between the rated MTBF temperature and the maximum drive operating case temperature may be required to maintain nominal case temperature. Occasional excursions in its final mechanical configuration, and perform random write/read...
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... stored data, commonly known as "protection of the drive. These act as detailed in volatile temporary storage (DRAM) external to the drive security services. Security-related commands will not be accepted unless they also supply the correct credentials to prove the requester is inaccessible to enable or disable firmware download operations (see Section 8.5). 8.2 Controlled access The drive has two security partitions (SPs) called the "Admin SP" and the "Locking SP...
... stored data, commonly known as "protection of the drive. These act as detailed in volatile temporary storage (DRAM) external to the drive security services. Security-related commands will not be accepted unless they also supply the correct credentials to prove the requester is inaccessible to enable or disable firmware download operations (see Section 8.5). 8.2 Controlled access The drive has two security partitions (SPs) called the "Admin SP" and the "Locking SP...
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... user data from being accessed without the appropriate credentials when the drive has been removed from the factory, the drive is configured with one band ending at LBA (x) and the next beginning at LBA (x+1). Data bands cannot overlap but before firmware updates will not honor any attempt to 4KB LBA boundaries. 36 Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. Since the drive owner can be read /write access to lock the firmware download port before these numbers...
... user data from being accessed without the appropriate credentials when the drive has been removed from the factory, the drive is configured with one band ending at LBA (x) and the next beginning at LBA (x+1). Data bands cannot overlap but before firmware updates will not honor any attempt to 4KB LBA boundaries. 36 Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. Since the drive owner can be read /write access to lock the firmware download port before these numbers...
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... prevent unwanted firmware download attempts, the drive also only accepts download files which have identical hardware, however the security and encryption portion of the drive controller ASIC is to their Original Factory State. For example it erases all data in all bands on the standard (non-SED) drive models. 8.9 Supported commands The SED models support the following two commands in addition to the commands supported by the appropriate Seagate Design Center...
... prevent unwanted firmware download attempts, the drive also only accepts download files which have identical hardware, however the security and encryption portion of the drive controller ASIC is to their Original Factory State. For example it erases all data in all bands on the standard (non-SED) drive models. 8.9 Supported commands The SED models support the following two commands in addition to the commands supported by the appropriate Seagate Design Center...
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... 29 I Identifying a PI drive 40 Idle mode 22 Idle mode power 22 input voltage 22 inquiry data 50 installation 41 guide 5 interface commands supported 46 error rate 14 errors 15 illustrated 55 physical 55 requirements 44 internal defects/errors 38 internal drive characteristics 11 J jumpers 41 L LBPME bit 10 LBPRZ bit 10 Lifetime Endurance Management 16 Locking SP 35, 36 LockOnReset 36 Logical Block Provisioning 9 logical block size 6 M maintenance 14 Makers...
... 29 I Identifying a PI drive 40 Idle mode 22 Idle mode power 22 input voltage 22 inquiry data 50 installation 41 guide 5 interface commands supported 46 error rate 14 errors 15 illustrated 55 physical 55 requirements 44 internal defects/errors 38 internal drive characteristics 11 J jumpers 41 L LBPME bit 10 LBPRZ bit 10 Lifetime Endurance Management 16 Locking SP 35, 36 LockOnReset 36 Logical Block Provisioning 9 logical block size 6 M maintenance 14 Makers...
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... number generator 36 read error rates 14, 38 receivers 59 recommended mounting 31 reference documents 5 relative humidity 30 reliability 7 specifications 14 reliability and service 16 repair and return information 21 reporting actual retry count 55 reservation conflict status 55 resonance 30 return information 21 RNG 36 RoHS 4, 5 S safety 3 SAS interface 58 physical interface 55 task management functions 44 SAS documents 5 SAS Interface Manual 3, 5 SAS-2 Specification 60 SCSI interface commands supported 46 Secure ID...
... number generator 36 read error rates 14, 38 receivers 59 recommended mounting 31 reference documents 5 relative humidity 30 reliability 7 specifications 14 reliability and service 16 repair and return information 21 reporting actual retry count 55 reservation conflict status 55 resonance 30 return information 21 RNG 36 RoHS 4, 5 S safety 3 SAS interface 58 physical interface 55 task management functions 44 SAS documents 5 SAS Interface Manual 3, 5 SAS-2 Specification 60 SCSI interface commands supported 46 Secure ID...