Product Manual
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Cheetah 15K.7 SAS
Standard models
ST3600057SS
ST3450857SS
ST3300657SS
Self-Encrypting Drive models
ST3600957SS
ST3450757SS
ST3300557SS
SED FIPS 140-2 models
ST3600857SS
ST3450657SS
ST3300457SS
100516226
Rev. F
December 2012
CONTENTS
SEAGATE® TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
STANDARDS, COMPLIANCE AND REFERENCE DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
STANDARDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1.1 Electromagnetic compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
COMPLIANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.2.1 Electromagnetic compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
REFERENCE DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
GENERAL DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
STANDARD FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
MEDIA DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
PERFORMANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
RELIABILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
FORMATTED CAPACITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
PROGRAMMABLE DRIVE CAPACITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
FACTORY-INSTALLED OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
INTERNAL DRIVE CHARACTERISTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
SEEK TIME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Access time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
General performance characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
START/STOP TIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
PREFETCH/MULTI-SEGMENTED CACHE CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
CACHE OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Caching write data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Prefetch operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
RELIABILITY SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
ERROR RATES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Recoverable Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Unrecoverable Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Seek errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Interface errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
RELIABILITY AND SERVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Preventive maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Hot plugging the drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
S.M.A.R.T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Thermal monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Drive Self Test (DST) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Product warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
PHYSICAL/ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
AC POWER REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
DC POWER REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
6.2.1
Conducted noise immunity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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Power sequencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Current profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
POWER DISSIPATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Temperature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Relative humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Effective altitude (sea level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Shock and vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Air cleanliness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Corrosive environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
RoHS compliance statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Electromagnetic susceptibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
ABOUT FIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
ABOUT SELF-ENCRYPTING DRIVES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
DATA ENCRYPTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
CONTROLLED ACCESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Admin SP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Locking SP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Default password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR (RNG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
DRIVE LOCKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
DATA BANDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
CRYPTOGRAPHIC ERASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
AUTHENTICATED FIRMWARE DOWNLOAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
POWER REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
SUPPORTED COMMANDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
DEFECT AND ERROR MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
DRIVE INTERNAL DEFECTS/ERRORS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
DRIVE ERROR RECOVERY PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
SAS SYSTEM ERRORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
BACKGROUND MEDIA SCAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
MEDIA PRE-SCAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
DEFERRED AUTO-REALLOCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
IDLE READ AFTER WRITE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
DRIVE ORIENTATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
COOLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
DRIVE MOUNTING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
GROUNDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
SAS FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
task management functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
task management responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
DUAL PORT SUPPORT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
SCSI COMMANDS SUPPORTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
11.3.2
Inquiry data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Mode Sense data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING FEATURES AND CONDITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
SAS physical interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Physical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Connector requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Electrical description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Pin descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
SAS transmitters and receivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Ready LED Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Differential signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
11.7
SAS-2 SPECIFICATION COMPLIANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
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Available services include:
• Presales & Technical support
• Global Support Services telephone numbers & business hours
• Authorized Service Centers
For information regarding Warranty Support, visit http://www.seagate.com/support/warranty-and-returns/
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Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. F
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1.0 SCOPE
This manual describes Seagate Technology® LLC, Cheetah® 15K.7 SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) disk drives.
Cheetah 15K.7 drives support the SAS Protocol specifications to the extent described in this manual. The SAS Interface
Manual (part number 100293071) describes the general SAS characteristics of Cheetah 15K.7 and other Seagate SAS
drives. The Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) Users Guide, part number 100515636 describes the interface, general operation
and security features available on SED drives.
Table 1:
SELF-ENCRYPTING DRIVE
(SED)
FIPS 140-2 LEVEL 2
CERTIFIED
MODEL NUMBER
CAPACITY
ST3600057SS
ST3600957SS
ST3600857SS
ST3450857SS
ST3450757SS
ST3300457SS
ST3300657SS
ST3300557SS
ST3300457SS
600GB
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
450GB
300GB
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Note. Previous generations of Seagate Self-Encrypting Drive models were called Full Disk Encryption (FDE) models
before a differentiation between drive-based encryption and other forms of encryption was necessary.
Note. The Self-Encrypting Drive models indicated on the cover of this product manual have provisions for “Security of
group.org).
For product certification status visit - http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cmvp/documents/140-1/1401vend.htm.
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2.0 STANDARDS, COMPLIANCE AND REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
The drive has been developed as a system peripheral to the highest standards of design and construction. The drive
depends on its host equipment to provide adequate power and environment for optimum performance and compliance with
applicable industry and governmental regulations. Special attention must be given in the areas of safety, power distribution,
shielding, audible noise control, and temperature regulation. In particular, the drive must be securely mounted to guarantee
2.1
STANDARDS
The Cheetah 15K.7 SAS family complies with Seagate standards as noted in the appropriate sections of this manual and the
Seagate SAS Interface Manual, part number 100293071.
The drives are recognized in accordance with UL 60950-1 and CSA 60950-1 as tested by UL and EN60950-1 as tested by
TUV.
The security features of Cheetah 15K.7 SAS SED models are based on the “TCG Storage Architecture Core Specification”
and the “TCG Storage Workgroup Security Subsystem Class: Enterprise_A” specification with additional vendor-unique
features as noted in this product manual.
2.1.1 Electromagnetic compatibility
The drive, as delivered, is designed for system integration and installation into a suitable enclosure prior to use. The drive is
supplied as a subassembly and is not subject to Subpart B of Part 15 of the FCC Rules and Regulations nor the Radio
Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.
The design characteristics of the drive serve to minimize radiation when installed in an enclosure that provides reasonable
shielding. The drive is capable of meeting the Class B limits of the FCC Rules and Regulations of the Canadian Department
of Communications when properly packaged; however, it is the user’s responsibility to assure that the drive meets the
appropriate EMI requirements in their system. Shielded I/O cables may be required if the enclosure does not provide
adequate shielding. If the I/O cables are external to the enclosure, shielded cables should be used, with the shields
grounded to the enclosure and to the host controller.
2.1.1.1 Electromagnetic susceptibility
As a component assembly, the drive is not required to meet any susceptibility performance requirements. It is the
responsibility of those integrating the drive within their systems to perform those tests required and design their system to
ensure that equipment operating in the same system as the drive or external to the system does not adversely affect the
2.2
COMPLIANCE
2.2.1 Electromagnetic compliance
Seagate uses an independent laboratory to confirm compliance with the directives/standards for CE Marking and C-Tick
Marking. The drive was tested in a representative system for typical applications. The selected system represents the most
popular characteristics for test platforms. The system configurations include:
• Typical current use microprocessor
• Keyboard
• Monitor/display
• Printer
• Mouse
Although the test system with this Seagate model complies with the directives/standards, we cannot guarantee that all
systems will comply. The computer manufacturer or system integrator shall confirm EMC compliance and provide the
appropriate marking for their product.
Electromagnetic compliance for the European Union
If this model has the CE Marking it complies with the European Union requirements of the Electromagnetic Compatibility
Directive 89/336/EEC of 03 May 1989 as amended by Directive 92/31/EEC of 28 April 1992 and Directive 93/68/EEC of 22
July 1993.
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Australian C-Tick
If this model has the C-Tick Marking it complies with the Australia/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS3548 1995 and meets the
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Framework requirements of Australia’s Spectrum Management Agency (SMA).
Korean KCC
If this model has the Korean Communications Commission (KCC) 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 Information and Communication Republic of Korea
Taiwanese BSMI
If this model has two Chinese words meaning “EMC certification” followed by an eight digit identification number, as a
Marking, it complies with Chinese National Standard (CNS) 13438 and meets the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
Framework requirements of the Taiwanese Bureau of Standards, Metrology, and Inspection (BSMI).
2.3
EUROPEAN UNION RESTRICTION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES (ROHS)
The European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive restricts the presence of chemical substances,
including Lead (Pb), in electronic products effective July 2006.
A number of parts and materials in Seagate products are procured from external suppliers. We rely on the representations of
our suppliers regarding the presence of RoHS substances in these parts and materials. Our supplier contracts require
compliance with our chemical substance restrictions, and our suppliers document their compliance with our requirements by
providing material content declarations for all parts and materials for the disk drives documented in this publication. Current
supplier declarations include disclosure of the inclusion of any RoHS-regulated substance in such parts or materials.
Seagate also has internal systems in place to ensure ongoing compliance with the RoHS Directive and all laws and
regulations which restrict chemical content in electronic products. These systems include standard operating procedures that
ensure that restricted substances are not utilized in our manufacturing operations, laboratory analytical validation testing,
and an internal auditing process to ensure that all standard operating procedures are complied with.
2.4
REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
SCSI Commands Reference ManualSeagate part number: 100293068
SAS Interface Manual
ANSI SAS documents
Seagate part number: 100293071
SFF-83233.5” Drive Form Factor with Serial Connector
SFF-8460HSS Backplane Design Guidelines
SFF-8470Multi Lane Copper Connector
SFF-8482SAS Plug Connector
ANSI INCITS.xxx Serial Attached SCSI (SAS-2) Standard (T10/1562-D)
ISO/IEC 14776-xxxSCSI Architecure Model-4 (SAM-4) Standard (T10/1561-D)
ISO/IEC 14776-xxxSCSI Primary Commands-3 (SPC-3) Standard (T10/1416-D)
ISO/IEC 14776-xxxSCSI Block Commands-2 (SBC-2) Standard (T10/1417-D)
Trusted Computing Group (TCG) Documents (apply to SED models only)
TCG Core Specification, version 0.9
TCG SSC Specification (draft)
Self-Encrypting Drives Users Guide‘Seagate part number: 100515636
Specification for Acoustic Test Requirement and ProceduresSeagate part number: 30553-001
Package Test Specification Seagate P/N 30190-001 (under 100 lb.)
Package Test Specification Seagate P/N 30191-001 (over 100 lb.)
In case of conflict between this document and any referenced document, this document takes precedence.
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3.0 GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Cheetah 15K.7 drives provide high performance, high capacity data storage for a variety of systems including engineering
workstations, network servers, mainframes, and supercomputers. The Serial Attached SCSI interface is designed to meet
next-generation computing demands for performance, scalability, flexibility and high-density storage requirements.
Cheetah 15K.7 drives support the Serial Attached SCSI Protocol as described in the ANSI specifications, this document, and
the SAS Interface Manual (part number 100293071) which describes the general interface characteristics of this drive.
Cheetah 15K.7 drives are classified as intelligent peripherals and provide level 2 conformance (highest level) with the ANSI
SCSI-1 standard. The SAS connectors, cables and electrical interface are compatible with Serial ATA (SATA), giving future
users the choice of populating their systems with either SAS or SATA hard disk drives. This allows you to continue to
leverage your existing investment in SCSI while gaining a 3Gb/s serial data transfer rate.
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS SED models have provisions for “Security of Data at Rest” based on the standards defined by the
Trusted Computing Group (see www.trustedcomputinggroup.org).
Note. Never disassemble the HDA and do not attempt to service items in the sealed enclosure (heads, media, actuator,
etc.) as this requires special facilities. The drive does not contain user-replaceable parts. Opening the HDA for
any reason voids your warranty.
Cheetah 15K.7 drives use a dedicated landing zone at the innermost radius of the media to eliminate the possibility of
destroying or degrading data by landing in the data zone. The heads automatically go to the landing zone when power is
removed from the drive.
An automatic shipping lock prevents potential damage to the heads and disks that results from movement during shipping
and handling. The shipping lock disengages and the head load process begins when power is applied to the drive.
The drives also use a high-performance actuator assembly with a low-inertia, balanced, patented, straight arm design that
provides excellent performance with minimal power dissipation.
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3.1
STANDARD FEATURES
Cheetah 15K.7 drives have the following standard features:
• 1.5 / 3 / 6 Gbit Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) interface
• Integrated dual port SAS controller supporting the SCSI protocol
• Support for SAS expanders and fanout adapters
• Firmware downloadable using the SAS interface
• 128 - deep task set (queue)
• Supports up to 32 initiators
• Jumperless configuration.
• User-selectable logical block size (512, 520, or 528 bytes per logical block)
• Programmable logical block reallocation scheme
• Flawed logical block reallocation at format time
• Programmable auto write and read reallocation
• Reallocation of defects on command (Post Format)
• ECC maximum burst correction length of 320 bits
• No preventive maintenance or adjustments required
• Dedicated head landing zone
• Embedded servo design
• Automatic shipping lock
• Self diagnostics performed when power is applied to the drive
• Zone bit recording
• Vertical, horizontal, or top down mounting
• Dynamic spindle brake
• 16 Mbyte data buffer
• Drive Self Test
• Background Media Scan
• Power Save
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS SED models have the following additional features:
• Automatic data encryption/decryption on all writes and reads to and from the media
• Controlled access
• Random number generator
• Drive locking
• Two independent data bands which each have it’s own ownership credential and encryption key
• Cryptographic erase of user data for a drive that will be repurposed or scrapped
• Authenticated firmware download
3.2
MEDIA DESCRIPTION
The media used on the drive has an aluminum substrate coated with a thin film magnetic material, overcoated with a
proprietary protective layer for improved durability and environmental protection.
3.3
PERFORMANCE
• Programable multi-segmented cache buffer
• 600 Mbytes/sec maximum instantaneous data transfers
• 15k RPM spindle. Average latency = 2.0 msec
• Background processing of queue
• Supports start and stop commands (spindle stops spinning)
• Adaptive seek velocity; improved seek performance
Note. There is no significant performance difference between Self-Encrypting Drive and standard (non-Self-Encrypting
Drive models.
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3.4
RELIABILITY
• 1,600,000 hour MTBF (Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) of 0.55%)
• Incorporates industry-standard Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.)
• 5-year warranty
3.5
FORMATTED CAPACITIES
Standard OEM models are formatted to 512 bytes per block. The block size is selectable at format time and must be one of
the supported sizes listed in the table below.
Seagate designs specify capacity points at certain block sizes that Seagate guarantees current and future products will
meet. We recommend customers use this capacity in their project planning, as it ensures a stable operating point with
backward and forward compatibility from generation to generation. The current guaranteed operating points for this product
are:
Table 1:
ST3600057SS
ST3600957SS
ST3600857SS
ST3450857SS
ST3450757SS
ST3450657SS
ST3300657FC
ST3300557FC
ST3300457SS
SECTOR SIZE
DECIMAL
HEX
DECIMAL
HEX
DECIMAL
HEX
512
520
524
528
1,172,123,568
1,147,307,694
1,132,015,600
1,115,749,560
45DD2FB0
446286AE
43792FF0
4280FCB8
879,097,968
860,480,771
849,011,700
836,812,167
3465F870
3349E503
329AE3F4
31E0BD87
585,937,500
573,653,848
566,007,800
557,874,778
22ECB25C
22314358
21BC97F8
21407E5A
3.6
PROGRAMMABLE DRIVE CAPACITY
Using the Mode Select command, the drive can change its capacity to something less than maximum. See the Mode Select
(6) parameter list table in the SAS Interface Manual, part number 100293071. A value of zero in the Number of Blocks field
indicates that the drive will not change the capacity it is currently formatted to have. A number other than zero and less than
the maximum number of LBAs in the Number of Blocks field changes the total drive capacity to the value in the Number of
Blocks field. A value greater than the maximum number of LBAs is rounded down to the maximum capacity.
3.7
FACTORY-INSTALLED OPTIONS
You may order the following items which are incorporated at the manufacturing facility during production or packaged before
shipping. Some of the options available are (not an exhaustive list of possible options):
• Other capacities can be ordered depending on sparing scheme and sector size requested.
• Single-unit shipping pack. The drive is normally shipped in bulk packaging to provide maximum protection against transit
damage. Units shipped individually require additional protection as provided by the single unit shipping pack. Users plan-
ning single unit distribution should specify this option.
• The Safety and Regulatory Agency Specifications, part number 75789512, may be included with each standard OEM drive
shipped.
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4.0 PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
This section provides detailed information concerning performance-related characteristics and features of Cheetah 15K.7
drives.
4.1
INTERNAL DRIVE CHARACTERISTICS
ST3600057SS ST3450857SS ST3300657SS
ST3600957SS ST3450757SS ST3300557SS
ST3600857SS ST3450657SS ST3300457SS
*
Drive capacity
600
450
300
Gbytes (formatted, rounded off value)
Read/write data heads
Tracks per inch
Peak bits per inch
Areal Density
8
6
4
165,000
1,361
225
165,000
1,361
225
165,000
1,361
225
TPI
KBPI
Gbits/inch
2
Internal data rate
Disk rotation speed
Avg rotational latency
1.49 - 2.37
15k
2.0
1.49 - 2.37
15k
2.0
1.49 - 2.37
15k
2.0
Gbits/sec (max)
RPM
msec
*One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting.
4.2
SEEK TIME
See Section 11.4.1, "SAS physical interface" on page 47 and the SAS Interface Manual (part number 100293071) for
additional timing details.
4.2.1 Access time
1 2
,
NOT INCLUDING CONTROLLER OVERHEAD
(MSEC)
READ
3.4
WRITE
3.9
Average
Typical
Typical
Typical
Single track
Full stroke
0.2
0.44
7.4
6.6
1.
2.
Typical access times are measured under nominal conditions of temperature, voltage, and horizontal
orientation as measured on a representative sample of drives.
Access to data = access time + latency time.
4.2.2 Format command execution time (minutes)
When changing sector sizes, the format times shown below may need to be increased by 30 minutes.
600GB
450GB
300GB
Maximum (with verify)
119
60
90
45
58
29
Maximum (without verify)
Note. There is approximately a 1.5 increase in time to format a SED drive versus a non-SED drive of the same capacity.
Execution time measured from receipt of the last byte of the Command Descriptor Block (CDB) to the request for a Status
Byte Transfer to the Initiator (excluding connect/disconnect).
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4.2.3 General performance characteristics
Sustainable disk transfer rate*:
Minimum
122 Mbytes/sec (typical)
204 Mbytes/sec (typical)
Maximum
SAS Interface maximum instantaneous transfer rate
Logical block sizes
600 Mbytes/sec* per port
Default is 512-byte data blocks
Sector sizes variable to 512, 520, and 528 kbytes.
Read/write consecutive sectors on a track
Yes
Flaw reallocation performance impact (for flaws reallocated at format time using
the spare sectors per sparing zone reallocation scheme.)
Negligible
Average rotational latency
2.0 msec
*Assumes system ability to support the rates listed and no cable loss.
1 MB/sec = 1,000,000 bytes/sec
4.3
START/STOP TIME
The drive accepts the commands listed in the SAS Interface Manual less than 3 seconds after DC power has been applied.
If the drive receives a NOTIFY (ENABLE SPINUP) primitive through either port and has not received a START STOP UNIT
command with the START bit equal to 0, the drive becomes ready for normal operations within 20 seconds (excluding the
error recovery procedure).
If the drive receives a START STOP UNIT command with the START bit equal to 0 before receiving a NOTIFY (ENABLE
SPINUP) primitive, the drive waits for a START STOP UNIT command with the START bit equal to 1. After receiving a
START STOP UNIT command with the START bit equal to 1, the drive waits for a NOTIFY (ENABLE SPINUP) primitive.
After receiving a NOTIFY (ENABLE SPINUP) primitive through either port, the drive becomes ready for normal operations
within 20 seconds (excluding the error recovery procedure).
If the drive receives a START STOP UNIT command with the START bit and IMMED bit equal to 1 and does not receive a
NOTIFY (ENABLE SPINUP) primitive within 5 seconds, the drive fails the START STOP UNIT command.
The START STOP UNIT command may be used to command the drive to stop the spindle. Stop time is 30 seconds
(maximum) from removal of DC power. There is no power control switch on the drive.
4.4
PREFETCH/MULTI-SEGMENTED CACHE CONTROL
The drive provides a prefetch (read look-ahead) and multi-segmented cache control algorithms that in many cases can
enhance system performance. Cache refers to the drive buffer storage space when it is used in cache operations. To select
this feature, the host sends the Mode Select command with the proper values in the applicable bytes in page 08h. Prefetch
and cache operations are independent features from the standpoint that each is enabled and disabled independently using
the Mode Select command; however, in actual operation, the prefetch feature overlaps cache operation somewhat as
All default cache and prefetch mode parameter values (Mode Page 08h) for standard OEM versions of this drive family are
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4.5
CACHE OPERATION
Note. Refer to the SAS Interface Manual for more detail concerning the cache bits.
Of the 16 Mbytes physical buffer space in the drive, approximately 13,000 kbytes can be used as a cache. The buffer is
divided into logical segments from which data is read and to which data is written.
The drive keeps track of the logical block addresses of the data stored in each segment of the buffer. If the cache is enabled
(see RCD bit in the SAS Interface Manual), data requested by the host with a read command is retrieved from the buffer, if
possible, before any disk access is initiated. If cache operation is not enabled, the buffer is still used, but only as circular
buffer segments during disk medium read operations (disregarding Prefetch operation for the moment). That is, the drive
does not check in the buffer segments for the requested read data, but goes directly to the medium to retrieve it. The
retrieved data merely passes through some buffer segment on the way to the host. All data transfers to the host are in
accordance with buffer-full ratio rules. See the explanation provided with the information about Mode Page 02h (disconnect/
reconnect control) in the SAS Interface Manual.
The following is a simplified description of the prefetch/cache operation:
Case A—read command is received and all of the requested logical blocks are already in the cache:
1. Drive transfers the requested logical blocks to the initiator.
Case B—A Read command requests data, and at least one requested logical block is not in any segment of the cache:
1. The drive fetches the requested logical blocks from the disk and transfers them into a segment, and then from there to
the host in accordance with the Mode Select Disconnect/Reconnect parameters, page 02h.
Each cache segment is actually a self-contained circular buffer whose length is an integer number of logical blocks. The
drive dynamically creates and removes segments based on the workload. The wrap-around capability of the individual
segments greatly enhances the cache’s overall performance.
Note. The size of each segment is not reported by Mode Sense command page 08h, bytes 14 and 15. The value
0XFFFF is always reported regardless of the actual size of the segment. Sending a size specification using the
Mode Select command (bytes 14 and 15) does not set up a new segment size. If the STRICT bit in Mode page
00h (byte 2, bit 1) is set to one, the drive responds as it does for any attempt to change an unchangeable param-
eter.
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4.5.1 Caching write data
Write caching is a write operation by the drive that makes use of a drive buffer storage area where the data to be written to
the medium is stored while the drive performs the Write command.
If read caching is enabled (RCD=0), then data written to the medium is retained in the cache to be made available for future
read cache hits. The same buffer space and segmentation is used as set up for read functions. The buffer segmentation
scheme is set up or changed independently, having nothing to do with the state of RCD. When a write command is issued, if
RCD=0, the cache is first checked to see if any logical blocks that are to be written are already stored in the cache from a
previous read or write command. If there are, the respective cache segments are cleared. The new data is cached for
subsequent Read commands.
If the number of write data logical blocks exceed the size of the segment being written into, when the end of the segment is
reached, the data is written into the beginning of the same cache segment, overwriting the data that was written there at the
beginning of the operation; however, the drive does not overwrite data that has not yet been written to the medium.
If write caching is enabled (WCE=1), then the drive may return Good status on a write command after the data has been
transferred into the cache, but before the data has been written to the medium. If an error occurs while writing the data to the
medium, and Good status has already been returned, a deferred error will be generated.
The Synchronize Cache command may be used to force the drive to write all cached write data to the medium. Upon
completion of a Synchronize Cache command, all data received from previous write commands will have been written to the
medium.
4.5.2 Prefetch operation
If the Prefetch feature is enabled, data in contiguous logical blocks on the disk immediately beyond that which was requested
by a Read command are retrieved and stored in the buffer for immediate transfer from the buffer to the host on subsequent
Read commands that request those logical blocks (this is true even if cache operation is disabled). Though the prefetch
operation uses the buffer as a cache, finding the requested data in the buffer is a prefetch hit, not a cache operation hit.
To enable Prefetch, use Mode Select page 08h, byte 12, bit 5 (Disable Read Ahead - DRA bit). DRA bit = 0 enables prefetch.
The drive does not use the Max Prefetch field (bytes 8 and 9) or the Prefetch Ceiling field (bytes 10 and 11).
When prefetch (read look-ahead) is enabled (enabled by DRA = 0), the drive enables prefetch of contiguous blocks from the
disk when it senses that a prefetch hit will likely occur. The drive disables prefetch when it decides that a prefetch hit is not
likely to occur.
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5.0 RELIABILITY SPECIFICATIONS
The following reliability specifications assume correct host and drive operational interface, including all interface timings,
power supply voltages, environmental requirements and drive mounting constraints.
Seek error rate:
Less than 10 errors in 108 seeks
Read Error Rates
Recovered Data
Less than 10 errors in 1012 bits transferred (OEM default settings)
Less than 1 sector in 1016 bits transferred
Less than 1 sector in 1021 bits transferred
Less than 1 error in 1012 bits transferred
1,600,000 hours
Unrecovered Data
Miscorrected Data
Interface error rate:
MTBF
AFR
0.55%
Preventive maintenance:
None required
5.1
ERROR RATES
The error rates stated in this manual assume the following:
• The drive is operated per this specification using DC power as defined in this manual (see Section 6.2).
• Errors caused by host system failures are excluded from error rate computations.
• Assume random data.
• Default OEM error recovery settings are applied. This includes AWRE, ARRE, full read retries, full write retries and full retry
time.
• Error rate specified with automatic retries and data correction with ECC enabled and all flaws reallocated
5.1.1 Recoverable Errors
Recoverable errors are those detected and corrected by the drive, and do not require user intervention.
Recoverable Data errors use retries and correction. Application of ECC on-the-fly correction alone is not considered a
Recovered Data error.
Recovered Data error rate is determined using read bits transferred for recoverable errors occurring during a read, and using
write bits transferred for recoverable errors occurring during a write.
5.1.2 Unrecoverable Errors
Unrecoverable Data Errors (Sense Key = 03h) are specified at less than 1 sector in error per 1016 bits transferred.
Unrecoverable Data Errors resulting from the same cause are treated as 1 error for that block.
5.1.3 Seek errors
A seek error is defined as a failure of the drive to position the heads to the addressed track. After detecting an initial seek
error, the drive automatically performs an error recovery process. If the error recovery process fails, a seek positioning error
(Error code = 15h or 02h) will be reported with a Hardware error (04h) in the Sense Key. Recoverable seek errors are
8
specified at Less than 10 errors in 10 seeks. Unrecoverable seek errors (Sense Key = 04h) are classified as drive failures.
5.1.4 Interface errors
An interface error is defined as a failure of the receiver on a port to recover the data as transmitted by the device port
connected to the receiver. The error may be detected as a running disparity error, illegal code, loss of word sync, or CRC
error.
5.2
RELIABILITY AND SERVICE
You can enhance the reliability of Cheetah disk drives by ensuring that the drive receives adequate cooling. Section 6.0
provides temperature measurements and other information that may be used to enhance the service life of the drive. Section
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5.2.1 Annualized Failrue Rate (AFR) and Mean time between failure (MTBF)
These drives shall achieve an AFR of 0.55% (MTBF of 1,600,000 hours) when operated in an environment that ensures the
and MTBF statistics are population statistics that are not relevant to individual units.
AFR and MTBF specifications are based on the following assumptions for Enterprise Storage System environments:
• 8,760 power-on hours per year.
• 250 average on/off cycles per year.
• Operations at nominal voltages.
• Systems will provide adequate cooling to ensure the case temperatures specified in Section 6.4.1 are not exceeded.
5.2.2 Preventive maintenance
No routine scheduled preventive maintenance is required.
5.2.3 Hot plugging the drive
When a disk is powered on by switching the power or hot plugged, the drive runs a self test before attempting to
communicate on its’ interfaces. When the self test completes successfully, the drive initiates a Link Reset starting with OOB.
An attached device should respond to the link reset. If the link reset attempt fails, or any time the drive looses sync, the drive
initiated link reset. The drive will initiate link reset once per second but alternates between port A and B. Therefore each port
will attempt a link reset once per 2 seconds assuming both ports are out of sync..
If the self-test fails, the does not respond to link reset on the failing port.
Note. It is the responsibility of the systems integrator to assure that no temperature, energy, voltage hazard, or ESD
potential hazard is presented during the hot connect/disconnect operation. Discharge the static electricity from
the drive carrier prior to inserting it into the system.
Caution. The drive motor must come to a complete stop prior to changing the plane of operation. This time is required to
insure data integrity.
5.2.4 S.M.A.R.T.
S.M.A.R.T. is an acronym for Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology. This technology is intended to recognize
conditions that indicate imminent drive failure and is designed to provide sufficient warning of a failure to allow you to back up
the data before an actual failure occurs.
Note. The drive’s firmware monitors specific attributes for degradation over time but can’t predict instantaneous drive
failures.
Each monitored attribute has been selected to monitor a specific set of failure conditions in the operating performance of the
drive and the thresholds are optimized to minimize “false” and “failed” predictions.
Controlling S.M.A.R.T.
The operating mode of S.M.A.R.T. is controlled by the DEXCPT and PERF bits on the Informational Exceptions Control
mode page (1Ch). Use the DEXCPT bit to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. feature. Setting the DEXCPT bit disables all
S.M.A.R.T. functions. When enabled, S.M.A.R.T. collects on-line data as the drive performs normal read and write
operations. When the PERF bit is set, the drive is considered to be in “On-line Mode Only” and will not perform off-line
functions.
You can measure off-line attributes and force the drive to save the data by using the Rezero Unit command. Forcing
S.M.A.R.T. resets the timer so that the next scheduled interrupt is in two hours.
You can interrogate the drive through the host to determine the time remaining before the next scheduled measurement and
data logging process occurs. To accomplish this, issue a Log Sense command to log page 0x3E. This allows you to control
when S.M.A.R.T. interruptions occur. Forcing S.M.A.R.T. with the RTZ command resets the timer.
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Performance impact
S.M.A.R.T. attribute data is saved to the disk so that the events that caused a predictive failure can be recreated. The drive
measures and saves parameters once every two hours subject to an idle period on the drive interfaces. The process of
measuring off-line attribute data and saving data to the disk is uninterruptable. The maximum on-line only processing delay is
summarized below:
Table 2:
Maximum processing delay
On-line only delay
Fully-enabled delay
DEXCPT = 0, PERF = 1
DEXCPT = 0, PERF = 0
42 milliseconds
S.M.A.R.T. delay times
163 milliseconds
Reporting control
Reporting is controlled by the MRIE bits in the Informational Exceptions Control mode page (1Ch). Subject to the reporting
method, the firmware will issue to the host an 01-5Dxx sense code. The error code is preserved through bus resets and
power cycles.
Determining rate
S.M.A.R.T. monitors the rate at which errors occur and signals a predictive failure if the rate of degraded errors increases to
an unacceptable level. To determine rate, error events are logged and compared to the number of total operations for a given
attribute. The interval defines the number of operations over which to measure the rate. The counter that keeps track of the
current number of operations is referred to as the Interval Counter.
S.M.A.R.T. measures error rates. All errors for each monitored attribute are recorded. A counter keeps track of the number of
errors for the current interval. This counter is referred to as the Failure Counter.
Error rate is the number of errors per operation. The algorithm that S.M.A.R.T. uses to record rates of error is to set
thresholds for the number of errors and their interval. If the number of errors exceeds the threshold before the interval
expires, the error rate is considered to be unacceptable. If the number of errors does not exceed the threshold before the
interval expires, the error rate is considered to be acceptable. In either case, the interval and failure counters are reset and
the process starts over.
Predictive failures
S.M.A.R.T. signals predictive failures when the drive is performing unacceptably for a period of time. The firmware keeps a
running count of the number of times the error rate for each attribute is unacceptable. To accomplish this, a counter is
incremented each time the error rate is unacceptable and decremented (not to exceed zero) whenever the error rate is
acceptable. If the counter continually increments such that it reaches the predictive threshold, a predictive failure is signaled.
This counter is referred to as the Failure History Counter. There is a separate Failure History Counter for each attribute.
5.2.5 Thermal monitor
Cheetah 15K.7 drives implement a temperature warning system which:
1. Signals the host if the temperature exceeds a value which would threaten the drive.
2. Signals the host if the temperature exceeds a user-specified value.
3. Saves a S.M.A.R.T. data frame on the drive which exceeds the threatening temperature value.
A temperature sensor monitors the drive temperature and issues a warning over the interface when the temperature
exceeds a set threshold. The temperature is measured at power-up and then at ten-minute intervals after power-up.
The thermal monitor system generates a warning code of 01-0B01 when the temperature exceeds the specified limit in
compliance with the SCSI standard. The drive temperature is reported in the FRU code field of mode sense data. You can
use this information to determine if the warning is due to the temperature exceeding the drive threatening temperature or the
user-specified temperature.
This feature is controlled by the Enable Warning (EWasc) bit, and the reporting mechanism is controlled by the Method of
Reporting Informational Exceptions field (MRIE) on the Informational Exceptions Control (IEC) mode page (1Ch).
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The current algorithm implements two temperature trip points. The first trip point is set at 68°C which is the maximum
temperature limit according to the drive specification. The second trip point is user-selectable using the Log Select
The default value for this drive is 68°C, however, you can set it to any value in the range of 0 to 68°C. If you specify a
temperature greater than 68°C in this field, the temperature is rounded down to 68°C. A sense code is sent to the host to
indicate the rounding of the parameter field.
Table 2 Temperature Log Page (0Dh)
Parameter Code
0000h
Description
Primary Temperature
Reference Temperature
0001h
5.2.6 Drive Self Test (DST)
Drive Self Test (DST) is a technology designed to recognize drive fault conditions that qualify the drive as a failed unit. DST
validates the functionality of the drive at a system level.
There are two test coverage options implemented in DST:
1. Extended test
2. Short test
The most thorough option is the extended test that performs various tests on the drive and scans every logical block address
(LBA) of the drive. The short test is time-restricted and limited in length—it does not scan the entire media surface, but does
some fundamental tests and scans portions of the media.
If DST encounters an error during either of these tests, it reports a fault condition. If the drive fails the test, remove it from
service and return it to Seagate for service.
5.2.6.1 DST failure definition
The drive will present a “diagnostic failed” condition through the self-tests results value of the diagnostic log page if a
functional failure is encountered during DST. The channel and servo parameters are not modified to test the drive more
stringently, and the number of retries are not reduced. All retries and recovery processes are enabled during the test. If data
is recoverable, no failure condition will be reported regardless of the number of retries required to recover the data.
The following conditions are considered DST failure conditions:
• Seek error after retries are exhausted
• Track-follow error after retries are exhausted
• Read error after retries are exhausted
• Write error after retries are exhausted
Recovered errors will not be reported as diagnostic failures.
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5.2.6.2 Implementation
This section provides all of the information necessary to implement the DST function on this drive.
5.2.6.2.1
State of the drive prior to testing
The drive must be in a ready state before issuing the Send Diagnostic command. There are multiple reasons why a drive
may not be ready, some of which are valid conditions, and not errors. For example, a drive may be in process of doing a
format, or another DST. It is the responsibility of the host application to determine the “not ready” cause.
While not technically part of DST, a Not Ready condition also qualifies the drive to be returned to Seagate as a failed drive.
A Drive Not Ready condition is reported by the drive under the following conditions:
• Motor will not spin
• Motor will not lock to speed
• Servo will not lock on track
• Drive cannot read configuration tables from the disk
In these conditions, the drive responds to a Test Unit Ready command with an 02/04/00 or 02/04/03 code.
5.2.6.2.2
Invoking DST
To invoke DST, submit the Send Diagnostic command with the appropriate Function Code (001b for the short test or 010b for
the extended test) in bytes 1, bits 5, 6, and 7.
5.2.6.2.3
Short and extended tests
DST has two testing options:
1. short
2. extended
These testing options are described in the following two subsections.
Each test consists of three segments: an electrical test segment, a servo test segment, and a read/verify scan segment.
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 possible within 120 seconds.
The short test does not scan the entire media surface, but does some fundamental tests and scans portions of the media. A
complete read/verify scan is not performed and only factual failures will report a fault condition. This option provides a quick
confidence test of the drive.
Extended test (Function Code: 010b)
The objective of the extended test option is to empirically test critical drive components. For example, the seek tests and on-
track operations test the positioning mechanism. The read operation tests the read head element and the media surface.
The write element is tested through read/write/read operations. The integrity of the media is checked through a read/verify
scan of the media. Motor functionality is tested by default as a part of these tests.
The anticipated length of the Extended test is reported through the Control Mode page.
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5.2.6.2.4
Log page entries
When the drive begins DST, it creates a new entry in the Self-test Results Log page. The new entry is created by inserting a
new self-test parameter block at the beginning of the self-test results log parameter section of the log page. Existing data will
be moved to make room for the new parameter block. The drive reports 20 parameter blocks in the log page. If there are
more than 20 parameter blocks, the least recent parameter block will be deleted. The new parameter block will be initialized
as follows:
1. The Function Code field is set to the same value as sent in the DST command
2. The Self-Test Results Value field is set to Fh
3. The drive will store the log page to non-volatile memory
After a self-test is complete or has been aborted, the drive updates the Self-Test Results Value field in its Self-Test Results
Log page in non-volatile memory. The host may use Log Sense to read the results from up to the last 20 self-tests performed
by the drive. The self-test results value is a 4-bit field that reports the results of the test. If the field is set to zero, the drive
passed with no errors detected by the DST. If the field is not set to zero, the test failed for the reason reported in the field.
The drive will report the failure condition and LBA (if applicable) in the Self-test Results Log parameter. The Sense key, ASC,
ASCQ, and FRU are used to report the failure condition.
5.2.6.2.5
Abort
There are several ways to abort a diagnostic. You can use a SCSI Bus Reset or a Bus Device Reset message to abort the
diagnostic.
You can abort a DST executing in background mode by using the abort code in the DST Function Code field. This will cause
a 01 (self-test aborted by the application client) code to appear in the self-test results values log. All other abort mechanisms
will be reported as a 02 (self-test routine was interrupted by a reset condition).
5.2.7 Product warranty
Beginning on the date of shipment to the customer and continuing for the period specified in your purchase contract,
Seagate warrants that each product (including components and subassemblies) that fails to function properly under normal
use due to defect in materials or workmanship or due to nonconformance to the applicable specifications will be repaired or
replaced, at Seagate’s option and at no charge to the customer, if returned by customer at customer’s expense to Seagate’s
designated facility in accordance with Seagate’s warranty procedure. Seagate will pay for transporting the repair or
replacement item to the customer. For more detailed warranty information, refer to the standard terms and conditions of
purchase for Seagate products on your purchase documentation.
The remaining warranty for a particular drive can be determined by calling Seagate Customer Service at 1-800-468-3472.
required to determine remaining warranty information.
Shipping
When transporting or shipping a drive, use only a Seagate-approved container. Keep your original box. Seagate approved
containers are easily identified by the Seagate Approved Package label. Shipping a drive in a non-approved container voids
the drive warranty.
Seagate repair centers may refuse receipt of components improperly packaged or obviously damaged in transit. Contact
your authorized Seagate distributor to purchase additional boxes. Seagate recommends shipping by an air-ride carrier
experienced in handling computer equipment.
Product repair and return information
Seagate customer service centers are the only facilities authorized to service Seagate drives. Seagate does not sanction
any third-party repair facilities. Any unauthorized repair or tampering with the factory seal voids the warranty.
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6.0 PHYSICAL/ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
This section provides information relating to the physical and electrical characteristics of the drive.
6.1
AC POWER REQUIREMENTS
None.
6.2
DC POWER REQUIREMENTS
The voltage and current requirements for a single drive are shown below. Values indicated apply at the drive connector.
The standard drive models and the SED drive models have identical hardware, however the security and encryption portion
of the drive controller ASIC is enabled and functional in the SED models. This represents a small additional drain on the 5V
supply of about 30mA and a commensurate increase of about 150mW in power consumption. There is no additional drain on
the 12V supply.
Table 3 600 GB DC power requirements
3 GBIT MODE
6 GBIT MODE
NOTES
(AMPS)
+5V
(AMPS)
(AMPS)
+5V
(AMPS)
Voltage
+12V [2]
±5% [2]
0.81
+12V [2]
±5% [2]
0.81
Regulation
[5]
±5%
±5%
Avg idle current
[1] [7]
0.37
0.38
Maximum starting current
(peak DC) DC
3σ
3σ
3σ
[3]
0.67
0.98
0.55
1.90
3.82
0.04
0.68
0.98
0.56
1.91
3.88
0.04
(peak AC) AC
[3]
Delayed motor start (max) DC
Peak operating current (random read):
Typical DC
[1] [4]
[1][6] [1]
0.44
0.49
1.32
1.15
1.20
3.00
0.45
0.51
1.34
1.17
1.21
3.00
Maximum DC
3σ
[1]
Maximum DC (peak)
Peak operating current (random write):
Typical DC
3σ
[1][6] [1]
0.51
0.56
1.26
1.03
1.05
2.94
0.53
0.58
1.28
1.04
1.07
2.92
Maximum DC
3σ
[1]
Maximum DC (peak)
Peak operating current (sequential read):
Typical DC
3σ
[1][6] [1]
0.98
1.08
1.40
0.83
0.84
1.26
0.99
1.10
1.46
0.84
0.85
1.24
Maximum DC
3σ
[1]
Maximum DC (peak)
Peak operating current (sequential write):
Typical DC
3σ
[1][6] [1]
0.93
1.00
1.30
0.83
0.84
1.24
0.94
1.02
1.30
0.83
0.85
1.26
Maximum DC
3σ
[1]
Maximum DC (peak)
3σ
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Table 4 450 GB DC power requirements
3 GBIT MODE
6 GBIT MODE
NOTES
(AMPS)
+5V
(AMPS)
(AMPS)
+5V
(AMPS)
Voltage
+12V [2]
±5% [2]
0.68
+12V [2]
±5% [2]
0.66
Regulation
[5]
±5%
±5%
Avg idle current
[1] [7]
0.39
0.41
Maximum starting current
(peak DC) DC
3σ
3σ
3σ
[3]
0.65
0.94
0.54
1.94
3.91
0.04
0.67
0.96
0.56
1.94
3.89
0.04
(peak AC) AC
[3]
Delayed motor start (max) DC
Peak operating current (random read):
Typical DC
[1] [4]
[1][6] [1]
0.45
0.48
1.28
1.01
1.08
2.90
0.47
0.51
1.30
1.02
1.06
2.84
Maximum DC
3σ
[1]
Maximum DC (peak)
Peak operating current (random write):
Typical DC
3σ
[1][6] [1]
0.52
0.56
1.24
0.90
0.93
2.78
0.55
0.58
1.26
0.89
0.91
2.84
Maximum DC
3σ
[1]
Maximum DC (peak)
Peak operating current (sequential read):
Typical DC
3σ
[1][6] [1]
0.98
1.04
1.36
0.69
0.70
1.10
1.03
1.10
1.44
0.67
0.68
1.10
Maximum DC
3σ
[1]
Maximum DC (peak)
Peak operating current (sequential write):
Typical DC
3σ
[1][6] [1]
0.95
0.99
1.26
0.69
0.70
1.10
0.98
1.02
1.30
0.67
0.68
1.12
Maximum DC
3σ
[1]
Maximum DC (peak)
3σ
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Table 5 300 GB DC power requirements
3 GBIT MODE
6 GBIT MODE
NOTES
(AMPS)
+5V
(AMPS)
(AMPS)
+5V
(AMPS)
Voltage
+12V [2]
±5% [2]
0.58
+12V [2]
±5% [2]
0.58
Regulation
[5]
±5%
±5%
Avg idle current
[1] [7]
0.34
0.35
Maximum starting current
(peak DC) DC
3σ
3σ
3σ
[3]
0.53
0.98
0.47
1.92
3.82
0.04
0.54
0.86
0.48
1.92
3.98
0.04
(peak AC) AC
[3]
Delayed motor start (max) DC
Peak operating current (random read):
Typical DC
[1] [4]
[1][6] [1]
0.41
0.42
1.18
0.88
0.95
2.78
0.42
0.43
1.20
0.90
0.95
2.74
Maximum DC
3σ
[1]
Maximum DC (peak)
Peak operating current (random write):
Typical DC
3σ
[1][6] [1]
0.48
0.49
1.18
0.80
0.83
2.68
0.49
0.51
1.20
0.81
0.82
2.66
Maximum DC
3σ
[1]
Maximum DC (peak)
Peak operating current (sequential read):
Typical DC
3σ
[1][6] [1]
0.91
0.93
1.20
0.59
0.60
0.98
0.92
0.94
1.24
0.59
0.61
1.00
Maximum DC
3σ
[1]
Maximum DC (peak)
Peak operating current (sequential write):
Typical DC
3σ
[1][6] [1]
0.89
0.93
1.22
0.58
0.60
0.98
0.90
0.94
1.22
0.59
0.60
0.96
Maximum DC
3σ
[1]
Maximum DC (peak)
3σ
[1] Measured with average reading DC ammeter or equivalent sampling scope. Instantaneous +12V current peaks will
exceed these values. Power supply at nominal voltage. N (number of drives tested) = 6, 35 Degrees C ambient.
[2] For +12 V, a –10% tolerance is allowed during initial spindle start but must return to ±5% before reaching 15,000 RPM.
The ±5% must be maintained after the drive signifies that its power-up sequence has been completed and that the drive
is able to accept selection by the host initiator.
[4] This condition occurs after OOB and Speed Negotiation completes but before the drive has received the Notify Spinup
primitive.
[5] See paragraph 6.2.1, "Conducted noise immunity." Specified voltage tolerance includes ripple, noise, and transient
response.
[6] Operating condition is defined as random 8 block reads at 375 I/Os per second for 600GB models, and 380 I/Os per
second for 450GB and 300GB models. Current and power specified at nominal voltages.
[7] During idle, the drive heads are relocated every 60 seconds to a random location within the band from three-quarters to
maximum track.
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General DC power requirement notes.
1. Minimum current loading for each supply voltage is not less than 1.7% of the maximum operating current shown.
2. The +5V and +12V supplies should employ separate ground returns.
3. Where power is provided to multiple drives from a common supply, careful consideration for individual drive power
requirements should be noted. Where multiple units are powered on simultaneously, the peak starting current must be
available to each device.
4. Parameters, other than spindle start, are measured after a 10-minute warm up.
5. No terminator power.
6.2.1 Conducted noise immunity
Noise is specified as a periodic and random distribution of frequencies covering a band from DC to 10 MHz. Maximum
allowed noise values given below are peak-to-peak measurements and apply at the drive power connector.
+5V
=
250 mV pp from 100 Hz to 20 MHz.
+12V = 800 mV pp from 100 Hz to 8 KHz.
450 mV pp from 8 KHz to 20 KHz.
250 mV pp from 20 KHz to 5 MHz.
6.2.2 Power sequencing
The drive does not require power sequencing. The drive protects against inadvertent writing during power-up and down.
6.2.3 Current profiles
The +12V and +5V current profiles are shown below in the following figures.
Figure 1.
Typical 600GB current profiles
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Figure 2.
Typical 450GB current profiles
Figure 3.
Typical 300GB current profiles
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6.3
POWER DISSIPATION
600GB model
Typical power dissipation under idle conditions in 6Gb operation is 11.62 watts (39.65 BTUs per hour).
typical I/O rate for a drive in your system on the horizontal axis and read the corresponding +5 volt current, +12 volt current,
and total watts on the vertical axis. To calculate BTUs per hour, multiply watts by 3.4123.
Figure 4.
ST3600057SS DC current and power vs. input/output operations per second
450GB model
Typical power dissipation under idle conditions in 6Gb operation is 9.97 watts (34.02 BTUs per hour).
typical I/O rate for a drive in your system on the horizontal axis and read the corresponding +5 volt current, +12 volt current,
and total watts on the vertical axis. To calculate BTUs per hour, multiply watts by 3.4123.
Figure 5.
ST3450857SS DC current and power vs. input/output operations per second
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300GB model
Typical power dissipation under idle conditions in 6Gb operation is 8.71 watts (29.72 BTUs per hour).
typical I/O rate for a drive in your system on the horizontal axis and read the corresponding +5 volt current, +12 volt current,
and total watts on the vertical axis. To calculate BTUs per hour, multiply watts by 3.4123.
Figure 6.
ST3300657SS DC current and power vs. input/output operations per second
6.4
ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITS
Temperature and humidity values experienced by the drive must be such that condensation does not occur on any drive part.
Altitude and atmospheric pressure specifications are referenced to a standard day at 58.7°F (14.8°C). Maximum wet bulb
temperature is 82°F (28°C).
6.4.1 Temperature
a. Operating
The maximum allowable continuous or sustained HDA case temperature for the rated Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) is
122°F (50°C) The maximum allowable HDA case temperature is 60°C. Occasional excursions of HDA case temperatures
above 122°F (50°C) or below 41°F (5°C) may occur without impact to the specified AFR. Continual or sustained operation
at HDA case temperatures outside these limits may degrade AFR.
Provided the HDA case temperatures limits are met, the drive meets all specifications over a 41°F to 131°F (5°C to 55°C)
drive ambient temperature range with a maximum temperature gradient of 68°F (20°C) per hour. Air flow may be needed
in the drive enclosure to keep within this range (see Section 8.3). Operation at HDA case temperatures outside this range
may adversely affect the drives ability to meet specifications. To confirm that the required cooling for the electronics and
HDA case is provided, place the drive in its final mechanical configuration, perform random write/read operations and
measure the HDA case temperature after it has stabilized.
b. Non-operating
–40° to 158°F (–40° to 70°C) package ambient with a maximum gradient of 68°F (20°C) per hour. This specification
assumes that the drive is packaged in the shipping container designed by Seagate for use with drive.
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DA T emp
Check Point
1
0
5
Figure 7.
Location of the HDA temperature check point
6.4.2 Relative humidity
The values below assume that no condensation on the drive occurs.
a. Operating
5% to 95% non-condensing relative humidity with a maximum gradient of 20% per hour.
b. Non-operating
5% to 95% non-condensing relative humidity.
6.4.3 Effective altitude (sea level)
a. Operating
–1,000 to +10,000 feet (–305 to +3,048 meters)
b. Non-operating
–1,000 to +40,000 feet (–305 to +12,210 meters)
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6.4.4 Shock and vibration
Shock and vibration limits specified in this document are measured directly on the drive chassis. If the drive is installed in an
enclosure to which the stated shock and/or vibration criteria is applied, resonances may occur internally to the enclosure
resulting in drive movement in excess of the stated limits. If this situation is apparent, it may be necessary to modify the
enclosure to minimize drive movement.
The limits of shock and vibration defined within this document are specified with the drive mounted by any of the four
6.4.4.1 Shock
a. Operating—normal
The drive, as installed for normal operation, shall operate error free while subjected to intermittent shock not exceeding:
• 15 Gs at a duration of 11 msec (half sinewave)
• 20 Gs at a duration of 2 msec (half sinewave)
• 60 Gs at a duration of 2 msec (half sinewave) when performing reads only
Shock may be applied in the X, Y, or Z axis. Shock is not to be repeated more than once every 2 seconds.
b. Operating—abnormal
Equipment, as installed for normal operation, does not incur physical damage while subjected to intermittent shock not
exceeding 40 Gs at a duration of 11 msec (half sinewave). Shock occurring at abnormal levels may promote degraded
operational performance during the abnormal shock period. Specified operational performance will continue when normal
operating shock levels resume. Shock may be applied in the X, Y, or Z axis. Shock is not to be repeated more than once
every 2 seconds.
c. Non-operating
The limits of non-operating shock shall apply to all conditions of handling and transportation. This includes both isolated
drives and integrated drives.
The drive subjected to nonrepetitive shock not exceeding the three values below, shall not exhibit device damage or
performance degradation.
• 80 Gs at a duration of 11 msec (half sinewave)
• 300 Gs at a duration of 2 msec (half sinewave)
• 150 Gs at a duration of 0.5 msec (half sinewave)
Shock may be applied in the X, Y, or Z axis.
d. Packaged
disk drives shipped as loose load (not palletized) general freight will be packaged to withstand drops from heights as
defined in the table below. For additional details refer to Seagate specifications 30190-001 (under 100 lbs/45 kg) or
30191-001 (over 100 lbs/45 Kg).
PACKAGE SIZE
PACKAGED/PRODUCT WEIGHT
DROP HEIGHT
<600 cu in (<9,800 cu cm)
Any
60 in (1524 mm)
48 in (1219 mm)
42 in (1067 mm)
36 in (914 mm)
600-1800 cu in (9,800-19,700 cu cm)
>1800 cu in (>19,700 cu cm)
>600 cu in (>9,800 cu cm)
0-20 lb (0 to 9.1 kg)
0-20 lb (0 to 9.1 kg)
20-40 lb (9.1 to 18.1 kg)
Drives packaged in single or multipacks with a gross weight of 20 pounds (8.95 kg) or less by Seagate for general freight
shipment shall withstand a drop test from 48 inches (1,070 mm) against a concrete floor or equivalent.
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Z
X
Y
X
Z
Y
Figure 8.
Recommended mounting
6.4.4.2 Vibration
a. Operating—normal
The drive as installed for normal operation, shall comply with the complete specified performance while subjected to
continuous vibration not exceeding
10 – 300 Hz
301– 500 Hz
1.0 G RMS (0 to peak)
0.5 G RMS (0 to peak)
Vibration may be applied in the X, Y, or Z axis.
b. Operating—abnormal
Equipment as installed for normal operation shall not incur physical damage while subjected to periodic vibration not
exceeding:
15 minutes of duration at major resonant frequency
Vibration occurring at these levels may degrade operational performance during the abnormal vibration period. Specified
operational performance will continue when normal operating vibration levels are resumed. This assumes system
recovery routines are available.
Operating abnormal translational random flat profile
5 – 500 Hz
10 - 300 Hz
0.75 G (0 to peak)
0.0029 G2/Hz
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c. Non-operating
The limits of non-operating vibration shall apply to all conditions of handling and transportation. This includes both
isolated drives and integrated drives.
The drive shall not incur physical damage or degraded performance as a result of continuous vibration not exceeding
5 – 22 Hz
22 - 350 Hz
350 - 500 Hz
0.25 G (0 to peak, linear, swept sine, 0.5 octive/min)
3 G (0 to peak, linear, swept sine, 0.5 octive/min)
1 G (0 to peak, linear, swept sine, 0.5 octive/min)
Vibration may be applied in the X, Y, or Z axis.
6.4.5 Acoustics
Sound power during idle mode shall be 3.4 bels typical when measured to ISO 7779 specification. Sound power while
operating shall be 3.8 bels typical when measured to ISO 7779 specification.
There will not be any discrete tones more than 10 dB above the masking noise on typical drives when measured according
to Seagate specification 30553-001. There will not be any tones more than 24 dB above the masking noise on any drive.
6.4.6 Air cleanliness
The drive is designed to operate in a typical office environment with minimal environmental control.
6.4.7 Corrosive environment
Seagate electronic drive components pass accelerated corrosion testing equivalent to 10 years exposure to light industrial
environments containing sulfurous gases, chlorine and nitric oxide, classes G and H per ASTM B845. However, this
accelerated testing cannot duplicate every potential application environment.
Users should use caution exposing any electronic components to uncontrolled chemical pollutants and corrosive chemicals
as electronic drive component reliability can be affected by the installation environment. The silver, copper, nickel and gold
films used in Seagate products are especially sensitive to the presence of sulfide, chloride, and nitrate contaminants. Sulfur
is found to be the most damaging. In addition, electronic components should never be exposed to condensing water on the
surface of the printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) or exposed to an ambient relative humidity greater than 95%. Materials
used in cabinet fabrication, such as vulcanized rubber, that can outgas corrosive compounds should be minimized or
eliminated. The useful life of any electronic equipment may be extended by replacing materials near circuitry with sulfide-free
alternatives.
6.4.8 RoHS compliance statement
The European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive restricts the presence of chemical substances,
including Lead (Pb), in electronic products effective July 2006.
A number of parts and materials in Seagate products are procured from external suppliers. We rely on the representations of
our suppliers regarding the presence of RoHS substances in these parts and materials. Our supplier contracts require
compliance with our chemical substance restrictions, and our suppliers document their compliance with our requirements by
providing material content declarations for all parts and materials for the disk drives documented in this publication. Current
supplier declarations include disclosure of the inclusion of any RoHS-regulated substance in such parts or materials.
Seagate also has internal systems in place to ensure ongoing compliance with the RoHS Directive and all laws and
regulations which restrict chemical content in electronic products. These systems include standard operating procedures that
ensure that restricted substances are not utilized in our manufacturing operations, laboratory analytical validation testing,
and an internal auditing process to ensure that we comply with all standard operating procedures.
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6.4.9 Electromagnetic susceptibility
6.5
MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Height:
Width:
Depth:
1.03 in
4.00 in
5.79 in
26.10 mm
101.60 mm
147 mm
Weight (max): 1.76 pounds
0.80 kilograms
26.11 MAX
2X 20.14
(2X .793)
(1.028 MAX)
24.00
(.945)
6.35 (.250)
4.22 X 90 ( .166 X 90 )
0.36
2X 28.45
(2X 1.120)
(
.014)
2X 70.05 (2X 2.758)
122.00 (4.803)
2X 130.05 (2X 5.120)
UNITS OF MEASURE: mm (inches)
146.99 MAX (5.787 MAX)
131.17 (5.164)
4.57 MIN BLIND
( .18 MIN BLIND)
85.60 (3.370)
41.15 (1.620)
4.22 X 90 ( .166 X 90 )
20.14
(.793)
0.36
2X 29.21
(2X 1.150)
(
.014)
1.45 (.057)
3.17 (.125)
DRIVE
CENTER
LINE
101.60 +/- .25
(4.000 +/- .010)
50.80
(2.000)
2X 100.13
(2X 3.942)
20.68 (.814)
98.42
(3.875)
33.40
(1.315)
0.76
.030)
(
0.13
(.005)
36.37
(1.432)
0.13
(.005)
3.50 +/- .38
(.138 +/- .015)
0.99
(.039)
0.41
0.25
(.010)
(.016)
Figure 9.
Physical dimensions
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7.0 ABOUT FIPS
The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publication 140-2 is a U.S. Government Computer Security Standard
used to accredit cryptographic modules. It is titled 'Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules (FIPS PUB 140-2)' and
is issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Purpose
This standard specifies the security requirements that will be satisfied by a cryptographic module utilized within a security
system protecting sensitive but unclassified information. The standard provides four increasing, qualitative levels of security:
Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 and Level 4. These levels are intended to cover the wide range of potential applications and
environments in which cryptographic modules may be employed.
Validation Program
Products that claim conformance to this standard are validated by the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP)
which is a joint effort between National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Communications Security
Establishment (CSE) of the Government of Canada. Products validated as conforming to FIPS 140-2 are accepted by the
Federal agencies of both countries for the protection of sensitive information (United States) or Designated Information
(Canada).
In the CMVP, vendors of cryptographic modules use independent, accredited testing laborites to have their modules tested.
National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) accredited laboratories perform cryptographic module
compliance/conformance testing.
Seagate Enterprise SED
FIPS 140-2 Level 2 requirements. In order to operate in FIPS Approved Mode of Operation, these SEDs require security
website - Cert# 1299: Seagate Secure® Enterprise Self-Encrypting Drives FIPS 140 Module: http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/
STM/cmvp/documents/140-1/140val-all.htm
Security Level 2
Security Level 2 enhances the physical security mechanisms of a Security Level 1 cryptographic module by adding the
requirement for tamper-evidence, which includes the use of tamper-evident coatings or seals on removable covers of the
module. Tamper-evident coatings or seals are placed on a cryptographic module so that the coating or seal must be bro-
ken to attain physical access to the critical security parameters (CSP) within the module. Tamper-evident seals are placed
on covers to protect against unauthorized physical access. In addition Security Level 2 requires, at a minimum, role-based
authentication in which a cryptographic module authenticates the authorization of an operator to assume a specific role
and perform a corresponding set of services.
Figure 10. Example of FIPS tamper evidence labels.
Note. Image is for reference only, may not represent actual drive..
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8.0 ABOUT SELF-ENCRYPTING DRIVES
Self-encrypting drives (SEDs) offer encryption and security services for the protection of stored data, commonly known as
“protection of data at rest.” These drives are compliant with the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) Enterprise Storage
The Trusted Computing Group (TCG) is an organization sponsored and operated by companies in the computer, storage
and digital communications industry. Seagate’s SED models comply with the standards published by the TCG.
To use the security features in the drive, the host must be capable of constructing and issuing the following two SCSI
commands:
• Security Protocol Out
• Security Protocol In
These commands are used to convey the TCG protocol to and from the drive in their command payloads.
8.1
DATA ENCRYPTION
Encrypting drives use one inline encryption engine for each port, employing AES-128 data encryption in Cipher Block
Chaining (CBC) mode to encrypt all data prior to being written on the media and to decrypt all data as it is read from the
media. The encryption engines are always in operation, cannot be disabled, and do not detract in any way from the
performance of the drive.
The 32-byte Data Encryption Key (DEK) is a random number which is generated by the drive, never leaves the drive, and is
inaccessible to the host system. The DEK is itself encrypted when it is stored on the media and when it is in volatile
temporary storage (DRAM) external to the encryption engine. A unique data encryption key is used for each of the drive's
8.2
CONTROLLED ACCESS
The drive has two security partitions (SPs) called the "Admin SP" and the "Locking SP." These act as gatekeepers to the
drive security services. Security-related commands will not be accepted unless they also supply the correct credentials to
prove the requester is authorized to perform the command.
8.2.1 Admin SP
Admin SP is available using the SID (Secure ID) password or the MSID (Makers Secure ID) password.
8.2.2 Locking SP
The Locking SP controls read/write access to the media and the cryptographic erase feature. Access to the Locking SP is
available using the BandMasterX or EraseMaster passwords. Since the drive owner can define up to 16 data bands on the
drive, each data band has its own password called BandMasterX where X is the number of the data band (0 through 15).
8.2.3 Default password
When the drive is shipped from the factory, all passwords are set to the value of MSID. This 32-byte random value is printed
on the drive label and it can be read by the host electronically over the I/O. After receipt of the drive, it is the responsibility of
the owner to use the default MSID password as the authority to change all other passwords to unique owner-specified
values.
8.3
RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR (RNG)
The drive has a 32-byte hardware RNG that it is uses to derive encryption keys or, if requested to do so, to provide random
numbers to the host for system use, including using these numbers as Authentication Keys (passwords) for the drive’s
Admin and Locking SPs.
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8.4
DRIVE LOCKING
the individual bands.
The variable "LockOnReset" should be set to "PowerCycle" to ensure that the data bands will be locked if power is lost. This
scenario occurs if the drive is removed from its cabinet. The drive will not honor any data read or write requests until the
bands have been unlocked. This prevents the user data from being accessed without the appropriate credentials when the
drive has been removed from its cabinet and installed in another system.
When the drive is shipped from the factory, the firmware download port is locked and the drive will reject any attempt to
download new firmware. The drive owner must use the SID credential to unlock the firmware download port before firmware
updates will be accepted.
8.5
DATA BANDS
When shipped from the factory, the drive is configured with a single data band called Band 0 (also known as the Global Data
Band) which comprises LBA 0 through LBA max. The host may allocate Band1 by specifying a start LBA and an LBA range.
The real estate for this band is taken from the Global Band. An additional 14 Data Bands may be defined in a similar way
(Band2 through Band15) but before these bands can be allocated LBA space, they must first be individually enabled using
the EraseMaster password.
Data bands cannot overlap but they can be sequential with one band ending at LBA (x) and the next beginning at LBA (x+1).
Each data band has its own drive-generated encryption key and its own user-supplied password. The host may change the
8.6
CRYPTOGRAPHIC ERASE
A significant feature of SEDs is the ability to perform a cryptographic erase. This involves the host telling the drive to change
the data encryption key for a particular band. Once changed, the data is no longer recoverable since it was written with one
key and will be read using a different key. Since the drive overwrites the old key with the new one, and keeps no history of
key changes, the user data can never be recovered. This is tantamount to an instantaneous data erase and is very useful if
the drive is to be scrapped or redispositioned.
8.7
AUTHENTICATED FIRMWARE DOWNLOAD
In addition to providing a locking mechanism to prevent unwanted firmware download attempts, the drive also only accepts
download files which have been cryptographically signed by the appropriate Seagate Design Center.
Three conditions must be met before the drive will allow the download operation:
1. The download must be an SED file. A standard (base) drive (non-SED) file will be rejected.
2. The download file must be signed and authenticated.
3. As with a non-SED drive, the download file must pass the acceptance criteria for the drive. For example it must be appli-
cable to the correct drive model, and have compatible revision and customer status.
8.8
POWER REQUIREMENTS
The standard drive models and the SED drive models have identical hardware, however the security and encryption portion
of the drive controller ASIC is enabled and functional in the SED models. This represents a small additional drain on the 5V
supply of about 30mA and a commensurate increase of about 150mW in power consumption. There is no additional drain on
8.9
SUPPORTED COMMANDS
The SED models support the following two commands in addition to the commands supported by the standard (non-SED)
models as listed in Table 9:
• Security Protocol Out (B5h)
• Security Protocol In (A2h)
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9.0 DEFECT AND ERROR MANAGEMENT
Seagate continues to use innovative technologies to manage defects and errors. These technologies are designed to
increase data integrity, perform drive self-maintenance, and validate proper drive operation.
SCSI defect and error management involves drive internal defect/error management and SAS system error considerations
(errors in communications between the initiator and the drive). In addition, Seagate provides the following technologies used
to increase data integrity and drive reliability:
The read error rates and specified storage capacities are not dependent on host (initiator) defect management routines.
9.1
DRIVE INTERNAL DEFECTS/ERRORS
During the initial drive format operation at the factory, media defects are identified, tagged as being unusable, and their
locations recorded on the drive primary defects list (referred to as the “P’ list and also as the ETF defect list). At factory
format time, these known defects are also reallocated, that is, reassigned to a new place on the medium and the location
listed in the defects reallocation table. The “P” list is not altered after factory formatting. Locations of defects found and
reallocated during error recovery procedures after drive shipment are listed in the “G” list (defects growth list). The “P” and
“G” lists may be referenced by the initiator using the Read Defect Data command.
Details of the SCSI commands supported by the drive are described in the SAS Interface Manual. Also, more information on
the drive Error Recovery philosophy is presented in the SAS Interface Manual.
9.2
DRIVE ERROR RECOVERY PROCEDURES
When an error occurs during drive operation, the drive, if programmed to do so, performs error recovery procedures to
attempt to recover the data. The error recovery procedures used depend on the options previously set in the Error Recovery
Parameters mode page. Error recovery and defect management may involve using several SCSI commands described in
the SAS Interface Manual. The drive implements selectable error recovery time limits required in video applications.
The error recovery scheme supported by the drive provides a way to control the total error recovery time for the entire
command in addition to controlling the recovery level for a single LBA. The total amount of time spent in error recovery for a
command can be limited using the Recovery Time Limit bytes in the Error Recovery mode page. The total amount of time
spent in error recovery for a single LBA can be limited using the Read Retry Count or Write Retry Count bytes in the Error
Recovery mode page.
The drive firmware error recovery algorithms consists of 13 levels for read recoveries and five levels for write. Each level
may consist of multiple steps, where a step is defined as a recovery function involving a single re-read or re-write attempt.
The maximum level used by the drive in LBA recovery is determined by the read and write retry counts.
Table 6 equates the read and write retry count with the maximum possible recovery time for read and write recovery of
individual LBAs. The times given do not include time taken to perform reallocations. Reallocations are performed when the
ARRE bit (for reads) or AWRE bit (for writes) is one, the RC bit is zero, and the recovery time limit for the command has not
yet been met. Time needed to perform reallocation is not counted against the recovery time limit.
When the RC bit is one, reallocations are disabled even if the ARRE or AWRE bits are one. The drive will still perform data
recovery actions within the limits defined by the Read Retry Count, Write Retry Count, and Recovery Time Limit parameters.
However, the drive does not report any unrecovered errors
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Table 6 Read and write retry count maximum recovery times [1]
WRITE
READ RETRY MAXIMUM RECOVERY TIME PER LBA
MAXIMUM RECOVERY TIME PER LBA
(CUMULATIVE, MSEC)
RETRY
COUNT
(CUMULATIVE, MSEC)
COUNT
0
51.87
0
23.94
35.91
39.9
1
59.85
1
2
203.49
231.42
295.26
327.18
359.10
446.88
538.65
570.57
598.50
1,534.97
2
3
3
51.87
79.8
4
4
5
5 (default)
107.73
6
7
8
9
10
11 (default)
[1] These values are subject to change.
Setting these retry counts to a value below the default setting could result in degradation of the unrecovered error rate
which may exceed the value given in this product manual. A setting of zero (0) will result in the drive not performing
error recovery.
For example, suppose the read/write recovery page has the RC bit set to 0, read retry count set to 4, and the recovery
time limit field (Mode Sense page 01, bytes 10 and 11) set to FF FF hex (maximum). A four LBA Read command is
allowed to take up to 253.11 msec recovery time for each of the four LBAs in the command. If the recovery time limit is
set to 00 C8 hex (200 msec decimal) a four LBA read command is allowed to take up to 200 msec for all error recovery
within that command. The use of the Recovery Time Limit field allows finer granularity on control of the time spent in
error recovery. The recovery time limit only starts counting when the drive is executing error recovery and it restarts on
each command. Therefore, each command’s total recovery time is subject to the recovery time limit. Note: A recovery
time limit of 0 will use the drive’s default value of FF FF. Minimum recovery time limit is achieved by setting the Recov-
ery Time Limit field to 00 01.
9.3
SAS SYSTEM ERRORS
Information on the reporting of operational errors or faults across the interface is given in the SAS Interface Manual. The
SSP Response returns information to the host about numerous kinds of errors or faults. The Receive Diagnostic Results
reports the results of diagnostic operations performed by the drive.
Status returned by the drive to the initiator is described in the SAS Interface Manual. Status reporting plays a role in systems
error management and its use in that respect is described in sections where the various commands are discussed.
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9.4
BACKGROUND MEDIA SCAN
Background Media Scan (BMS) is a self-initiated media scan. BMS is defined in the T10 document SPC-4 available from the
T10 committee. BMS performs sequential reads across the entire pack of the media while the drive is idle. In RAID arrays,
BMS allows hot spare drives to be scanned for defects prior to being put into service by the host system. On regular duty
drives, if the host system makes use of the BMS Log Page, it can avoid placing data in suspect locations on the media.
Unreadable and recovered error sites will be logged or reallocated per ARRE/AWRE settings.
With BMS, the host system can consume less power and system overhead by only checking BMS status and results rather
than tying up the bus and consuming power in the process of host-initiated media scanning activity.
Since the background scan functions are only done during idle periods, BMS causes a negligible impact to system
performance. The first BMS scan for a newly manufactured drive is performed as quickly as possible to verify the media and
protect data by setting the “Start time after idle” to 5ms, all subsequent scans begin after 500ms of idle time. Other features
that normally use idle time to function will function normally because BMS functions for bursts of 800ms and then suspends
activity for 100ms to allow other background functions to operate.
BMS interrupts immediately to service host commands from the interface bus while performing reads. BMS will complete any
BMS-initiated error recovery prior to returning to service host-initiated commands. Overhead associated with a return to host-
servicing activity from BMS only impacts the first command that interrupted BMS, this results in a typical delay of about 1 ms.
9.5
MEDIA PRE-SCAN
Media Pre-Scan is a feature that allows the drive to repair media errors that would otherwise have been found by the host
system during critical data accesses early in the drive’s life. The default setting for Media Pre-Scan is enabled on standard
products. Media Pre-Scan checks each write command to determine if the destination LBAs have been scanned by BMS. If
the LBAs have been verified, the drive proceeds with the normal write command. If the LBAs have not been verified by BMS,
Pre-Scan will convert the write to a write verify to certify that the data was properly written to the disk.
Note. During Pre-Scan write verify commands, write performance may decrease by 50% until Pre-Scan completes.
Write performance testing should be performed after Pre-Scan is complete. This may be checked by reading the
BMS status.
To expedite the scan of the full pack and subsequently exit from the Pre-Scan period, BMS will begin scanning immediately
when the drive goes to idle during the Pre-Scan period. In the event that the drive is in a high transaction traffic environment
and is unable to complete a BMS scan within 24 power on hours BMS will disable Pre-Scan to restore full performance to the
system.
9.6
DEFERRED AUTO-REALLOCATION
Deferred Auto-Reallocation (DAR) simplifies reallocation algorithms at the system level by allowing the drive to reallocate
unreadable locations on a subsequent write command. Sites are marked for DAR during read operations performed by the
drive. When a write command is received for an LBA marked for DAR, the auto-reallocation process is invoked and attempts
to rewrite the data to the original location. If a verification of this rewrite fails, the sector is re-mapped to a spare location.
This is in contrast to the system having to use the Reassign Command to reassign a location that was unreadable and then
generate a write command to rewrite the data. DAR is most effective when AWRE and ARRE are enabled—this is the default
setting from the Seagate factory. With AWRE and ARRE disabled DAR is unable to reallocate the failing location and will
report an error sense code indicating that a write command is being attempted to a previously failing location.
9.7
IDLE READ AFTER WRITE
Idle Read After Write (IRAW) utilizes idle time to verify the integrity of recently written data. During idle periods, no active
system requests, the drive reads recently written data from the media and compares it to valid write command data resident
in the drives data buffer. Any sectors that fail the comparison result in the invocation of a rewrite and auto-reallocation
process. The process attempts to rewrite the data to the original location. If a verification of this rewrite fails, the sector is re-
mapped to a spare location.
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10.0 INSTALLATION
Cheetah 15K.7 disk drive installation is a plug-and-play process. There are no jumpers, switches, or terminators on the drive.
SAS drives are designed to be used in a host system that provides a SAS-compatible backplane with bays designed to
accommodate the drive. In such systems, the host system typically provides a carrier or tray into which you need to mount
the drive. Mount the drive to the carrier or tray provided by the host system using four 6-32 UNC screws. Do not over-tighten
or force the screws. You can mount the drive in any orientation.
Note. SAS drives are designed to be attached to the host system without I/O or power cables. If you intend the use the
drive in a non-backplane host system, connecting the drive using high-quality cables is acceptable as long as the
I/O cable length does not exceed 4 meters (13.1 feet).
Slide the carrier or tray into the appropriate bay in your host system using the instructions provided by the host system. This
connects the drive directly to your system’s SAS connector. The SAS connector is normally located on a SAS backpanel.
Power is supplied through the SAS connector.
The drive is shipped from the factory low-level formatted in 512-byte logical blocks. You need to reformat the drive only if you
want to select a different logical block size.
10.1 DRIVE ORIENTATION
The drive may be mounted in any orientation. All drive performance characterizations, however, have been done with the
drive in horizontal (disks level) and vertical (drive on its side) orientations, which are the two preferred mounting orientations.
10.2 COOLING
Cabinet cooling must be designed by the customer so that the ambient temperature immediately surrounding the drive will
The rack, cabinet, or drawer environment for the drive must provide heat removal from the electronics and head and disk
assembly (HDA). You should confirm that adequate heat removal is provided using the temperature measurement guidelines
the drive should be oriented, or air flow directed, so that the least amount of air flow resistance is created while providing air
flow to the electronics and HDA. Also, the shortest possible path between the air inlet and exit should be chosen to minimize
the travel length of air heated by the drive and other heat sources within the rack, cabinet, or drawer environment.
If forced air is determined to be necessary, possible air-flow patterns are shown in Figure 11. The air-flow patterns are
created by one or more fans, either forcing or drawing air as shown in the illustrations. Conduction, convection, or other
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Above unit
Under unit
Note. Air flows in the direction shown (back to front)
or in reverse direction (front to back)
Above unit
Under unit
Note. Air flows in the direction shown or
in reverse direction (side to side)
Figure 11. Air flow
10.3 DRIVE MOUNTING
Mount the drive using the bottom or side mounting holes. If you mount the drive using the bottom holes, ensure that you do
not physically distort the drive by attempting to mount it on a stiff, non-flat surface.
The allowable mounting surface stiffness is 80 lb/in (14.0 N/mm). The following equation and paragraph define the allowable
mounting surface stiffness:
K x X = F < 15lb = 67N
where K is the mounting surface stiffness (units in lb/in or N/mm) and X is the out-of-plane surface distortion (units in inches
or millimeters). The out-of-plane distortion (X) is determined by defining a plane with three of the four mounting points fixed
and evaluating the out-of-plane deflection of the fourth mounting point when a known force (F) is applied to the fourth point.
10.4 GROUNDING
Signal ground (PCBA) and HDA ground are connected together in the drive and cannot be separated by the user. The
equipment in which the drive is mounted is connected directly to the HDA and PCBA with no electrically isolating shock
mounts. If it is desired for the system chassis to not be connected to the HDA/PCBA ground, the systems integrator or user
must provide a nonconductive (electrically isolating) method of mounting the drive in the host equipment.
Increased radiated emissions may result if you do not provide the maximum surface area ground connection between
system ground and drive ground. This is the system designer’s and integrator’s responsibility.
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11.0 INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS
This section partially describes the interface requirements as implemented on Cheetah 15K.7 drives. Additional information
is provided in the SAS Interface Manual (part number 100293071).
11.1 SAS FEATURES
This section lists the SAS-specific features supported by Cheetah 15K.7 drives.
11.1.1 task management functions
Table 7 SAS task management functions supported
TASK NAME
Abort Task
SUPPORTED
Yes
Clear ACA
Yes
Clear task set
Abort task set
Logical Unit Reset
Query Task
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
11.1.2 task management responses
Table 8 Task management response codes
FUNCTION NAME
Function complete
Invalid frame
RESPONSE CODE
00
02
04
05
08
09
Function not supported
Function failed
Function succeeded
Invalid logical unit
11.2 DUAL PORT SUPPORT
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS drives have two independent ports. These ports may be connected in the same or different SCSI
domains. Each drive port has a unique SAS address.
The two ports have the capability of independent port clocking (e.g. both ports can run at 6Gbit/sec or the first port can run at
6Gbit/sec while the second port runs at 3Gbit/sec.) The supported link rates are 1.5, 3.0, or 6.0 Gbits/sec.
Subject to buffer availability, the Cheetah 15K.7 drives support:
• Concurrent port transfers—The drive supports receiving COMMAND, TASK management transfers on both ports at the
same time.
Full duplex—The drive supports sending XFER_RDY, DATA and RESPONSE transfers while receiving frames on both ports.
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11.3 SCSI COMMANDS SUPPORTED
Table 9 lists the SCSI commands supported by Cheetah 15K.7 drives.
Table 9 Commands supported by Cheetah 15K.7 SAS family drives
Command name
Command code
Supported
Change Definition
40h
39h
18h
3Ah
04h
N
N
N
N
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
N
N
N
Y
N
N
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Compare
Copy
Copy and Verify
Format Unit [1]
DPRY bit supported
DCRT bit supported
STPF bit supported
IP bit supported
DSP bit supported
IMMED bit supported
VS (vendor specific)
Inquiry
12h
Date Code page (C1h)
Device Behavior page (C3h)
Firmware Numbers page (C0h)
Implemented Operating Def page (81h)
Jumper Settings page (C2h)
Supported Vital Product Data page (00h)
Unit Serial Number page (80h)
Lock-unlock cache
36h
4Ch
Log Select
PCR bit
DU bit
DS bit
TSD bit
ETC bit
TMC bit
LP bit
Log Sense
4Dh
Application Client Log page (0Fh)
Buffer Over-run/Under-run page (01h)
Cache Statistics page (37h)
Factory Log page (3Eh)
Last n Deferred Errors or Asynchronous Events page (0Bh)
Last n Error Events page (07h)
Non-medium Error page (06h)
Pages Supported list (00h)
Read Error Counter page (03h)
Read Reverse Error Counter page (04h)
Self-test Results page (10h)
Background Medium Scan page (15h)
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Table 9 Commands supported by Cheetah 15K.7 SAS family drives (continued)
Command name
Command code
Supported
Start-stop Cycle Counter page (0Eh)
Temperature page (0Dh)
Verify Error Counter page (05h)
Write error counter page (02h)
Mode Select (same pages as Mode Sense 1Ah)
Mode Select (10) (same pages as Mode Sense 1Ah)
Mode Sense
N
Y
Y
Y
15h
55h
1Ah
Y [2]
Y
Y [2]
Y
Caching Parameters page (08h)
Control Mode page (0Ah)
Disconnect/Reconnect (02h)
Error Recovery page (01h)
Format page (03h)
Y
Y
Y
Y
Information Exceptions Control page (1Ch)
Background Scan mode subpage (01h)
Notch and Partition Page (0Ch)
Protocol-Specific Port page (19h)
Power Condition page (1Ah)
Rigid disk Drive Geometry page (04h)
Unit Attention page (00h)
Verify Error Recovery page (07h)
Xor Control page (10h)
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Mode Sense (10) (same pages as Mode Sense 1Ah)
Prefetch
5Ah
34h
08h
3Ch
25h
37h
B7h
28h
N
Y
Read
Read Buffer (modes 0, 2, 3, Ah and Bh supported)
Read Capacity
Y
Y
Read Defect Data (10)
Y
Read Defect Data (12)
Y
Read Extended
Y
DPO bit supported
Y
FUA bit supported
Y
Read Long
3Eh
07h
1Ch
Y
Reassign Blocks
Y
Receive Diagnostic Results
Supported Diagnostics pages (00h)
Translate page (40h)
Y
Y
Y
Release
17h
57h
03h
Y
Release (10)
Y
Request Sense
Y
Actual Retry Count bytes
Extended Sense
Y
Y
Field Pointer bytes
Y
Reserve
16h
Y
3rd Party Reserve
Y
Extent Reservation
N
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Table 9 Commands supported by Cheetah 15K.7 SAS family drives (continued)
Command name
Reserve (10)
Command code
Supported
56h
Y
Y
N
Y
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
3rd Party Reserve
Extent Reservation
Rezero Unit
01h
31h
30h
32h
0Bh
2Bh
1Dh
Search Data Equal
Search Data High
Search Data Low
Seek
Seek Extended
Send Diagnostics
Supported Diagnostics pages (00h)
Translate page (40h)
Set Limits
33h
1Bh
35h
00h
2Fh
Start Unit/Stop Unit (spindle ceases rotating)
Synchronize Cache
Test Unit Ready
Verify
BYTCHK bit
Write
0Ah
2Eh
Write and Verify
DPO bit
Write Buffer (modes 0, 2, supported)
3Bh
2Ah
Firmware Download option
Write Extended
DPO bit
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
N
FUA bit
Write Long
Write Same
PBdata
3Fh
41h
LBdata
XDRead
XDWrite
52h
50h
51h
XPWrite
[1] Cheetah 15K.7 drives can format to 512, 520, 524, or 528 bytes per logical block.
[2] Warning. Power loss during flash programming can result in firmware corruption. This usually makes the drive inopera-
ble.
[3] Reference Mode Sense command 1Ah for mode pages supported.
[4] Y = Yes. Command is supported.
N = No. Command is not supported.
A = Support is available on special request.
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11.3.1 Inquiry data
Table lists the Inquiry command data that the drive should return to the initiator per the format given in the SAS Interface
Manual.
Table 10 Cheetah 15K.7 inquiry data
BYTES
DATA (HEX)
0-15
00
[53
R#
00
00
00
00
00
54
R#
00
00
00
43
xx**
33
12
36
R#
00
00
00
70
20
68
8B
30
S#
00
00
00
79
53
74
00
30
S#
00
00
00
72
65
73
PP
30
S#
00
00
00
69
61
20
02
35
S#
00
00
00
67
67
72
53
37
S#
00
00
00
68
61
65
45
53
S#
00
00
00
74
74
73
41
53]
S#
00
00
00
20
65
65
47
20
S#
00
00
00
28
20
72
41
20
00
00
00
00
63
41
76
54
20
00
00
00
00
29
6C
65
45
20
00
00
00
00
20
6C
64
20
20
00
00
00
00
Vendor ID
Product ID
1
16-31
32-47
48-63
64-79
80-95
96-111
112-127
128-143
R#
00
00
00
6F
32* *Copyright
30* 30* 39*
72 69 67
20
20
notice
*
Copyright year (changes with actual year).
**
SCSI Revision support. Refer to the appropiate SPC release documentation for definitions.
PP 10 = Inquiry data for an Inquiry command received on Port A.
30 = Inquiry data for an Inquiry command received on Port B.
R# Four ASCII digits representing the last four digits of the product firmware release number.
S# Eight ASCII digits representing the eight digits of the product serial number.
[ ]
Bytes 18 through 26 reflect model of drive. The table above shows the hex values for Model ST3600057SS.
11.3.2 Mode Sense data
The Mode Sense command provides a way for the drive to report its operating parameters to the initiator. The drive
maintains four sets of mode parameters:
1. Default values
Default values are hard-coded in the drive firmware stored in flash E-PROM (nonvolatile memory) on the drive’s PCB.
These default values can be changed only by downloading a complete set of new firmware into the flash E-PROM. An
initiator can request and receive from the drive a list of default values and use those in a Mode Select command to set up
new current and saved values, where the values are changeable.
2. Saved values
Saved values are stored on the drive’s media using a Mode Select command. Only parameter values that are allowed to
be changed can be changed by this method. Parameters in the saved values list that are not changeable by the Mode
Select command get their values from default values storage.
When power is applied to the drive, it takes saved values from the media and stores them as current values in volatile
memory. It is not possible to change the current values (or the saved values) with a Mode Select command before the
drive achieves operating speed and is “ready.” An attempt to do so results in a “Check Condition” status.
On drives requiring unique saved values, the required unique saved values are stored into the saved values storage
location on the media prior to shipping the drive. Some drives may have unique firmware with unique default values also.
On standard OEM drives, the saved values are taken from the default values list and stored into the saved values stor-
age location on the media prior to shipping.
3. Current values
Current values are volatile values being used by the drive to control its operation. A Mode Select command can be used
to change the values identified as changeable values. Originally, current values are installed from saved or default val-
ues after a power on reset, hard reset, or Bus Device Reset message.
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4. Changeable values
Changeable values form a bit mask, stored in nonvolatile memory, that dictates which of the current values and saved
values can be changed by a Mode Select command. A one (1) indicates the value can be changed. A zero (0) indicates
the value is not changeable. For example, in Table 11.3.2.1, refer to Mode page 81, in the row entitled “CHG.” These are
hex numbers representing the changeable values for Mode page 81. Note in columns 5 and 6 (bytes 04 and 05), there is
00h which indicates that in bytes 04 and 05 none of the bits are changeable. Note also that bytes 06, 07, 09, 10, and 11
are not changeable, because those fields are all zeros. In byte 02, hex value FF equates to the binary pattern 11111111.
If there is a zero in any bit position in the field, it means that bit is not changeable. Since all of the bits in byte 02 are
ones, all of these bits are changeable.
The changeable values list can only be changed by downloading new firmware into the flash E-PROM.
Note. Because there are often several different versions of drive control firmware in the total population of drives in the
field, the Mode Sense values given in the following tables may not exactly match those of some drives.
The following tables list the values of the data bytes returned by the drive in response to the Mode Sense command pages
for SCSI implementation (see the SAS Interface Manual).
Definitions:
DEF = Default value. Standard OEM drives are shipped configured this way.
CHG = Changeable bits; indicates if default value is changeable.
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11.3.2.1 600GBmodel Mode Sense data
MODE DATA HEADER:
01 6e 00 10 00 00 00 08
BLOCK DESCRIPTOR:
45 dd 2f b0 00 00 02 00
MODE PAGES:
DEF 81 0a c0 0b ff 00 00 00 05 00 ff ff
CHG 81 0a ff ff 00 00 00 00 ff 00 ff ff
DEF 82 0e 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 3a 00 00 00 00
CHG 82 0e 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ff ff 00 00 00 00
DEF 83 16 bb d0 00 00 00 00 03 80 04 c4 02 00 00 01 00 c0 00 4c 40 00 00 00
CHG 83 16 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF 84 16 01 8a 9a 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 3a a7 00 00
CHG 84 16 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF 87 0a 00 0b ff 00 00 00 00 00 ff ff
CHG 87 0a 0f ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 ff ff
DEF 88 12 14 00 ff ff 00 00 ff ff ff ff 80 20 00 00 00 00 00 00
CHG 88 12 a5 00 00 00 ff ff ff ff 00 00 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF 8a 0a 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 19 00
CHG 8a 0a 03 f0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF 18 06 06 00 00 00 00 00
CHG 18 06 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF 99 06 06 00 07 d0 00 00
CHG 99 06 10 00 ff ff ff ff
DEF d9 01 00 64 00 06 00 02 00 00 00 00 10 29 0e 00 50 00 c5 00 00 68 64 a9 50 06 05 b0 00 29 2d d5 07 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 88 aa 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 10 29 0e 00 50 00 c5 00 00 68 64 aa 50 06 05 b0 00 29 2d d4 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 88 aa 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00
CHG d9 01 00 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 f0 f0 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 f0 f0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF 59 02 00 0c 00 06 03 e8 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
CHG 59 02 00 0c 00 00 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF 59 03 00 2c 00 06 00 02 00 00 00 10 80 ac 00 01 80 ac 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 09 00 00 01 00 10 80 ac 00 01 80 ac 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 09 00
CHG 59 03 00 2c 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF 9a 0a 00 02 00 00 00 05 00 00 8c a0
CHG 9a 0a 00 03 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
DEF 9c 0a 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01
CHG 9c 0a 9d 0f ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
DEF dc 01 00 0c 01 01 00 18 00 18 00 00 00 00 00 00
CHG dc 01 00 0c 00 01 ff ff ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF 80 06 00 80 0f 00 00 00
CHG 80 06 b7 c0 8f 00 00 00
READ CAPACITY DATA:
READ BUFFER
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
ASCII
000000: 45 DD 2F AF 00 00 02 00 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
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11.3.2.2 450GB model Mode Sense data
MODE DATA HEADER:
01 76 00 10 00 00 00 08
BLOCK DESCRIPTOR:
34 65 f8 70 00 00 02 00
MODE PAGES:
DEF 81 0a c0 0b ff 00 00 00 05 00 ff ff
CHG 81 0a ff ff 00 00 00 00 ff 00 ff ff
DEF 82 0e 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 3a 00 00 00 00
CHG 82 0e 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ff ff 00 00 00 00
DEF 83 16 bb d0 00 00 00 00 03 80 04 c4 02 00 00 01 00 c0 00 4c 40 00 00 00
CHG 83 16 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF 84 16 01 8a 9a 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 3a a7 00 00
CHG 84 16 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF 87 0a 00 0b ff 00 00 00 00 00 ff ff
CHG 87 0a 0f ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 ff ff
DEF 88 12 14 00 ff ff 00 00 ff ff ff ff 80 20 00 00 00 00 00 00
CHG 88 12 a5 00 00 00 ff ff ff ff 00 00 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF 8a 0a 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 12 c0
CHG 8a 0a 03 f0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF 18 06 06 00 00 00 00 00
CHG 18 06 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF 99 0e 06 00 07 d0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
CHG 99 0e 10 00 ff ff ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF d9 01 00 64 00 06 00 02 00 00 00 00 10 29 0e 00 50 00 c5 00 00 15 4b 65 50 06 05 b0 00 29 28 55 07 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 88 aa 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 10 29 0e 00 50 00 c5 00 00 15 4b 66 50 06 05 b0 00 29 28 54 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 88 aa 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00
CHG d9 01 00 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 f0 f0 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 f0 f0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF 59 02 00 0c 00 06 03 e8 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
CHG 59 02 00 0c 00 00 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF 59 03 00 2c 00 06 00 02 00 00 00 10 80 ac 00 01 80 ac 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 09 00 00 01 00 10 80 ac 00 01 80 ac 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 09 00
CHG 59 03 00 2c 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF 9a 0a 00 02 00 00 00 05 00 00 8c a0
CHG 9a 0a 00 03 ff ff ff ff 00 00 00 00
DEF 9c 0a 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01
CHG 9c 0a 9d 0f ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
DEF dc 01 00 0c 01 01 00 18 00 18 00 00 00 00 00 00
CHG dc 01 00 0c 00 01 ff ff ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF 80 06 00 80 0f 00 00 00
CHG 80 06 b7 c0 8f 00 00 00
READ CAPACITY DATA:
READ BUFFER
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
000000: 34 65 F8 6F 00 00 02 00
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11.3.2.3 300GB model Mode Sense data
MODE DATA HEADER:
01 76 00 10 00 00 00 08
BLOCK DESCRIPTOR:
22 ec b2 5c 00 00 02 00
MODE PAGES:
DEF 81 0a c0 0b ff 00 00 00 05 00 ff ff
CHG 81 0a ff ff 00 00 00 00 ff 00 ff ff
DEF 82 0e 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 3a 00 00 00 00
CHG 82 0e 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ff ff 00 00 00 00
DEF 83 16 bb d0 00 00 00 00 03 80 04 c4 02 00 00 01 00 c0 00 4c 40 00 00 00
CHG 83 16 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF 84 16 01 8a 9a 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 3a a7 00 00
CHG 84 16 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF 87 0a 00 0b ff 00 00 00 00 00 ff ff
CHG 87 0a 0f ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 ff ff
DEF 88 12 14 00 ff ff 00 00 ff ff ff ff 80 20 00 00 00 00 00 00
CHG 88 12 a5 00 00 00 ff ff ff ff 00 00 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF 8a 0a 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0c 80
CHG 8a 0a 03 f0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF 18 06 06 00 00 00 00 00
CHG 18 06 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF 99 0e 06 00 07 d0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
CHG 99 0e 10 00 ff ff ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF d9 01 00 64 00 06 00 02 00 00 00 00 14 0a 0e 00 50 00 c5 00 00 5f 66 d5 50 00 00
00 80 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 88 aa 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 01 00 00 14 2a 0e 00 50 00 c5 00 00 5f 66 d6 50 00 00 00 80 00 00 01 03 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 88 aa 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
CHG d9 01 00 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 f0 f0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 f0 f0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF 59 02 00 0c 00 06 03 e8 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
CHG 59 02 00 0c 00 00 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF 59 03 00 2c 00 06 00 02 00 00 00 10 80 ac 00 01 80 ac 00 01 80 a8 00 00 00 00 0a 00 00 01 00 10 80 ac 00 01 80 ac 00 01 80 a8 00 00 00
00 0a 00
CHG 59 03 00 2c 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00
DEF 9a 0a 00 02 00 00 00 05 00 00 8c a0
CHG 9a 0a 00 03 ff ff ff ff 00 00 00 00
DEF 9c 0a 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01
CHG 9c 0a 9d 0f ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
DEF dc 01 00 0c 01 01 00 18 00 18 00 00 00 00 00 00
CHG dc 01 00 0c 00 01 ff ff ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF 80 06 00 80 0f 00 00 00
CHG 80 06 b7 c0 8f 00 00 00
READ CAPACITY DATA:
READ BUFFER
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
ASCII
00000: 22 EC B2 5B 00 00 02 00 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
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11.4 MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING FEATURES AND CONDITIONS
“N” in the support column indicates the feature or condition is not supported.
Table 11 Miscellaneous features
Supported
Feature or condition
N
N
N
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Automatic contingent allegiance
Asynchronous event notification
Synchronized (locked) spindle operation
Segmented caching
Zero latency read
Queue tagging (up to 64 queue tags supported)
Deferred error handling
Parameter rounding (controlled by Round bit in Mode Select page 0)
Reporting actual retry count in Extended Sense bytes 15, 16, and 17
Adaptive caching
SMP = 1 in Mode Select command needed to save RPL and rotational offset bytes
Table 12 Miscellaneous status
Supported
Status
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Good
Check condition
Condition met/good
Busy
Intermediate/good
Intermediate/condition met/good
Reservation conflict
Task set full
ACA active
ACA active, faulted initiator
11.4.1 SAS physical interface
Details of the physical, electrical, and logical characteristics are provided within this section. The operational aspects of
Seagate’s SAS drives are provided in the SAS Interface Manual..
SAS Interface
connector
Figure 12.
Physical interface
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0.80 (6X)
5.92
7.62
4.65
0.52 0.08 x 45
2.00 (3X)
0.45 0.03 (7X)
0.10 M E
5.08
42.73 REF.
41.13 0.15
0.20B
0.30 0.05 (2X)
C
A
B
1.10
4.00 0.08
0.15D
C OF DATUM D
L
R0.30 0.08 (4X)
A
0.30 0.05 (4X)
B
C
SEE Detail1
B
33.43 0.05
15.875
15.875
1.27 (14X)
1.27 (6X)
0.84 0.05 (22X)
5.08
0.15B
4.90 0.08
0.35MIN
P15
S1
P1
S7
C OF DATUM B
L
Figure 13. SAS connector dimensions
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Detail A
6.10
S14
S8
0.30 0.05 x 45 (5X)
2.25 0.05
0.40 0.05 X 45 (3X)
4.85 0.05
0.10B
CORING ALLOWED
IN THIS AREA.
E
4.40 0.15
R0.30 0.08
45
C
SEE Detail 2
1.95 0.08
A
0.35 0.05
SECTION C - C
3.90 0.15
SECTION A - A
CONTACT SURFACE FLUSH
TO DATUM A 0.03
0.08 0.05
65
1.90 0.08
1.23 0.05
0.08 0.05
30
Detail 2
2.40 0.08
0.10 A
SECTION B - B
D
Figure 14. SAS connector dimensions
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11.4.2 Physical characteristics
This section defines physical interface connector.
11.4.3 Connector requirements
The SAS connector on the drive complies with SFF-8482. Contact your preferred connector manufacturer for mating part
information.
11.4.4 Electrical description
SAS drives use the device connector for:
• DC power
• SAS interface
• Activity LED
This connector is designed to either plug directly into a backpanel or accept cables.
11.4.5 Pin descriptions
This section provides a pin-out of the SAS device and a description of the functions provided by the pins.
Table 13 SAS pin descriptions
PIN
S1
SIGNAL NAME
Port A Ground
+Port A_in
SIGNAL TYPE
PIN
P1*
P2*
P3
SIGNAL NAME
NC (reserved 3.3Volts)
NC (reserved 3.3Volts)
NC (reserved 3.3Volts)
Ground
SIGNAL TYPE
S2*
S3*
S4
Diff. input pair
-Port A_in
Port A Ground
-Port A_out
P4
S5*
S6*
S7
Diff output pair
P5
Ground
+Port A_out
Port A Ground
Port B Ground
+Port B_in
P6
Ground
P7
5 Volts charge
5 Volts
S8
P8*
P9*
P10
P11*
P12
P13
P14*
P15*
S9*
S10*
S11
S12*
S13*
S14
Diff. input pair
Diff output pair
5 Volts
-Port B_in
Ground
Port A Ground
-Port B_out
Ready LED
Ground
Open collector out
+Port B_out
Port B Ground
12 Volts charge
12 Volts
12 Volts
* - Short pin to support hot plugging
NC - No connection in the drive.
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11.4.6 SAS transmitters and receivers
A typical SAS differential copper transmitter and receiver pair is shown in Figure 15. The receiver is AC coupling to eliminate
ground shift noise.
Figure 15. SAS transmitters and receivers
11.4.7 Power
The drive receives power (+5 volts and +12 volts) through the SAS device connector.
Three +12 volt pins provide power to the drive, 2 short and 1 long. The current return for the +12 volt power supply is through
the common ground pins. The supply current and return current must be distributed as evenly as possible among the pins.
Three +5 volt pins provide power to the drive, 2 short and 1 long. The current return for the +5 volt power supply is through
the common ground pins. The supply current and return current must be distributed as evenly as possible among the pins.
Current to the drive through the long power pins may be limited by the system to reduce inrush current to the drive during hot
plugging.
11.5 SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS
and signal name information.
11.5.1 Ready LED Out
Table 14 Ready LED Out conditions
NORMAL COMMAND ACTIVITY
Ready LED Meaning bit mode page 19h
Spun down and no activity
LED STATUS
0
1
Off
On
On
Off
Off
On
Off
On
Spun down and activity (command executing)
Spun up and no activity
Spun up and activity (command executing)
Spinning up or down
Blinks steadily
(50% on and 50% off, 0.5 seconds on and off for 0.5 seconds)
Format in progress
Toggles on/off
Toggles on/off
Write Same command in progress
The Ready LED Out signal is designed to pull down the cathode of an LED. The anode is attached to the proper +3.3 volt
supply through an appropriate current limiting resistor. The LED and the current limiting resistor are external to the drive. See
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Table 15 LED drive signal
STATE
TEST CONDITION
OUTPUT VOLTAGE
LED off, high
LED on, low
0 V ≤ VOH ≤ 3.6 V
-100 μA < I < 100 μA
OH
I
= 15 mA
0 ≤ VOL ≤ 0.225 V
OL
11.5.2 Differential signals
The drive SAS differential signals comply with the intra-enclosure (internal connector) requirements of the SAS standard.
Table 16 defines the general interface characteristics.
Table 16 General interface characteristics
CHARACTERISTIC
UNITS
1.5 GBPS
3.0 GBPS
6.0 GBPS
Bit rate (nominal)
Mbaud
ps
1,500
666.6
100
3,000
333.3
100
6,000
166.6
100
Unit interval (UI)(nominal)
Impedance (nominal, differential )
Transmitter transients, maximum
Receiver transients, maximum
ohm
V
1.2
1.2
1.2
V
1.2
1.2
1.2
11.6 SAS-2 SPECIFICATION COMPLIANCE
Seagate SAS-2 drives are entirely compatible with the latest SAS-2 Specification (T10/1760-D) Revision 16.
The most important characteristic of the SAS-2 drive at 6 Gbps is that the receiver is capable of adapting the equalizer to
optimize the receive margins. The SAS-2 drive has two types of equalizers:
1. A Decision Feedback Equalizer (DFE) which utilizes the standard SAS-2 training pattern transmitted during the SNW-3
training gap. The DFE circuit can derive an optimal equalization characteristic to compensate for many of the receive
losses in the system.
2. A Feed Forward Equalizer (FFE) optimized to provide balanced receive margins over a range of channels bounded by
the best and worst case channels as defined by the relevant ANSI standard.
11.7 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please contact your Seagate representative for SAS electrical details, if required.
For more information about the Phy, Link, Transport, and Applications layers of the SAS interface, refer to the Seagate SAS
Interface Manual, part number 100293071.
For more information about the SCSI commands used by Seagate SAS drives, refer to the Seagate SCSI Commands
Reference Manual, part number 100293068.
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INDEX
condensation 25
Numerics
12 volt
pins 51
A
connector
acoustics 28
actuator
AFR 7
illustrated 50
requirements 50
cooling 36
CRC
error 12
D
DAR 35
illustrated 37
altitude 25
data heads
ambient 24
ANSI documents
read/write 8
data rate
internal 8
auto write and read reallocation
programmable 6
requirements 18
decrypt 31
defects 33
DEK 31
description 5
DFE 52
dimensions 29
drive 28
B
backpanel 50
BandMasterX 31
BMS 35
buffer
data 6
space 10
C
capacity
E
unformatted 8
electrical
CBC 31
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specifications 18
environment 36
installation 36
interface
errors 12
illustrated 47
physical 47
environmental
requirements 38
limits 24
IRAW 35
requirements 12
EraseMaster 31
error
management 33
rates 12
errors 33
J
jumpers 36
F
L
features 6
latency
interface 38
FFE 52
FIPS 30
firmware 6
LockOnReset 32
corruption 41
function
M
maintenance 12
miscellaneous feature support
G
grounding 37
H
heads
humidity 25
miscellaneous status support
Busy 47
Good 47
I
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Intermediate/good 47
Mode sense
mounting 37
holes 37
orientations 36
MSID 31
Q
R
receivers 51
reference
N
noise
audible 3
temperature 24
documents 4
reliability 7
specifications 12
resonance 26
RNG 31
O
P
packaged 26
password 31
S
safety 3
SAS
interface 50
passwords 31
SCSI interface
seek error
PCBA 37
performance characteristics
detailed 8
general 9
power 51
defined 12
rate 12
seek time
dissipation 23
sequencing 21
Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology
PowerCycle 32
shielding 3
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shipping 17
shock 26
Z
SID 31
signal
characteristics 51
standards 3
Sulfur 28
surface stiffness
switches 36
synchronized spindle
operation 47
T
TCG 31
limits 24
non-operating 24
regulation 3
See also cooling
terminators 36
transmitters 51
U
unformatted 7
V
W
warranty 17
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