Seagate ST300MM0026 Savvio 10K.1 SAS Product Manual - Page 13

Savvio SAS Product Manual, Rev. D

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General description

Savvio drives combine Tunneling Magnetoresistive (TMR) heads and a Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) interface

to provide high performance, high capacity data storage for a variety of systems including engineering worksta-

tions, 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.

Savvio drives are random access storage devices designed to 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. Savvio drives are classified as intelligent

peripherals and provide level 2 conformance (highest level) with the ANSI SCSI-1 standard. The SAS connec-

tors, 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 disc drives. This allows you to continue to leverage your

existing investment in SCSI while gaining a 3Gb/s serial data transfer rate.

The head and disc assembly (HDA) is sealed at the factory. Air recirculates within the HDA through a non-

replaceable filter to maintain a contamination-free HDA environment.

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.

Savvio 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 discs that results from movement dur-

ing shipping and handling. The shipping lock disengages and the head load process begins when power is

applied to the drive.

Savvio drives decode track 0 location data from the servo data embedded on each surface to eliminate

mechanical transducer adjustments and related reliability concerns.

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.

Section	Page
1.0 Scope	7
2.0 Applicable standards and reference documentation	9
2.1 Standards	9
2.1.1 Electromagnetic compatibility	9
2.1.1.1 Electromagnetic susceptibility	9
2.1.2 Electromagnetic compliance	10
2.2 Reference documents	11
3.0 General description	13
3.1 Standard features	14
3.2 Media description	14
3.3 Performance	14
3.4 Reliability	15
3.5 Formatted capacities	15
3.6 Programmable drive capacity	15
3.7 Factory-installed accessories	15
3.8 Factory-installed options	16
3.9 User-installed accessories	16
4.0 Performance characteristics	17
4.1 Internal drive characteristics	17
4.2 Seek performance characteristics	17
4.2.1 Access time	17
4.2.2 Format command execution time for 512-byte sectors (minutes)	18
4.2.3 General performance characteristics	18
4.3 Start/stop time	19
4.4 Prefetch/multi-segmented cache control	19
4.5 Cache operation	19
4.5.1 Caching write data	20
4.5.2 Prefetch operation	21
4.5.3 Optimizing cache performance for desktop and server applications	21
5.0 Reliability specifications	23
5.1 Error rates	23
5.1.1 Recoverable Errors	23
5.1.2 Unrecoverable Errors	23
5.1.3 Seek errors	24
5.1.4 Interface errors	24
5.2 Reliability and service	24
5.2.1 Mean time between failure	24
5.2.2 Preventive maintenance	24
5.2.3 Hot plugging the drive	25
5.2.4 S.M.A.R.T.	25
5.2.5 Thermal monitor	26
5.2.6 Drive Self Test (DST)	27
5.2.6.1 DST failure definition	27
5.2.6.2 Implementation	27
5.2.6.2.1 State of the drive prior to testing	28
5.2.6.2.2 Invoking DST	28
5.2.6.2.3 Short and extended tests	28
5.2.6.2.4 Log page entries	29
5.2.6.2.5 Abort	29
5.2.7 Product warranty	29
6.0 Physical/electrical specifications	31
6.1 AC power requirements	31
6.2 DC power requirements	31
6.2.1 Conducted noise immunity	33
6.2.2 Power sequencing	33
6.2.3 Current profiles	33
6.3 Power dissipation	36
6.4 Environmental limits	38
6.4.1 Temperature	38
6.4.2 Relative humidity	38
6.4.3 Effective altitude (sea level)	39
6.4.4 Shock and vibration	39
6.4.4.1 Shock	39
6.4.4.2 Vibration	41
6.4.5 Air cleanliness	41
6.4.6 Corrosive environment	41
6.4.7 Acoustics	42
6.4.8 Electromagnetic susceptibility	42
6.5 Mechanical specifications	43
7.0 Defect and error management	45
7.1 Drive internal defects/errors	45
7.2 Drive error recovery procedures	45
7.3 SAS system errors	46
8.0 Installation	47
8.1 Drive orientation	47
8.2 Cooling	48
8.3 Drive mounting	49
8.4 Grounding	49
9.0 Interface requirements	51
9.1 SAS features	51
9.1.1 task management functions	51
9.1.2 task management responses	51
9.2 Dual port support	52
9.3 SCSI commands supported	53
9.3.1 Inquiry data	57
9.3.2 Mode Sense data	57
9.4 Miscellaneous operating features and conditions	61
9.4.1 SAS physical interface	62
9.4.2 Physical characteristics	65
9.4.3 Connector requirements	65
9.4.4 Electrical description	65
9.4.5 Pin descriptions	65
9.4.6 SAS transmitters and receivers	66
9.4.7 Power	67
9.5 Signal characteristics	67
9.5.1 Ready LED Out	67
9.5.2 Differential signals	67
9.5.2.1 Eye masks	68
9.5.2.1.1 Eye masks overview	68
9.5.2.1.2 Receive eye mask	68
9.5.2.1.3 Jitter tolerance masks	69
9.5.2.2 Transmitter signal characteristics	71
9.5.2.3 Receiver signal characteristics	72
9.5.2.3.1 Jitter	72
9.5.2.3.2 Receiver jitter tolerance	73
9.5.2.3.3 Compliant jitter test pattern (CJTPAT)	73
9.5.2.3.4 Impedance specifications	73
9.5.2.4 Electrical TxRx connections	74
9.5.2.4.1 Transmitter characteristics	74
9.5.2.5 Receiver characteristics	77
10.0 Seagate Technology support services	79
Numerics	81
A	81
B	81
C	81
D	81
E	81
F	82
G	82
H	82
I	82
J	82
L	82
M	82
N	83
O	83
P	83
Q	83
R	83
S	83
T	84
U	84
V	84
W	84

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