Seagate ST450MP0074 Savvio 15K SAS Product Manual - Page 20

Format command execution time, General performance characteristics

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4.2.2 Format command execution time Maximum (with verify) Maximum (without verify) ST973451SS 52 minutes 35 minutes ST936751SS 26 minutes 18 minutes 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). 4.2.3 General performance characteristics Sustained trasfer rate 79 to 112 Mbytes/sec SAS Interface maximum instantaneous transfer rate 300 Mbytes/sec* per port (dual port = 600 Mbytes/sec*) Logical block sizes 512 (default), 520, 524 and 528 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 no errors and no relocated logical blocks. Rate measured from the start of the first logical block transfer to or from the host. 12 Savvio 15K SAS Product Manual, Rev. B

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Savvio 15K SAS Product Manual, Rev. B
4.2.2
Format command execution time
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).
4.2.3
General performance characteristics
ST973451SS
ST936751SS
Maximum (with verify)
52 minutes
26 minutes
Maximum (without verify)
35 minutes
18 minutes
Sustained trasfer rate
79 to 112 Mbytes/sec
SAS Interface maximum instantaneous transfer rate
300 Mbytes/sec* per port
(dual port = 600 Mbytes/sec*)
Logical block sizes
512 (default), 520, 524 and 528
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 no errors and no relocated logical blocks. Rate measured from the start of the first logical block transfer to or
from the host.