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Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual - Page 3
Contents
1.0 Seagate Technology support services 1
2.0 Scope 2
3.0 Applicable standards and reference documentation 3
3.1 ...service 16 6.3.1 Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) and Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) . . . . 16 6.3.2 Preventive maintenance 16 6.3.3 Hot plugging the drive 16 6.3.4 S.M.A.R.T 17 6.3.5 Thermal monitor 18 6.3.6 Drive Self Test (DST 19
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... 37 8.7 Authenticated firmware download 37 8.8 Power requirements 37 8.9 Supported commands 37 8.10 RevertSP 37
9.0 Defect and error management 38
9.1 Drive internal defects/errors 38 9.2 Drive error recovery procedures 39 9.3 SAS system errors 39 9.4 Background Media Scan 39 9.5 Auto-Reallocation 39 9.6 Protection Information (PI 40
9.6.1 Levels of PI 40 9.6.2 Setting and determining...
Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual - Page 11
...of safety, power distribution, shielding, audible noise control, and temperature regulation. In particular, the drives must be securely mounted to guarantee the specified performance characteristics. Mounting by bottom holes must meet the requirements of Section 10.3.
3.1
Standards
The Pulsar XT.2 family complies with Seagate standards as noted in the appropriate sections of this manual and the...
Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual - Page 14
...voids the drive warranty.
4.1
Standard features
Pulsar XT.2 SAS drives have the following standard features:
• 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 Gb 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) •...
Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual - Page 15
... performance difference between Self-Encrypting Drive and standard (nonSelf-Encrypting Drive) models.
4.4
Reliability
• Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) of 0.44% • Mean time between failures (MTBF) of 2,000,000 hours • Incorporates industry-standard Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) • 5-year warranty
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Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual - Page 16
...they choose, Seagate recommends product planning in one of two modes:
Seagate designs specify capacity points at certain block sizes that Seagate guarantees current ...of LBAs is rounded down to the maximum capacity.
4.7
Factory-installed options
OEMs may order the following items which are incorporated at ...drive shipped, but extra copies may be ordered.
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Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual - Page 18
... Returned for Thin Provisioned LBA PI Check Performed Error reported to Host
Drive Configuration
Standard
Disabled
Enabled
0
1
1
1
1
1
N/A
Yes
No
0x00
0x00 0x00
None N/A No
0xFF No No
0xFF No No
Disabled 0 1 0
N/A Random
None N/A No
SED
Enabled
1
1
0
Yes
No
None Random
None Yes Yes
Scrambled PI data
No
No
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Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual - Page 21
... DC power. SCSI stop time is 3 seconds. There is no power control switch on the drive.
5.4
Cache control
All default cache mode parameter values (Mode Page 08h) for standard OEM versions of this drive family are given in Table 17 and 18.
5.4.1
Caching write data
Write caching is a write operation by the drive that makes use of a drive buffer storage area...
Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual - Page 22
...; The drive is operated in accordance with this manual using DC power as defined in paragraph 7.3, "DC power requirements."
• 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.
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Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual - Page 25
... the Informational Exceptions Control mode page (1Ch). Subject to the reporting method. For example, if the MRIE is set to one, the firmware will issue to the host an 01-5D00 sense code. The FRU field contains the type of predictive failure that occurred. The error code is preserved through bus resets and power cycles.
Determining...
Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual - Page 26
...record rates of error is to set thresholds for the number of errors and appropriate 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... Setting Changeable Range
400GB 200/100GB
Drive Temperature
70°C
65°C
0 to 70°C 0 to 65°C
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Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B
Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual - Page 28
...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 SelfTest Results ... abort mechanisms will be reported as a 02 (self-test routine was interrupted by a reset condition).
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Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B
Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual - Page 38
... 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/...drive movement.
The limits of shock and vibration defined within this document are specified with the drive mounted by any of the four methods shown in Figure 9, and in accordance with the restrictions of Section 10.3.
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... the correct credentials to prove the requester is authorized to perform the command.
8.2.1
Admin SP
The Admin SP allows the drive's owner to enable or disable firmware download operations (see Section 8.4). Access to the Admin SP is available using the SID (Secure ID) password or the MSID (Makers Secure ID) password.
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Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual - Page 44
... 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 Encryption Key (see Section 8.6) or the password when required. The bands shall be aligned to 4KB LBA boundaries.
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Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B
Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual - Page 45
... Table 14:
• SECURITY PROTOCOL OUT (B5h) • SECURITY PROTOCOL IN (A2h)
8.10
RevertSP
The SED models will support RevertSP feature where it erases all data in all bands on the device and returns the contents of all SPs (Security Providers) on the device to their Original Factory State.
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Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual - Page 57
..., 4096, 4160, 4192 and 4224 bytes per logical block. [2] Warning. Power loss during a firmware upgrade can result in firmware corruption. This usually makes the
drive inoperable. [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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Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual - Page 58
... 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.
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Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual - Page 59
... 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 values after a power on reset, hard reset, or Bus Device Reset message.
4. Changeable values
Changeable values form a bit mask, stored in nonvolatile memory, that dictates which...
Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual - Page 70
... 14 environmental control 32 EraseMaster 36 error management 38 rates 14 Error reported to Host 10 errors 38 European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substanc-
es 4
F
FCC rules and regulations 3 features 6
interface 44 feed forward equalizer 60 FFE 60 firmware 6
corruption 49 firmware download port 36 Format command execution time 12 function
complete, code 00 44 not supported, code 05...