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Product Manual
Cheetah NS FC
ST3400755FC
ST3300955FC
100457516
Rev. A
June 2007
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Copyright © 2007 Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. Publication number: 100457516, Rev. A, June 2007 Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Wave logo are registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC in the United States and/or other countries. Cheetah NS, SeaTools and SeaTDD are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC or one of its affiliated companies in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks or registered trade
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Cheetah NS FC Product Manual, Rev. A i
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Contents 1.0 Scope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2.0 Standards, compliance and reference documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.1 Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.1.1 Electromagnetic compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.4.2 Relative humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 6.4.3 Effective altitude (sea level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 6.4.4 Shock and vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 6.4.5 Acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 6.4.6 Air
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9.6 Signal characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 9.6.1 TTL input characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 9.6.2 LED driver signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 9.6.3 FC Differential output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 9.
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iv Cheetah NS FC Product Manual, Rev. A
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List of Figures Figure 1. Typical ST3300955FC drive, 4 Gbit, +5V and +12V current profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Figure 2. ST3400755FC DC current and power vs. input/output operations per second at 4 Gbit . . . . . . 28 Figure 3. ST3300955FC DC current and power vs. input/output operations per second at 4 Gbit . . . . . . 29 Figure 4. Locations of the HDA temperature check point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Figure 5. Recommend
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1.0 Scope ® This manual describes Seagate Technology LLC, Cheetah NS FC (Fibre Channel) disc drives. Cheetah NS FC drives support the Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop and SCSI Fibre Channel Protocol specifica- tions to the extent described in this manual. The Fibre Channel Interface Manual (part number 100293070) describes the general Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop characteristics of this and other Seagate Fibre Channel drives. Cheetah NS FC Product Manual, Rev. A 1
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2 Cheetah NS FC Product Manual, Rev. A
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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 upon its host equipment to provide adequate power and environment in order to achieve opti- mum 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 regu- lation. In part
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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 sys- tem represents the most popular characteristics for test platforms. The system configurations include: � Typical current use microprocessor � 3.5-inch floppy disc drive � Keyboard � Monitor/display � Printer � External modem � Mouse
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2.3 Reference documents Cheetah NS FC Installation Guide Seagate part number: 100457517 SCSI Commands Reference Manual Seagate part number: 100293068 Fibre Channel Interface Manual Seagate part number: 100293070 ANSI Fibre Channel Documents X3.230-1994 FC Physical and Signaling Interface (FC-PH) X3.297.1997 FC-PH-2 Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling Interface-2 X3.303.1998 FC-PH-3 Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling Interface-3 X3.272-1996 FC Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) X3.269-1996 Fibre Cha
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6 Cheetah NS FC Product Manual, Rev. A
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3.0 General description Cheetah NS FC drives provide high performance, high capacity data storage for a variety of systems including engineering workstations, network servers, mainframes, and supercomputers. Cheetah NS FC drives support 4-Gbit Fibre Channel which can transfer data at up to 800 Mbytes per second and 1600 Mbytes per second in dual-loop configurations. Cheetah NS FC drives support the Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) and SCSI Fibre Channel Protocol as described in the ANS
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3.1 Standard features Cheetah NS FC drives have the following standard features: � Perpendicular recording technology � 4-Gbit Fibre Channel interface � Integrated dual port FC-AL controller � Concurrent dual port transfers � Support for FC arbitrated loop, private and public attachment � Differential copper FC drivers and receivers � Downloadable firmware using the FC-AL interface � Supports SCSI enclosure services via interface connector � 128-deep task set (queue) � Supports up to 32 initiato
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3.3 Performance � Programmable multi-segmentable cache buffer � 800 Mbytes/sec maximum instantaneous data transfers per port � 10k RPM spindle. Average latency = 2.98 msec � Command queuing of up to 128 commands � Background processing of queue � Supports start and stop commands (spindle stops spinning) � Adaptive seek velocity; improved seek performance 3.4 Reliability � Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) of 0.62% � Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) � 5-year warranty 3.
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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
