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Product Manual
TM
Constellation.2 SAS
Standard Models Self-Encrypting Drive Models
ST91000640SS ST91000641SS
ST9500620SS ST9500621SS
SED FIPS 140-2 Models
ST91000642SS
ST9500622SS
100620418
Rev. H
April 2012
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Revision history Revision Date Sheets affected or comments Rev. A 06/16/10 Initial release. Rev. B 07/20/10 Trademark revision. Rev. C 10/14/10 fc & 2, 5, 7, 20, 32, 34, 39, 43, 45-46 & 61. Rev. D 02/14/11 10, 23-24, 29, 31, 36-37 & 53-55. Rev. E 03/15/11 20, 25 & 40. Rev. F 04/28/11 fc, 2, 5 & 53. Rev. G 08/10/11 2, 4, 15, 18, 25-26, 39-40, 46, 54, 62 & backcover. Rev. H 04/23/12 fc, 2, 12, 15, 39, 41-42, 50, 54 & 57. © 2012, Seagate Technology LLC All rights reserved. Publication number: 100
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Contents 1.0 Seagate Technology support services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2.0 Scope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3.0 Applicable standards and reference documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3.1 Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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7.4 Power dissipation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 7.5 Environmental limits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 7.5.1 Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 7.5.2 Relative humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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12.4.2 Physical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 12.4.3 Connector requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 12.4.4 Electrical description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 12.4.5 Pin descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 12.4.6 SAS tr
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iv Constellation.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. H
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List of Figures Figure 1. 1TB model current profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 28 Figure 2. 500GB model current profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Figure 3. 1TB Models (3Gb) DC current and power vs. input/output operations per second. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Figure 4. 1TB Models (6Gb
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vi Constellation.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. H
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1.0 Seagate Technology support services SEAGATE ONLINE SUPPORT and SERVICES For information regarding products and services, visit http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/about/contact_us/ 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/www/en-us/support/warranty_&_returns_assistance For information regarding Data Recovery Services,
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2.0 Scope ® TM This manual describes Seagate Technology LLC, Constellation.2 SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) disk drives. Constellation.2 SAS 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 this and other Seagate SAS drives. The Self-Encrypting Drive Reference Manual, part number 100515636, describes the interface, general operation, and security features available o
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3.0 Applicable standards and reference documentation The drives documented in this manual have been developed as system peripherals to the highest standards of design and construction. The drives depends on 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 temper- ature regulation.
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3.1.2 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 and comply with the Electromagnetic Interference/Electromagnetic Susceptibility (EMI/EMS) for Class B products. The selected system represents the most popular characteristics for test platforms. The system configurations include: • Typical current use microprocess
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3.1.3 European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) The European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive, restricts the presence of chemi- cal substances, including Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Hexavalent Chromium, PBB and PBDE, in electronic prod- ucts, effective July 2006. This drive is manufactured with components and materials that comply with the RoHS Directive. A number of parts and materials in Seagate products are procured from external suppliers. We rely on th
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3.2 Reference documents SAS Interface Manual Seagate part number: 100293071 SCSI Commands Reference Manual Seagate part number: 100293068 Self-Encrypting Drives Reference Manual Seagate part number: 100515636 ANSI SAS Documents SFF-8223 2.5” Drive Form Factor with Serial Connector SFF-8460 HSS Backplane Design Guidelines SFF-8470 Multi Lane Copper Connector SFF-8482 SAS Plug Connector ANSI INCITS.xxx Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Standard (T10/1562-D) ISO/IEC 14776-xxx SCSI Architecture Mo
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4.0 General description Constellation.2 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 inter- face is designed to meet next-generation computing demands for performance, scalability, flexibility and high- density storage requirements. Constellation.2 drives are random access storage devices designed to support the Serial Attached SCSI Proto- col as
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4.1 Standard features Constellation.2 drives have the following standard features: • Perpendicular recording technology • 1.5 / 3 / 6 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) • Supports up to 32 initiators • Jumperless configuration. • User-selectable logical block size (512, 520 or 528 bytes per logical bl
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4.3 Performance • Programmable multi-segmentable cache buffer • 600 MB/s maximum instantaneous data transfers. • 7200 RPM spindle. Average latency = 4.16ms • 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. 4.4 Reliability • Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) of 0.62% • Mean t
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4.7 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
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5.0 Performance characteristics This section provides detailed information concerning performance-related characteristics and features of Con- stellation.2 drives. 5.1 Internal drive characteristics ST91000640SS ST9500620SS ST91000641SS ST9500621SS ST91000642SS ST9500622SS Drive capacity 1000 500 Gbytes (formatted, rounded off value) Read/write data heads 8 4 Bytes per track 732,998 732,998 Bytes (average, rounded off values) Bytes per surface 125,069 125,069 MB (unformatted, rounded off value
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5.2.2 Format command execution time for 512-byte sectors (minutes) 1TB models 500GB models 384 188 Maximum (with verify) 192 94 Maximum (without verify) 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). When changing sector sizes, the format times shown above may need to be increased by 30 minutes. 5.2.3 General performance characteristics Minimum sector interlea
