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Product Manual
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Constellation SAS
Standard Model Self-Encrypting Drive Model
ST9500430SS ST9500431SS
SED FIPS 140-2 Model
ST9500432SS
100538693
Rev. E
September 2010
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Revision history Revision Date Sheets affected or comments Rev. A 02/03/09 Initial release. Rev. B 03/05/09 Added ST9500431SS SED model. Rev. C 06/11/09 2-7, 10, 17, 20-23, 26-28, 45, 47. 50 and 58. Rev. D 01/15/10 10. Rev. E 09/23/10 fc, 1-2, 7, 9-10, 24-26, 35, 50 & 52. © 2010, Seagate Technology LLC All rights reserved. Publication number: 100538693, Rev. E September 2010 Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Wave logo are registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC in the United States a
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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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7.5 Environmental limits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 7.5.1 Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 7.5.2 Relative humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 7.5.3 Effective altitude (sea level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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12.4.7 Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 12.5 Signal characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 12.5.1 Ready LED Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 12.5.2 Differential signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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iv Constellation SAS Product Manual, Rev. E
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List of Figures Figure 1. 500GB model current profiles 25 Figure 2. 500GB (3 Gbit) DC current and power vs. input/output operations per second . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Figure 3. 500GB (6 Gbit) DC current and power vs. input/output operations per second . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Figure 4. Location of the HDA temperature check point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Figure 5. Recommended mo
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2 Constellation SAS Product Manual, Rev. E
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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 ® ® This manual describes Seagate Technology LLC, Constellation SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) disc drives. Constellation 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 Sea- gate SAS drives. The Self-Encrypting Drive Reference Manual, part number 100515636, describes the inter- face, general operation, and security features available on Self-
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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. The selected sys- tem represents the most popular characteristics for test platforms. The system configurations include: • Typical current use microprocessor • Keyboard • Monitor/display • Printer •Mouse Although the test system with this Seagate model complies with
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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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4.0 General description Constellation 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 drives are random access storage devices designed to support the Serial Attached SCSI Proto- col as desc
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4.1 Standard features Constellation drives have the following standard features: • Perpendicular recording technology • 1.5 / 3 / 6 Gbit 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 Mbytes/sec maximum instantaneous data transfers. • 7200 RPM spindle. Average latency = 4.16 msec • 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 0.73%
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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 drives. 5.1 Internal drive characteristics ST9500430SS, ST9500431SS & ST9500432SS Drive capacity 500 Gbytes (formatted, rounded off value) Read/write data heads 6 Bytes per track 890,823 Bytes (average, rounded off values) Bytes per surface 83,370 Mbytes (unformatted, rounded off value) Tracks per surface (total) 123,148 Tracks (user accessible
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5.2.2 Format command execution time for 512-byte sectors (minutes) ST9500430SS, ST9500431SS & ST9500432SS 216 Maximum (with verify) 108 Maximum (without verify) Note. There is approximately a 1.5 increase in time to format a SED drive versus a non-SED drive of the same capacity. 5.2.3 General performance characteristics Minimum sector interleave 1 to 1 Data buffer to/from disc media (one 512-byte logical block)* 75 to 142 MBytes/sec Sustained transfer rate 95 to 100 Mbytes/sec SAS Interface max
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5.4 Prefetch/multi-segmented cache control The drive provides a prefetch (read look-ahead) and multi-segmented cache control algorithms that in many cases can enhance system performance. Cache refers to the drive buffer storage space when it is used in cache operations. To select this feature, the host sends the Mode Select command with the proper values in the applicable bytes in page 08h. Prefetch and cache operations are independent features from the standpoint that each is enabled and di
