Page 2 - Revision history; © 2011 Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved.
Revision history © 2011 Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved. Publication number: 100647497, Rev. B June 2011 Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Wave logo are registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC in the United States and/or other countries. Pulsar and SeaTools are either trademark...
Page 3 - Contents
Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B i Contents 1.0 Seagate Technology support services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2.0 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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ii Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 6.3.7 Product warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 7.0 Physical/electrical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2...
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Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B iii 11.2 Dual port support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 11.3 SCSI commands supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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Page 7 - List of Figures
Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B v List of Figures Figure 1. Current profiles for 400GB models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Figure 2. Current profiles for 200GB models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 9 - Seagate Technology support services; SEAGATE ONLINE SUPPORT and SERVICES
Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 1 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 S...
Page 10 - Scope; This manual describes Seagate Technology
2 Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 2.0 Scope This manual describes Seagate Technology ® LLC, Pulsar ® XT.2 SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) drives. Pulsar XT.2 drives support the SAS Protocol specifications to the extent described in this manual. The SAS Interface Manual (part number 100293071) desc...
Page 11 - Applicable standards and reference documentation; Standards; SAS Interface Manual; Electromagnetic compatibility
Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 3 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 depend on host equipment to provide adequate power and environm...
Page 13 - China Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive; Reference documents
Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 5 3.1.4 China Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive This product has an Environmental Protection Use Period (EPUP) of 20 years. The following table contains information mandated by China's "Marking Requirements for Control of Pollution Caused...
Page 14 - General description; Standard features; Pulsar XT.2 SAS drives have the following standard features:
6 Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 4.0 General description Pulsar XT.2 drives provide high performance, high capacity data storage for a variety of systems with a Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) interface. The Serial Attached SCSI interface is designed to meet next-generation com-puting demands for...
Page 16 - Factory-installed options; • The
8 Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 4.5 Formatted capacities Standard OEM models are formatted to 512 bytes per block. The block size is selectable at format time and must be a multiple of 4 bytes. Users having the necessary equipment may modify the data block size before issuing a FORMAT UNIT ...
Page 17 - Thin Provisioning; Logical Block Provisioning; Product Configuration; Supported
Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 9 4.8 Thin Provisioning 4.8.1 Logical Block Provisioning The drive is designed with a feature called Thin Provisioning. Thin Provisioning is a technique which does not require Logical Blocks to be associated to Physical Blocks on the storage medium until such a...
Page 18 - Additionally, an UNMAP command is not permitted on a locked band.; PI and SED Drive Configuration; Drive Configuration
10 Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B When a region of LBA's are erased via cryptographic erase, as part of the erase, the drive shall unmap those LBAs. If the host attempts to access an unmapped or trimmed LBA, the drive shall return scrambled data. For a given LBA, the data shall be identical ...
Page 19 - Performance characteristics; Data provided is based on format at 512-bytes.; Internal drive characteristics; Access time; sequentially preconditioned drive.
Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 11 5.0 Performance characteristics This section provides detailed information concerning performance-related characteristics and features of Pul-sar XT.2 drives. Note. Data provided is based on format at 512-bytes. 5.1 Internal drive characteristics ST400FX0002...
Page 21 - Cache control; Caching write data
Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 13 Due to the nature of Flash memory technologies there are many factors that can result in values different than those stated in this specification. Some discrepancies can be caused by bandwidth limitations in the host adapter, operating system, or driver limi...
Page 22 - Reliability specifications; Error rates
14 Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 6.0 Reliability specifications The following reliability specifications assume correct host and drive operational interface, including all inter-face timings, power supply voltages, environmental requirements and drive mounting constraints. 6.1 Error rates T...
Page 23 - 3h) in the Sense Key; Endurance Management
Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 15 6.1.1 Unrecoverable Errors An unrecoverable data error is defined as a failure of the drive to recover data from the media. These errors occur due to read or write problems. Unrecoverable data errors are only detected during read operations, but not caused b...
Page 24 - Reliability and service; Preventive maintenance; No routine scheduled preventive maintenance is required.; Hot plugging the drive
16 Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 6.2.5 Data Retention Data Retention is another major characteristic of SSD's that must be accounted for by all the algorithms that the SSD implements. While powered up, the Data Retention of SSD cells are monitored and rewritten if the cell levels decay to a...
Page 27 - DST failure definition; Recovered errors will not be reported as diagnostic failures.; Implementation
Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 19 6.3.6 Drive Self Test (DST) Drive Self Test (DST) is a technology designed to recognize drive fault conditions that qualify the drive as a failed unit. DST validates the functionality of the drive at a system level. There are two test coverage options implem...
Page 28 - Short and extended tests; DST has two testing options:; Log page entries; The Self-Test Results Value field is set to Fh; Abort
20 Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 6.3.6.2.3 Short and extended tests DST has two testing options: 1. short 2. extended These testing options are described in the following two subsections. Each test consists of two segments: an electrical test segment and a read/verify scan segment. Short te...
Page 30 - Physical/electrical specifications; Power specifications; Power consumption; AC power requirements
22 Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 7.0 Physical/electrical specifications This section provides information relating to the physical and electrical characteristics of the drive. 7.1 Power specifications The drive receives DC power (+5V and +12V) through the standard SAS interface. 7.1.1 Power...
Page 31 - 00GB standard model; DC power requirements
Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 23 7.3 DC power requirements Table 8: 400GB standard model DC power requirements Parameter 400GB (6.0Gb) Regulation ±5% ±5% Voltage +5V +12V Current (A) Current (A) Power (W) Average idle current DC 0.44 0.31 5.92 Maximum starting current (peak DC) DC 3 σ 1.1...
Page 32 - 00GB standard model
24 Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B Table 9: 200GB standard model DC power requirements Parameter 200GB (6.0Gb) Regulation ±5% ±5% Voltage +5V +12V Current (A) Current (A) Power (W) Average idle current DC 0.40 0.17 4.04 Maximum starting current (peak DC) DC 3 σ 1.13 0.30 (peak AC) AC 3 σ 1....
Page 33 - 00GB standard model
Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 25 [1] Measured with average reading DC ammeter. Instantaneous +12V current peaks will exceed these values. Power supply at nominal voltage. N (number of drives tested) = 6, 60 Degrees C ambient. [2] For +12 V, a –10% tolerance is allowed during initial start b...
Page 34 - General DC power requirement notes.; The +5V and +12V supplies should employ separate ground returns.; Conducted noise immunity; Current profiles for 400GB models
26 Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B General DC power requirement notes. 1. Minimum current loading for each supply voltage is not less than 1.7% of the maximum operating current shown. 2. The +5V and +12V supplies should employ separate ground returns. 3. Where power is provided to multiple dr...
Page 36 - Power dissipation; 00GB models in 6Gb operation
28 Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 7.4 Power dissipation 400GB models in 6Gb operation Typical power dissipation under idle conditions in 6Gb operation is 5.92 watts 20.20 BTUs per hour). To obtain operating power for typical random write operations, refer to the following I/O rate curve (see...
Page 37 - 00GB models in 6Gb operation; Environmental limits; Temperature; The maximum allowable drive case temperature is 60°C.
Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 29 100GB models in 6Gb operation Typical power dissipation under idle conditions in 6Gb operation is 4.04 watts 13.79 BTUs per hour). To obtain operating power for typical random write operations, refer to the following I/O rate curve (see Figure 6). Locate the...
Page 38 - Relative humidity; The values below assume that no condensation on the drive occurs.; Shock and vibration
30 Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B b. Non-operating –40° to 158°F (–40° to 70°C) package ambient with a maximum gradient of 36°F (20°C) per hour. This specification assumes that the drive is packaged in the shipping container designed by Seagate for use with drive. Figure 7. Temperature check...
Page 39 - Shock; Recommended mounting
Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 31 7.5.4.1 Shock a. Operating—normal The drive, as installed for normal operation, shall operate error free while subjected to intermittent shock not exceeding: • 1000 Gs at a maximum duration of 0.5ms (half sinewave) Shock may be applied in the X, Y, or Z axis...
Page 40 - Vibration; Operating normal translational random flat profile; Air cleanliness
32 Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 7.5.4.2 Vibration a. Operating—normal The drive as installed for normal operation, shall comply with the complete specified performance while subjected to vibration: Vibration may be applied in the X, Y, or Z axis. Operating normal translational random flat ...
Page 41 - Mechanical specifications; Mounting configuration dimensions (400GB models)
Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 33 7.6 Mechanical specifications Refer to Figure 10 or 11 for detailed mounting configuration dimensions. See Section 10.3, “Drive mounting.” Note. These dimensions conform to the Small Form Factor Standard documented in SFF-8201 and SFF-8223 found at www.sffco...
Page 43 - About self-encrypting drives; • SECURITY PROTOCOL OUT; Data encryption; Admin SP
Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 35 8.0 About self-encrypting drives Self-encrypting drives (SEDs) offer encryption and security services for the protection of stored data, com-monly known as “protection of data at rest.” These drives are compliant with the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) Enterp...
Page 44 - Drive locking
36 Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 8.2.2 Locking SP The Locking SP controls read/write access to the media and the cryptographic erase feature. Access to the Locking SP is available using the BandMasterX or EraseMaster passwords. Since the drive owner can define up to 16 data bands on the dri...
Page 45 - The download file must be signed and authenticated.; Power requirements
Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 37 8.6 Cryptographic erase A significant feature of SEDs is the ability to perform a cryptographic erase. This involves the host telling the drive to change the data encryption key for a particular band. Once changed, the data is no longer recoverable since it ...
Page 46 - Defect and error management; Drive internal defects/errors; SSD Physical format address descriptor
38 Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 9.0 Defect and error management Seagate continues to use innovative technologies to manage defects and errors. These technologies are designed to increase data integrity, perform drive self-maintenance, and validate proper drive operation. SCSI defect and er...
Page 47 - Drive error recovery procedures; Background Media Scan
Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 39 The DIE field contains the die number within channel. The BLOCK field contains the block number within the die. The VENDOR UNIQUE field may contain vendor unique information. 9.2 Drive error recovery procedures When an error occurs during drive operation, th...
Page 48 - Levels of PI; There are 4 types of Protection Information.; Setting and determining the current Type Level
40 Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 9.6 Protection Information (PI) Protection Information is intended as a standardized approach to system level LRC traditionally provided by systems using 520 byte formatted LBAs. Drives formatted with PI information provide the same, common LBA count (i.e. s...
Page 49 - Installation; Power is supplied through the SAS connector.; Drive orientation
Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 41 10.0 Installation Pulsar XT.2 drive installation is a plug-and-play process. There are no jumpers on the drive. SAS drives are designed to be used in a host system that provides a SAS-compatible backplane with bays designed to accommodate the drive. In such ...
Page 50 - Cooling; Air flow
42 Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 10.2 Cooling Cabinet cooling must be designed by the customer so that the temperature of the drive will not exceed temper-ature conditions specified in Section 7.5.1, "Temperature." The rack, cabinet, or drawer environment for the drive must provide ...
Page 52 - Interface requirements; SAS features; Task management functions; Table 12 lists the SAS task management functions supported.; Task management responses; Task name; Task management response codes; Function name
44 Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 11.0 Interface requirements This section partially describes the interface requirements as implemented on Pulsar XT.2 drives. Additional information is provided in the SAS Interface Manual (part number 100293071). 11.1 SAS features This section lists the SAS...
Page 53 - Dual port support; Subject to buffer availability, the Pulsar XT.2 drives support:
Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 45 11.2 Dual port support Pulsar XT.2 SAS drives have two independent ports. These ports may be connected in the same or different SCSI domains. Each drive port has a unique SAS address. The two ports have the capability of independent port clocking (e.g. both ...
Page 54 - SCSI commands supported; Supported commands; Command name
46 Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 11.3 SCSI commands supported Table 14 lists the SCSI commands supported by Pulsar XT.2 drives. Table 14: Supported commands Command name Command code Supported CHANGE DEFINITION 40h N FORMAT UNIT [1] 04h Y DPRY bit supported N DCRT bit supported Y STPF bit s...
Page 58 - INQUIRY data; Pulsar XT.2 INQUIRY data; Bytes; PP; MODE SENSE data; Default values
50 Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 11.3.1 INQUIRY data Table 15 lists the INQUIRY command data that the drive should return to the initiator per the format given in the SAS Interface Manual . Table 15: Pulsar XT.2 INQUIRY data Bytes Data (hex) 0-15 00 00 xx** 12 8B 01 PP 02 53 45 41 47 41 54 ...
Page 60 - MODE SENSE data for 400GB drives; DEF
52 Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B Table 16: MODE SENSE data for 400GB drives MODE DATA HEADER: 01 3e 00 10 01 00 00 10 BLOCK DESCRIPTOR: 00 00 00 00 2e 93 90 b0 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 MODE PAGES: DEF 81 0a c0 01 5a 00 00 00 0b 00 ff ff CHG 81 0a 38 00 00 00 00 00 ff 00 00 00 DEF 82 0e 00 00...
Page 61 - MODE SENSE data for 200GB drives; CHG 9c 0a 9d 0f ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 53 Table 17: MODE SENSE data for 200GB drives MODE DATA HEADER: 01 3e 00 10 01 00 00 10 BLOCK DESCRIPTOR: 00 00 00 00 17 49 f1 b0 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 MODE PAGES: DEF 81 0a c0 01 5a 00 00 00 0b 00 ff ff CHG 81 0a 38 00 00 00 00 00 ff 00 00 00 DEF 82 0e 00 00...
Page 62 - MODE SENSE values for 100GB drives
54 Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B Table 18: MODE SENSE values for 100GB drives MODE DATA HEADER: 01 3e 00 10 01 00 00 10 BLOCK DESCRIPTOR: 00 00 00 00 0b a5 22 30 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 MODE PAGES: DEF 81 0a c0 01 5a 00 00 00 0b 00 ff ff CHG 81 0a 38 00 00 00 00 00 ff 00 00 00 DEF 82 0e 00 ...
Page 63 - Miscellaneous operating features and conditions; SAS physical interface; Miscellaneous features; Miscellaneous status
Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 55 11.4 Miscellaneous operating features and conditions Table 19 lists various features and conditions. A “Y” in the support column indicates the feature or condition is supported. An “N” in the support column indicates the feature or condition is not supported...
Page 64 - SAS device plug dimensions; C OF DATUM B
56 Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B Figure 15. SAS device plug dimensions C OF DATUM B L 5.08 1.27 (6X) 1.27 (14X) 15.875 0.35MIN 15.875 33.43 0.05 B 4.90 0.08 0.84 0.05 (22X) 0.15 B P15 P1 S7 S1 SEE Detail1 0.30 0.05 (4X) 4.00 0.08 0.15 D 0.30 0.05 (2X) 41.13 0.15 B B C C A A 0.20 B 42.73 REF...
Page 66 - Physical characteristics; This section defines physical interface connector.; Connector requirements; The SAS device connector is illustrated in Figures 15 and 16.; Electrical description; SAS drives use the device connector for:; Pin descriptions
58 Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 11.4.2 Physical characteristics This section defines physical interface connector. 11.4.3 Connector requirements Contact your preferred connector manufacturer for mating part information. Part numbers for SAS connectors will be provided in a future revision ...
Page 67 - SAS transmitters and receivers; Power; Signal characteristics; Ready LED Out; Normal command activity
Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 59 11.4.6 SAS transmitters and receivers A typical SAS differential copper transmitter and receiver pair is shown in Figure 17. The receiver is AC cou-pling to eliminate ground shift noise. Figure 17. SAS transmitters and receivers 11.4.7 Power The drive receiv...
Page 68 - Differential signals; SAS-2 Specification compliance; LED drive signal; State; VOH; LED o; General interface characteristics; Characteristic
60 Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B The Ready LED Out signal is designed to pull down the cathode of an LED. The anode is attached to the proper +3.3 volt supply through an appropriate current limiting resistor. The LED and the current limiting resis-tor are external to the drive. See Table 23...
Page 69 - Index; Numerics
Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B 61 Index Numerics 12 volt pins 59 5 volt pins 59 6 Gbps 60 A abort task set function 44 AC coupling 59 AC power requirements 22 ACA active status 55 ACA active, faulted initiator status 55 access time average latency 11 average typical 11 page to page typical 1...
Page 70 - See
62 Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B electromagnetic compatibility 3 electromagnetic susceptibility 32 EMI requirements 3 encryption engine 35 encryption key 36 Endurance 14 Endurance Management 15 environment 42 environmental limits 29 requirements 14 environmental control 32 EraseMaster 36 er...
Page 72 - See also
64 Pulsar XT.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B self-encrypting drives 35 Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology 7 , 17 Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Interface Manual 2 shielding 3 shipping 21 shipping container 30 shock 31 and vibration 30 shock mount 43 SID 35 signal characteristics 59 single-un...
Page 74 - Seagate Technology LLC
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