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present, loop operation may continue. If the bypass circuit is not present, loop operation will be halted while the self test of the FC interface runs.

When the self test completes successfully, the control line to the bypass circuit is disabled and the drive enters the FC-AL Initializing state. The receiver on the next device in the loop must synchronize to output of the newly inserted drive.

If the self-test fails, the control line to the bypass circuit remains in the Enable Bypass state.

Note. It is the responsibility of the systems integrator to assure that no temperature, energy, voltage haz- ard, or ESD potential hazard is presented during the hot connect/disconnect operation. Discharge the static electricity from the drive carrier prior to inserting it into the system.

Caution. The drive motor must come to a complete stop prior to changing the plane of operation. This time is required to insure data integrity.

5.2.4S.M.A.R.T.

S.M.A.R.T. is an acronym for Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology. This technology is intended to recognize conditions that indicate imminent drive failure and is designed to provide sufficient warning of a failure to allow you to back up the data before an actual failure occurs.

Note. The drive’s firmware monitors specific attributes for degradation over time but can’t predict instanta- neous drive failures.

Each monitored attribute has been selected to monitor a specific set of failure conditions in the operating per- formance of the drive and the thresholds are optimized to minimize “false” and “failed” predictions.

Controlling S.M.A.R.T.

The operating mode of S.M.A.R.T. is controlled by the DEXCPT and PERF bits on the Informational Exceptions Control mode page (1Ch). Use the DEXCPT bit to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. feature. Setting the DEX- CPT bit disables all S.M.A.R.T. functions. When enabled, S.M.A.R.T. collects on-line data as the drive performs normal read and write operations. When the PERF bit is set, the drive is considered to be in “On-line Mode Only” and will not perform off-line functions.

You can measure off-line attributes and force the drive to save the data by using the Rezero Unit command. Forcing S.M.A.R.T. resets the timer so that the next scheduled interrupt is in two hours.

You can interrogate the drive through the host to determine the time remaining before the next scheduled mea- surement and data logging process occurs. To accomplish this, issue a Log Sense command to log page 0x3E. This allows you to control when S.M.A.R.T. interruptions occur. Forcing S.M.A.R.T. with the RTZ command resets the timer.

Performance impact

S.M.A.R.T. attribute data is saved to the disc so that the events that caused a predictive failure can be recre- ated. The drive measures and saves parameters once every two hours subject to an idle period on the FC-AL bus. The process of measuring off-line attribute data and saving data to the disc is uninterruptable. The maxi- mum on-line only processing delay is summarized below:

Maximum processing delay

 

 

On-line only delay

Fully-enabled delay

 

DEXCPT = 0, PERF = 1

DEXCPT = 0, PERF = 0

S.M.A.R.T. delay times

42 milliseconds

163 milliseconds

Reporting control

Reporting is controlled by the MRIE bits in the Informational Exceptions Control mode page (1Ch). Subject to the reporting method, the firmware will issue to the host an 01-5Dxx sense code. The error code is preserved through bus resets and power cycles.

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Contents ST3146356FC ST3450856FCST3300656FC Page Contents Interface requirements Physical/electrical specificationsDefect and error management InstallationSeagate Technology support services Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. C Model Number Full Disk Encryption FDE ScopeCheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. C Electromagnetic susceptibility Applicable standards and reference documentationStandards Electromagnetic compatibilityEuropean Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances RoHS Ncits TR-20 Reference documentsCheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. C General description Standard features Formatted capacities Media descriptionPerformance ReliabilityUser-installed accessories Factory-installed optionsAccess time Performance characteristicsInternal drive characteristics Seek performance characteristics176 144 100 Format command execution time minutesGeneral performance characteristics Start/stop timeCaching write data Prefetch/multi-segmented cache controlCache operation Prefetch operation Unrecoverable Errors Reliability specificationsError rates Recoverable ErrorsPreventive maintenance Reliability and serviceSeek errors Interface errorsMilliseconds 4 S.M.A.R.TControlling S.M.A.R.T Performance impactThermal monitor Temperature Log Page 0DhDetermining rate Predictive failuresImplementation State of the drive prior to testingDrive Self Test DST DST failure definitionLog page entries Short and extended testsShort test Function Code 001b Extended test Function Code 010bProduct repair and return information Product warrantyShipping Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. C DC power requirements Physical/electrical specificationsAC power requirements ST3450056FC DC power requirements Gbit Amps ST3450856FC DC power requirements Gbit AmpsST3300056FC DC power requirements Gbit Amps ST3300656FC DC power requirements Gbit AmpsST3146756FC DC power requirements Gbit Amps ST3146356FC DC power requirements Gbit AmpsCurrent profiles General DC power requirement notesPower sequencing Conducted noise immunityTypical ST3450856FC current profiles Typical ST3450056FC current profiles Typical ST3300656FC current profiles Typical ST3300056FC current profiles Typical ST3146356FC current profiles Typical ST3146756FC current profiles 450GB models Power dissipation300GB models 146GB models TemperatureEnvironmental limits Effective altitude sea level Relative humidityShock Package size Packaged/product weight Drop heightShock and vibration Recommended mounting Corrosive environment Air cleanlinessVibration AcousticsRoHS compliance statement Mounting configuration dimensions Mechanical specificationsDrive error recovery procedures Defect and error managementDrive internal defects/errors Page Background Media Scan FC-AL system errorsIdle Read After Write Media Pre-ScanDeferred Auto-Reallocation Cooling InstallationDrive ID/option selection Drive orientationGrounding Drive mountingPage Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. C Interface requirements FC-AL featuresFibre Channel link service frames Link services supported Type of frameFC Scsi FCP response codes Function name Response code Fibre Channel task management functionsFibre Channel task management responses NPort login Plogi payload Bytes Fibre Channel port loginProcess Login Plri payload Fibre Channel port login acceptFibre Channel Process Login NPort Login Accept ACC payload BytesFabric Login Flogi payload Bytes Fibre Channel Process Login AcceptFibre Channel fabric login Process Login Accept ACC payload BytesFabric Login Accept ACC payload Bytes Fibre Channel fabric accept loginFC-AL options supported Scsi commands supportedDual port support Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop optionsSupported commands Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. C Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. C Supported commands Cheetah 15K.6 FC inquiry data Bytes Data hex Mode Sense dataInquiry data Page Mode Data Header 000000 Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. C Miscellaneous status Miscellaneous operating features and conditionsMiscellaneous features Supported Feature or conditionPhysical description Physical characteristicsFC-AL physical interface Pin descriptions Connector requirementsElectrical description FC-AL transmitters and receivers FC-SCA pin descriptions Pin Signal name Signal typePin Signal name Signal type Fault LED Out PowerMotor start controls Enable port bypass signalsActive LED Out 11 SEL6 through SEL0 ID lines Parallel Enclosure Services Interface ESIHex Dec SettingArbitrated loop physical address Alpa values Device control codes Signal characteristicsTTL input characteristics FC Differential input LED driver signalsFC Differential output Receive eye diagram Eye diagram data values Link rate GHz Cheetah 15K.6 FC Product Manual, Rev. C Technical Support Seagate Technology support servicesInternet Presales SupportData Recovery Services Call CenterToll-freeDirect dialFAX Warranty ServiceData Recovery Services Authorized Service Centers Numerics IndexFC-AL Flogi Plogi Page See also cooling

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