Seagate ST3500071FC, ST3400071FC manual Defect and error management, Drive internal defects/errors

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7.0Defect and error management

The drive, as delivered, complies with this product manual. The read error rates and specified storage capaci- ties are not dependent upon use of defect management routines by the host (initiator).

Defect and error management in the SCSI protocol involves the drive internal defect/error management and FC-AL system error considerations (errors in communications between the initiator and the drive). Tools for use in designing a defect/error management plan are briefly outlined in this section. References to other sec- tions are provided when necessary.

7.1Drive internal defects/errors

During the initial drive format operation at the factory, media defects are identified, tagged as being unusable, and their locations recorded on the drive primary defects list (referred to as the “P’ list and also as the ETF defect list). At factory format time, these known defects are also reallocated, that is, reassigned to a new place on the medium and the location listed in the defects reallocation table. The “P” list is not altered after factory formatting. Locations of defects found and reallocated during error recovery procedures after drive shipment are listed in the “G” list (defects growth list). The “P” and “G” lists may be referenced by the initiator using the Read Defect Data command.

Details of the SCSI commands supported by the drive are described in the Fibre Channel Interface Manual. Also, more information on the drive Error Recovery philosophy is presented in the Fibre Channel Interface Manual.

7.2Drive error recovery procedures

When an error occurs during drive operation, the drive, if programmed to do so, performs error recovery proce- dures to attempt to recover the data. The error recovery procedures used depend on the options previously set in the Error Recovery Parameters mode page. Error recovery and defect management may involve using sev- eral SCSI commands described in the Fibre Channel Interface Manual. The drive implements selectable error recovery time limits required in video applications.

The error recovery scheme supported by the drive provides a way to control the total error recovery time for the entire command in addition to controlling the recovery level for a single LBA. The total amount of time spent in error recovery for a command can be limited using the Recovery Time Limit bytes in the Error Recovery mode page. The total amount of time spent in error recovery for a single LBA can be limited using the Read Retry Count or Write Retry Count bytes in the Error Recovery mode page.

The drive firmware error recovery algorithms consists of 11 levels for read recoveries and five levels for write. Each level may consist of multiple steps, where a step is defined as a recovery function involving a single re- read or re-write attempt. The maximum level used by the drive in LBA recovery is determined by the read and write retry counts.

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Contents ST3500071FC ST3400071FC NL35 Series FCPage Contents Installation Defect and error managementInterface requirements Seagate Technology support services NL35 Series FC Product Manual, Rev. D NL35 Series family disc drive List of FiguresViii NL35 Series FC Product Manual, Rev. D NL35 Series family disc drive ScopeNL35 Series FC Product Manual, Rev. D Electromagnetic susceptibility Applicable standards and reference documentationStandards Electromagnetic compatibilityEnvironmental protection Electromagnetic complianceFibre Channel Interface Manual Reference documentsNL35 Series FC Product Manual, Rev. D General description Standard features Formatted capacities Media descriptionPerformance ReliabilityProgrammable drive capacity Factory-installed accessoriesFactory-installed options User-installed accessoriesAccess time Performance characteristicsInternal drive characteristics Seek performance characteristicsGHz Generalized performance characteristicsPrefetch/multi-segmented cache control Start/stop timeCache operation Prefetch operation Caching write dataPage NL35 Series FC Product Manual, Rev. D Error rates Reliability specificationsSeek errors Reliability and serviceRecoverable Errors Unrecoverable errorsMean Time Between Failure Mtbf Preventive maintenanceHot plugging the drive Milliseconds 4 S.M.A.R.TControlling S.M.A.R.T Performance impactParameter Code Description Temperature Log page 0DhPredictive failures Thermal monitorImplementation State of the drive prior to testingDrive Self Test DST DST Failure DefinitionExtended test Function Code 010b Invoking DSTShort and extended tests Short test Function Code 001bProduct repair and return information Product warrantyAbort ShippingST3500071FC/ST3400071FC DC power requirements Physical/electrical specificationsAC power requirements DC power requirementsPower sequencing General DC power requirement notesConducted noise immunity Power dissipation Effective altitude sea level TemperatureEnvironmental limits Relative humidityShock and vibration Package size Packaged/product weight Drop heightShock Recommended mounting Vibration Air cleanlinessCorrosive environment Typical idle mode sound power ST3500071FC and ST3400071FCAcoustics Mounting configuration dimensions Mechanical specificationsNL35 Series FC Product Manual, Rev. D Drive internal defects/errors Defect and error managementDrive error recovery procedures 108.3 Background Media Scan FC-AL system errorsMedia Pre-Scan NL35 Series FC Product Manual, Rev. D Drive ID/option selection InstallationDrive orientation Air flow CoolingGrounding Drive mountingNL35 Series FC Product Manual, Rev. D Type of frame Link service FC-AL featuresFibre Channel link service frames Link services supportedFC Scsi FCP response codes Fibre Channel task management functionsFibre Channel Scsi FCP task management functions Fibre Channel task management responsesNPort login Plogi payload Fibre Channel port loginBytes Process Login Plri payload Fibre Channel port login acceptNPort Login Accept ACC payload Fibre Channel Process LoginFabric Login Flogi payload Fibre Channel Process Login AcceptProcess Login Accept ACC payload Fibre Channel fabric loginFabric Login Accept ACC payload Fibre Channel fabric accept loginOption Supported Dual port supportFibre Channel Arbitrated Loop options FC-AL options supportedSupported commands Scsi commands supportedCommand code Supported Command name Supported commands Supported commands Supported commands Supported commands Bytes Data hex Mode Sense dataInquiry data NL35 Series inquiry dataPage DEF CHG NL35 Series FC Product Manual, Rev. D Miscellaneous status Miscellaneous operating features and conditionsMiscellaneous features Supported Feature or conditionFC-AL physical interface Physical characteristicsPhysical description Part description Positions Part number Features Connector requirementsElectrical description Pin descriptions Pin Signal name Signal typeFC-SCA pin descriptions Fault LED Out PowerFC-AL transmitters and receivers Active LED Out conditions Enable port bypass signalsNormal command activity LED status Active LED Out11 SEL6 through SEL0 ID lines Motor start control signalsParallel Enclosure Services Interface ESI Motor start controlsArbitrated loop physical address Alpa values SettingHex Dec Signal characteristics Differential Pecl input characteristics LED driver signalsLED drive signal Differential Pecl output characteristicsLink rate GHz Eye diagram data valuesNL35 Series FC Product Manual, Rev. D Technical Support Seagate Technology support servicesInternet Presales SupportData Recovery Services Authorized Service Centers Warranty ServiceData Recovery Services Call Center Toll-free Direct dial Numerics IndexFAN Flogi Plogi Page See also cooling
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