Seagate ST373307FC manual General performance characteristics, Start/stop time, Cache operation

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4.2.3

General performance characteristics

 

 

Minimum sector interleave

1 to 1

 

Data buffer to/from disc media (one 512-byte logical block)*

 

 

Minimum

59 MBytes/sec

 

Average

 

94 MBytes/sec

 

Maximum

105 MBytes/sec

 

Fibre Channel Interface maximum instantaneous transfer rate

1 GHz

2 GHz

 

 

106 Mbytes/sec* per

212 Mbytes/sec* per

 

 

port (dual port = 212

port (dual port = 424

 

 

Mbytes/sec*)

Mbytes/sec*)

Logical block sizes

Default is 512-byte data blocks

Variable 512 to 528 bytes per sector in even number of bytes per sector. If n (number of bytes per sector) is odd, then n-1 will be used.

Read/write consecutive sectors on a track

Yes

Flaw reallocation performance impact (for flaws reallocated at format time

Negligible

using the spare sectors per sparing zone reallocation scheme.)

 

Overhead time for head switch in sequential mode

0.8 msec

 

Overhead time for one track cylinder switch in sequential mode

1.2 msec (typical)

Average rotational latency

2.99 msec

*Assumes no errors and no relocated logical blocks. Rate measured from the start of the first logical block transfer to or from the host.

4.3Start/stop time

If the Motor Start option is disabled, the drive becomes ready within 20 seconds after DC power is applied. If a recoverable error condition is detected during the start sequence, the drive executes a recovery procedure and the time to become ready may exceed 30 seconds. Stop time is less than 30 seconds (maximum) from removal of DC power.

If the Motor Start option is enabled, the internal controller accepts the commands listed in the Fibre Channel Interface Manual less than 3 seconds after DC power has been applied. After the Motor Start command has been received, the drive becomes ready for normal operations within 20 seconds (excluding the error recovery procedure). The Motor Start command can also be used to command the drive to stop the spindle.

There is no power control switch on the drive.

4.4Prefetch/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 disabled independently using the Mode Select command; however, in actual opera- tion, the prefetch feature overlaps cache operation somewhat as described in sections 4.5.1 and 4.5.2.

All default cache and prefetch mode parameter values (Mode Page 08h) for standard OEM versions of this drive family are given in Table 15.

4.5Cache operation

Note. Refer to the Fibre Channel Interface Manual for more detail concerning the cache bits.

Of the 8,192 kbytes physical buffer space in the drive, 6,877 kbytes can be used as a cache.

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