Fujitsu MAN3367, MAN3735, MAN3184 specifications Look-Ahead operation, Look-Ahead volume

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2.2.3Look-Ahead operation, Look-Ahead volume

1)Excluding the conditions in 3) and 4) for the amount of data specified as the minimum pre- fetch volume, data are read for look-ahead irrespective of track boundaries or cylinder boundaries. Commands which are already in the queue or commands which are newly received while a look-ahead operation is in progress, are executed after the look-ahead operation is completed. However, if the new command is a READ or READ EXTENDED command, and it is a command in which the first specified logical data block is a sequential access data block, the command is executed without the look-ahead operation being halted. When a newly received command is a command which is not the object of caching, that command is executed immediately in parallel with a look-ahead operation.

Also, in the case of a command which disables all data which are objects of caching (see Section 2.2.1 (3)), the look-ahead operation is halted and that command is executed immediately.

2)When commands exist in the queue, the look-ahead operation is halted at the point when reading of the specified amount of data at the minimum pre-fetch volume is completed, then execution of the new command starts. When there are no commands that need to be newly executed, the data look-ahead operation is continued, even after the volume of data specified as the minimum amount of pre-fetch data have been read, until one of the following conditions, 1), 3) or 4), occurs.

ξWhen "1" is specified in the DISC bit, if look-ahead of data equal in volume to a cache segment is completed.

ξWhen "0" is specified in the DISC bit, if look-ahead of all the data is completed up to the track boundary or the cylinder boundary.

3)During a data look-ahead operation, when any error occurs, the data look-ahead operation is terminated at that point (retry is not executed).

4)When a RESET condition occurs on the SCSI bus, or when any INIT issues a TARGET RESET message, the look-ahead operation is terminated at that point and all the look-ahead data stored in the data buffer are invalidated.

5)During a look-ahead operation, if "sector slip processing" is applied, or defective sectors exist in the same cylinder to which "alternate processing" is applicable, the look-ahead operation is continued without interruption.

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Fujitsu MAN3184, MAN3367, MAN3735 SERIES DISK DRIVES specifications Look-Ahead operation, Look-Ahead volume

MAN3735, MAN3184, MAN3367, MAN3735 SERIES DISK DRIVES, MAN3367, MAN3184 specifications

Fujitsu's MAN3184, MAN3367, and MAN3735 series disk drives represent a significant advancement in storage technology, catering to the needs of businesses seeking reliability, performance, and high capacity. These drives are designed for enterprise environments, providing exceptional data integrity and speed essential for effective data management.

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