Installation, Drive orientation | Seagate ST9500430SS, ST9500432SS

11.0Installation

Constellation disc drive installation is a plug-and-play process. There are no jumpers, switches, or terminators 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 systems, the host system typically provides a carrier or tray into which you need to mount the drive. Mount the drive to the carrier or tray provided by the host system using four M3 x 0.5 metric screws. When tightening the screws, use a maximum torque of 4.5 in-lb +/- 0.45 in-lb. Do not over-tighten or force the screws. You can mount the drive in any orientation.

Note. SAS drives are designed to be attached to the host system without I/O or power cables. If you intend the use the drive in a non-backplane host system, connecting the drive using high-quality cables is acceptable as long as the I/O cable length does not exceed 4 meters (13.1 feet).

Slide the carrier or tray into the appropriate bay in your host system using the instructions provided by the host system. This connects the drive directly to your system’s SAS connector. The SAS connector is normally located on a SAS backpanel. See Section 12.4.1 for additional information about these connectors.

Power is supplied through the SAS connector.

The drive is shipped from the factory low-level formatted in 512-byte logical blocks. You need to reformat the drive only if you want to select a different logical block size.

Figure 8. Physical interface

11.1Drive orientation

The drive may be mounted in any orientation. All drive performance characterizations, however, have been done with the drive in horizontal (discs level) and vertical (drive on its side) orientations, which are the two pre- ferred mounting orientations.

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SED Fips 140-2 Model ST9500430SSST9500431SSST9500432SS Standard Model Self-Encrypting Drive Model Revision history Contents Interface requirements Defect and error managementInstallation About Fips About self-encrypting drives Power Constellation SAS Product Manual, Rev. E GB model current profiles List of Figures Constellation SAS Product Manual, Rev. E Seagate Online Support and Services Seagate Technology support services Scope Electromagnetic susceptibility Applicable standards and reference documentationStandards Electromagnetic compatibility Korean KCC Electromagnetic complianceElectromagnetic compliance for the European Union Australian C-Tick European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances RoHS Reference documents General description Media description Standard features Programmable drive capacity PerformanceReliability Formatted capacities Factory-installed options Access time Performance characteristicsInternal drive characteristics Seek performance characteristics Start/stop time General performance characteristics Cache operation Prefetch/multi-segmented cache control Prefetch operation Caching write data Unrecoverable Errors Reliability specificationsError rates Recoverable Errors Preventive maintenance Reliability and serviceSeek errors Interface errors Reporting control 4 S.M.A.R.TControlling S.M.A.R.T Performance impact Temperature Log Page 0Dh Parameter Code Description Predictive failuresThermal monitor Implementation State of the drive prior to testingDrive Self Test DST DST failure definition Log page entries Short and extended testsShort test Function Code 001b Extended test Function Code 010b Product warranty ShippingProduct repair and return information Physical/electrical specifications PowerChoiceTM power managementPowerChoice modes DC power requirements AC power requirementsPage General DC power requirement notes Power sequencingConducted noise immunity GB model current profiles Current profiles ST9500430SS, ST9500431SS and ST9500432SS in 3 Gbit operation Power dissipation ST9500430SS, ST9500431SS and ST9500432SS in 6 Gbit operation Environmental limits Temperature a. Operating Shock Relative humidityEffective altitude sea level a. Operating Shock and vibrationPage Recommended mounting Air cleanliness Vibration a. Operating-normalCorrosive environment Acoustics Mounting configuration dimensions Mechanical specifications About Fips PurposeLevel 2 security Data encryption Controlled accessAdmin SP About self-encrypting drives Data bands Default passwordRandom number generator RNG Drive locking Cryptographic erase Authenticated firmware downloadPower requirements Supported commands Defect and error management Drive internal defects/errorsDrive error recovery procedures SAS system errors Background Media Scan Media Pre-ScanDeferred Auto-Reallocation Idle Read After Write Drive orientation Installation Air flow Cooling Grounding Drive mounting Interface requirements SAS features Dual port support Supported commands Scsi commands supported Supported commands Supported commands Supported commands Mode Sense data Inquiry dataConstellation inquiry data Page Mode Data Header Miscellaneous operating features and conditions Miscellaneous featuresMiscellaneous status SAS physical interface Datum B Section C C Section a a Pin descriptions Physical characteristicsConnector requirements Electrical description Ready LED Out Signal characteristicsPower SAS transmitters and receivers General interface characteristics SAS-2 Specification ComplianceLED drive signal Differential signals Constellation SAS Product Manual, Rev. E Numerics Index KCC Msid Mtbf See also cooling Page Constellation SAS Product Manual, Rev. E Page Seagate Technology LLC