Fujitsu MBA3073RC SERIES User manual

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MBA3073RC, MBA3147RC, MBA3300RC SERIES,
MBB2073RC, MBB2147RC SERIES,
MBC2036RC, MBC2073RC SERIES
DISK DRIVES
SERIAL ATTACHED SCSI INTERFACE
SPECIFICATIONS

FOR SAFE OPERATION
Handling of This Manual
This manual contains important information for using this product. Read thoroughly before using
the product. Use this product only after thoroughly reading and understanding especially the
section "Important Alert Items" in this manual. Keep this manual handy, and keep it carefully.
FUJITSU makes every effort to prevent users and bystanders from being injured or from suffering
damage to their property. Use the product according to this manual.
This product is designed and manufactured for use in standard applications such as office work,
personal devices and household appliances. This product is not intended for special uses (atomic
controls, aeronautic or space systems, mass transport vehicle operating controls, medical devices for
life support, or weapons firing controls) where particularly high reliability requirements exist,
where the pertinent levels of safety are not guaranteed, or where a failure or operational error could
threaten a life or cause a physical injury (hereafter referred to as "mission-critical" use). Customers
considering the use of these products for mission-critical applications must have safety-assurance
measures in place beforehand. Moreover, they are requested to consult our sales representative
before embarking on such specialized use.
First Edition February 2007
The contents of this manual may be revised without prior notice.
The contents of this manual shall not be disclosed in any way or reproduced in any media without
the express written permission of Fujitsu Limited.
All Rights Reserved, Copyright ©FUJITSU LIMITED 2007
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Edition Date Revised section (*1)
(Added/Deleted/Altered) Details
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*1 Section(s) with asterisk (*) refer to the previous edition when those were deleted.
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Preface
This manual explains concerning the hard disk drives with internal Serial Attached
SCSI (SAS) controller.
The purpose of this manual is to provide the specifications and functions of SAS
for use of these magnetic disk drives incorporated into user systems, and to present
the information necessary for creating host system software. This manual is written
for users who have a basic knowledge of hard disk drives and their use in computer
systems.
The composition of manuals related to these disk drives and the range of subjects
covered in this manual are shown in "Manual Organization," provided on a
subsequent page. Please use these other manuals along with this manual as
necessary.
The organization of this manual, related reference manual and conventions for alert
messages follow.
Overview of Manual
This manual consists of the following six chapters, glossary, abbreviation, and
index:
Chapter 1 SAS Interface
This chapter describes the topology, physical and electrical requirements, interface
protocol, and other operations of the interface.
Chapter 2 Command Processing
This chapter describes the basic logical specifications related to command
processing.
Chapter 3 Data Buffer Management
This chapter describes the data buffer configuration, data transfer processing
functions and cache operations.
Chapter 4 Command Specifications
This chapter describes detailed command specifications and how to use them.
Chapter 5 Parameter Data Format
This chapter describes the parameter data formats provided by the disk drives and
how to use them.
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Chapter 6 Sense Data and Error Recovery Methods
This chapter describes the configuration and contents of sense data which report to
the host system when an error occurs, etc., key information necessary for error
recovery, recommended procedures for error recovery to be executed through host
system software and retry processing.
Chapter 7 Disk Media Management
This chapter describes the procedure for initializing the disk media, methods of
treating media defects and data recovery methods.
Glossary
The glossary explains technical terms which are necessary to the reader's
understanding when reading this manual.
Acronyms and Abbreviations
This list shows the full spelling of abbreviations used in this manual.
Index
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CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS MANUAL
The model names of the disk drives covered by this manual differ depending
on their device types and capacity (*1). In addition, these disk drives are called
Hard Disk Drive (HDD), "drive" or "device" in this manual.
Note: Model Name
M BA 3 147 RC
Interface type
Formatted capacity [One gigabyte (GB) = one billion
bytes; accessible capacity will be less
and actual capacity depends on the
operating environment and
formatting.]
Disk size 3: 3.5 inch
2: 2.5 inch
Type BA: 3.5-inch, 15,000rpm
BB: 2.5-inch, 10,025rpm
BC: 2.5-inch, 15,000rpm
Decimal numbers are represented normally.
Hexadecimal numbers are represented as shown in the following examples:
X'17B9', 17B9h, 17B9H, or 17B9H.
Binary number is represented as "010", 010b.
An X is used to represent mode parameters that are ignored by the MODE
SELECT and MODE SELECT EXTENDED commands. An X is also used
to represent mode parameters reported by the MODE SELECT and MODE
SELECT EXTENDED commands and that vary depending on conditions at
the time.
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Conventions for Alert Messages
This manual uses the following conventions to show the alert messages. An alert
message consists of an alert signal and alert statements. The alert signal consists of
an alert symbol and a signal word or just a signal word.
The following are the alert signals and their meanings:
This indicates a hazardous situation likely to result in
serious personal injury if the user does not perform
the procedure correctly.
This indicates a hazardous situation could result in
serious personal injury if the user does not perform
the procedure correctly.
This indicates a hazardous situation could result in
minor or moderate personal injury if the user does
not perform the procedure correctly. This alert signal
also indicates that damages to the product or other
property, may occur if the user does not perform the
product correctly.
This indicates information that could help the user
use the product more efficiently.
In the text, the alert signal is centered, followed below by the indented message. A
wider line space precedes and follows the alert message to show where the alert
message begins and ends. The following is an example:
(Example)
It is possible to use bit 7 and bit 6 of the control byte as an inherent
control field in future product specifications. It is recommended that
the INIT specify zero in this field.
Attention
Please forward any comments you may have regarding this manual.
To make this manual easier for users to understand, opinions from readers are
needed. Please write your opinions or requests on the Comment at the back of this
manual and forward it to the address described in the sheet.
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MANUAL ORGANIZATION
Product Maintenance
Manual
1. General Description
2. Specifications
3. Data Format
4. Installation Requirements
5. Installation
6. Diagnostics and Maintenance
7. Error Analysis
Interface Specifications
(This Manual) 1. Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Interface 2. Command Processing
3. Data Buffer Management
4. Command Specifications
5. Parameter Data Formats
6. Sense Data and Error Recovery
7. Disk Media Management
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REFERENCED STANDARDS
The product specifications and functions described in this manual conform to the
following standards:
Specification
(document) number Name Concerned
organization
T10/1562-D
Revision 05 Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) American national Standards Institute
(ANSI)
T10/1601-D
Revision 10 Serial Attached SCSI-1.1 (SAS-1.1) American national Standards Institute
(ANSI)
T10/1236D
Revision 20 Information technology SCSI Primary Commands-2 (SPC-2) American national Standards Institute
(ANSI)
T10/996D
Revision 8C Information Technology SCSI-3 Block Commands (SBC) American national Standards Institute
(ANSI)
T10/1157D
Revision 24 Information technology SCSI-3 Architecture Model (SAM-2) American national Standards Institute
(ANSI)
T10/1561
Revision 14 Information technology SCSI-3 Architecture Model (SAM-3) American national Standards Institute
(ANSI)
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