Fujitsu MBA3300FD User manual

C141-E264-01EN
MBA3300FD
MBA3147FD
MBA3073FD
HARD DISK DRIVES
PRODUCT MANUAL

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WARNING
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REVISION RECORD
Edition Date published Revised contents
01 August, 2007
Specification No.: C141-E264-**EN

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Related Standards
Product specifications and functions described in this manual comply with the following ANSI (*1)
standards.
Document number Title
NCITS TR-19 FIBRE CHANNEL PRIVATE LOOP SCSI DIRECT ATTATH (FC-PLDA)
ANSI X3.230-1994 FIBRE CHANNEL PHYSICAL AND SIGNALING INTERFACE (FC-PH)
ANSI X3.297-1996 FIBRE CHANNEL PHYSICAL AND SIGNALING INTERFACE-2 (FC-PH-2)
ANSI X3.272-199X FIBRE CHANNEL ARBITRATED LOOP (FC-AL)
ANSI X3.269-199X FIBRE CHANNEL PROTOCOL FOR SCSI (SCSI-FCP)
*1 ANSI = American National Standard Institute
In case of conflict between this manual and any referenced document, this manual takes precedence.

Preface
This manual describes MBA3300FD, MBA3147FD, and MBA3073FD 3.5-inch hard disk
drives with an embedded fibre channel controller.
This manual details the specifications and functions of the above disk drive, and gives the
requirements and procedures for installing it into a host computer system.
This manual is written for users who have a basic understanding of hard disk drives and
their use in computer systems. The MANUAL ORGANIZATION section describes
organization and scope of this manual. The need arises, use the other manuals.
The organization of this manual, related reference manual and conventions for alert
messages follow.
Overview of Manual
This manual consists of the following seven chapters:
Chapter 1 General Description
This chapter introduces the disk drives standard features, hardware, and system
configuration.
Chapter 2 Specifications
This chapter gives detailed specifications of the disk drives and their installation
environment.
Chapter 3 Data Format
This chapter describes the data structure, the addressing method, and the defect
management.
Chapter 4 Installation Requirements
This chapter describes the basic physical and electrical requirements for installing the disk
drives.
Chapter 5 Installation
This chapter explains how to install the disk drives. It includes the notice and procedures
for setting device number and operation modes, mounting the disk drive, and confirming
drive operation.
Chapter 6 Diagnostics and Maintenance
This chapter describes the automatic diagnosis, and maintenance of the disk drive. This
chapter also describes diagnostic methods for operation check and the basics of
troubleshooting the disk drives.
Chapter 7 Error Analysis
This chapter describes in details how collect the information for error analysis and how
analyze collected error information.
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Preface
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CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS MANUAL
MBA3300FD, MBA3147FD, and MBA3073FD are described as "HDD" in this manual.
Decimal number is represented normally.
Hexadecimal number is represented as X'17B9', 17B9h or 17B9H.
Binary number is represented as "010".
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 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)
Damage
Never remove any labels from the HDD or deface them in any way.
The main alert messages in the text are also listed in the "Important Alert Items."
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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Important Alert Items
Important Alert Messages
The important alert messages in this manual are as follows:
A hazardous situation could result in minor or moderate personal injury if the
user does not perform the procedure correctly. Also, damage to the product
or other property, may occur if the user does not perform the procedure
correctly.
Task Alert message Page
Installation Damage
Never remove any labels from the HDD or deface them in any way.
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High temperature
To prevent injury, never touch the HDD while it is hot. The DE and LSI
become hot during operation and remain hot immediately after turning off
the power.
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Damage
1. When dismounting the HDD which is mounted on the system while
power is supplied to it.
1) Stop the spindle motor by a START/STOP UNIT command. It takes
about 30 seconds for the spindle motor to stop completely.
2) Then, dismount the HDD using the HDD mounting/dismounting
mechanism, etc. of the system. When removing the HDD, avoid exposing
it to shock or vibration. Just in case, stop dismounting once when
interface connector breaks off contact and wait until the spindle motor
stops (about 30 seconds.).
2. When dismounting the HDD which is mounted on the system while
power is not supplied to it.
• Dismount the HDD using the HDD mounting/dismounting
mechanism, etc. of the system. When removing the HDD, avoid
exposing it to shock or vibration.
3. When storing or transporting the HDD, put it in the antistatic case
(Fcell) (refer to Section 5.1 and 6.5).
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Important Alert Items
Task Alert message Page
Diagnostics
and
Maintenance
Data loss
Save data stored on the HDD to other media before requesting repair.
Fujitsu does not assume responsibility if data is corrupted during servicing
or repair.
73
High temperature
To prevent injury, never touch the HDD while it is hot. The DE and LSI
become hot during operation and remain hot immediately after turning off
the power.
73
Electrical shock
Never touch the HDDs while power-feeding.
73
Damage
• Always ground yourself with a wrist strap connected to ground before
handling. ESD (Electrostatics Discharge) may cause the damage to
the device.
• Never use a conductive cleaner to clean the HDDs.
• Never remove any labels from the HDD or deface them in any way.
• Never remove the PCBA.
• Never open the HDD for any reason.
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Damage
• Never remove any labels from the HDD or deface them in any way.
• Never open the HDD for any reason. Doing so will void any
warranties.
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MANUAL ORGANIZATION
PRODUCT MANUAL
(This manual)
1. General Description
2. Specifications
3. Data Format
4. Installation Requirements
5. Installation
6. Diagnostics and Maintenance
7. Error Analysis
FIBRE CHANNEL
INTERFACE MANUAL
1. Fibre Channel Interface
2. Command Processing
3. Data Buffer Management
4. Command Specifications
5. Parameter Data Format
6. Sense Data and Error Recovery Methods
7. Disk Media Management
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CONTENTS
Preface ...................................................................................................................1
Important Alert Items .............................................................................................3
MANUAL ORGANIZATION .....................................................................................5
CHAPTER 1 General Description....................................................................13
1.1 Standard Features......................................................................................13
1.2 Hardware Structure ...................................................................................17
1.3 System Configuration ...............................................................................18
CHAPTER 2 Specifications .............................................................................19
2.1 Hardware Specifications ...........................................................................19
2.1.1 Model name and order number.................................................................19
2.1.2 Function specifications .............................................................................20
2.1.3 Environmental specifications....................................................................23
2.1.4 Error rate ...................................................................................................24
2.1.5 Reliability..................................................................................................24
CHAPTER 3 Data Format.................................................................................27
3.1 Data Space ................................................................................................27
3.1.1 Cylinder configuration..............................................................................27
3.1.2 Alternate spare area ..................................................................................30
3.1.3 Track format..............................................................................................31
3.1.4 Sector format.............................................................................................32
3.1.5 Format capacity.........................................................................................34
3.2 Logical Data Block Addressing................................................................34

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3.3 Defect Management ................................................................................. 36
3.3.1 Defect list ................................................................................................. 36
3.3.2 Alternate block allocation ........................................................................ 36
CHAPTER 4 Installation Requirements.......................................................... 41
4.1 Mounting Requirements........................................................................... 41
4.1.1 Dimensions............................................................................................... 41
4.1.2 Mounting orientations .............................................................................. 43
4.1.3 Notes on mounting ................................................................................... 44
4.2 Power Supply Requirements .................................................................... 48
4.3 Connection Requirements ........................................................................ 50
4.3.1 Connector location ................................................................................... 50
4.3.2 Interface connector................................................................................... 51
CHAPTER 5 Installation .................................................................................. 53
5.1 Notes on Handling HDDs ........................................................................ 53
5.2 Setting ...................................................................................................... 55
5.2.1 Loop ID setting ........................................................................................ 55
5.2.2 Mode settings ........................................................................................... 55
5.3 Mounting HDDs....................................................................................... 56
5.3.1 Mounting procedures ............................................................................... 56
5.4 Checking Operation after Installation and Preparing the HDDs
for Use ...................................................................................................... 57
5.4.1 Checking initial operation........................................................................ 57
5.4.2 Checking connection ................................................................................ 58
5.4.3 Formatting ................................................................................................ 61
5.4.4 Setting parameters.................................................................................... 63
5.5 Dismounting HDDs.................................................................................. 67

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CHAPTER 6 Diagnostics and Maintenance ...................................................69
6.1 Diagnostics................................................................................................69
6.1.1 Self-diagnostics.........................................................................................69
6.1.2 Test programs............................................................................................72
6.2 Maintenance..............................................................................................73
6.2.1 Precautions................................................................................................73
6.2.2 Maintenance requirements........................................................................74
6.2.3 Maintenance levels ...................................................................................75
6.2.4 Tools and test equipment ..........................................................................75
6.2.5 Tests ..........................................................................................................76
6.3 Operation Check .......................................................................................77
6.3.1 Initial seek operation check ......................................................................77
6.3.2 Operation test............................................................................................77
6.3.3 Diagnostic test...........................................................................................77
6.4 Troubleshooting ........................................................................................78
6.4.1 Outline of troubleshooting procedures .....................................................78
6.4.2 Troubleshooting with HDD replacement in the field ...............................78
6.4.3 Troubleshooting at the repair site .............................................................80
6.4.4 Troubleshooting with parts replacement in the factory ............................81
6.4.5 Finding possibly faulty parts.....................................................................81
6.5 Packaging..................................................................................................81
6.5.1 Single HDD packaging .............................................................................81
6.5.2 Multi-box packaging.................................................................................82
CHAPTER 7 Error Analysis .............................................................................85
7.1 Sense Data Collection...............................................................................85
7.1.1 Sense data..................................................................................................85
7.1.2 Sense data format......................................................................................85
7.2 Sense Data Analysis..................................................................................87
7.2.1 Error information indicated with sense data.............................................87
7.2.2 Sense data (3-0C-03), (4-32-01), (4-40-xx), (4-C4-xx),
and (4-44-xx) ............................................................................................88
7.2.3 Sense data (1-1x-xx), (3-1x-xx) and (E-1D-00): Disk read error............88

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7.2.4 Sense data (5-2x-xx), (B-47-xx), (B-4B-xx) and (B-4E-00):
interface error........................................................................................... 88
Glossary ............................................................................................................... 89
Acronyms and Abbreviations............................................................................. 91
Index .................................................................................................................... 93

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Illustrations
Figures
Figure 1.1 Example of FC-AL system configuration ..................................... 18
Figure 3.1 Cylinder configuration................................................................... 28
Figure 3.2 Spare area in cell ........................................................................... 30
Figure 3.3 Alternate cylinder .......................................................................... 30
Figure 3.4 Track format .................................................................................. 31
Figure 3.5 Track skew/head skew................................................................... 32
Figure 3.6 Sector format ................................................................................. 32
Figure 3.7 Alternate block allocation by FORMAT UNIT command............ 37
Figure 3.8 Alternate block allocation by REASSIGN BLOCKS
command ....................................................................................... 38
Figure 4.1 Dimensions .................................................................................... 42
Figure 4.2 HDD orientations........................................................................... 43
Figure 4.3 Mounting frame structure example ............................................... 44
Figure 4.4 Limitation of side-mounting.......................................................... 45
Figure 4.5 Surface temperature measurement points ..................................... 46
Figure 4.6 Current waveform (Spin-up) ........................................................ 48
Figure 4.7 Current waveform (Max seek)...................................................... 49
Figure 4.8 AC noise filter ............................................................................... 50
Figure 4.9 Connector location......................................................................... 50
Figure 4.10 SCA2 type connector..................................................................... 51
Figure 5.1 Checking the HDD connection (A) ............................................... 59
Figure 5.2 Checking the HDD connection (B) ............................................... 60
Figure 6.1 Test flowchart ................................................................................ 76
Figure 6.2 Single HDD packaging.................................................................. 81
Figure 6.3 Multi-box packaging ..................................................................... 82
Figure 6.4 Fraction packaging ........................................................................ 83
Figure 7.1 Sense data format .......................................................................... 86

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Tables
Table 2.1 Model names and order numbers................................................... 19
Table 2.2 Function specifications .................................................................. 20
Table 2.3 Environmental/Power requirements .............................................. 23
Table 3.1 Format capacity ............................................................................. 34
Table 4.1 Surface temperature check point and maximum temperature ....... 46
Table 4.2 Interface (FC-SCA2) connector signal allocation: CN1............... 52
Table 5.1 Motor start mode............................................................................ 55
Table 6.1 Self-diagnostic functions ............................................................... 69
Table 6.2 System-level field troubleshooting................................................ 79
Table 6.3 HDD troubleshooting..................................................................... 80
Table 7.1 Definition of sense data ................................................................. 87

CHAPTER 1 General Description
1.1 Standard Features
1.2 Hardware Structure
1.3 System Configuration
This chapter describes the feature and configuration of the MBA3xxxFD.
The HDDs are high performance large capacity 3.5-inch hard disk drives with an embedded Fibre-Channel
controller.
The interface used to connect the HDDs to the host system complies with NCITS TR-19 Fibre Channel
Private Loop SCSI Direct Attach (FC-PLDA), which is the Fibre Channel PLDA standard covering items
ranging from Fibre Channel physical layers to SCSI command protocols.
The high-speed data transfer and long-distance transmission capabilities of Fibre Channel technology and the
powerful command set the HDDs facilitate creation of high-performance and highly reliable disk subsystems
with large storage capacities.
1.1 Standard Features
(1) Compactness
In a compact enclosure having the 3.5-inch hard disk drive form factor, the HDD contains an FC-AL
controller, which supports the Arbitrated Loop technology (FC-AL), a Fibre Channel technology
defined by the related ANSI standard.
(2) Environmental Protection
The HDDs comply with the Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and
electronic equipment (RoHS) directive issued by European Union (EU).
(3) FC-AL standard
The HDDs provide FC-AL basic functions.
(4) Dual-port support
The HDDs have two pairs of driver and receiver sets for the Fibre Channel to support dual-port
connection.
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General Description
(5) High-speed data transfer
The maximum data-transfer speed on the Fibre Channel loop is 425.0 MB/s. The large-capacity data
buffer of the HDDs enable the effective use of such high-speed data transfers available on the Fibre
Channel loop.
(6) Continuous block processing
The addressing method of data blocks is logical block address. The initiator can access data by
specifying block number in a logically continuous data space without concerning the physical
structure of the track or cylinder boundaries.
The continuous processing up to [64K-1] blocksin a command canbe achieved, and the HDDs can
perform continuous read/write operation when processing data blocks on several tracks or cylinder.
(7) Multi-segment data buffer
The data buffer is 16M bytes. Data are transferred between Fibre Channel Loop and disk media
through this data buffer. This feature provides the suitable usage environment for users.
(8) Cache feature
After executing the READ command, the HDDs read automatically and stores (prefetches) the
subsequent data blocks into the data buffer (Read-ahead caching).
The high speed sequential data access can be achieved by transferring the data from the data buffer without
reaccessing the disk in case the subsequent command requests the prefetched data blocks.
The Write Cache feature is supported. When this feature is enabled, the status report is issued
without waiting for completion of write processing to disk media, thereby enabling high speed write
processing.
When Write Cache is enabled, you should ensure that the cached data is
surely flushed to the disk media before you turn off the HDDs power.
To ensure it, you should issue either the SYNCHRONIZE CACHE
command or the STOP UNIT command with specifying "0" to the
Immediate bit, and then confirm that the command is surely terminated
with the GOOD STATUS.
(9) Command queuing feature
The HDDs can queue maximum 128 commands, and optimizes the issuing order of queued
commands by the reordering function. This feature realizes the high speed processing.
(10) Reserve and release functions
The HDDs can be accessed exclusively in the multi-host or multi-initiator environment by using the
reserve and release functions.
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