HGST HUC156030CSS200 operation manual

Hard Disk Drive Specification

Ultrastar C15K600

2.5” SAS Hard Disk Drive

Models

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HUC156030CSS201 HUC156030CS4201 HUC156030CSS204 HUC156030CS4204 Version: 1.6 HUC156030CSS205 HUC156030CS4205 27 July 2016

HGST Ultrastar C15K600 Hard Disk Drive Specification

Revised Edition (Rev 1.6) (27 July 2016)

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Table of Contents

1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 20

1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................. 20

1.2 Glossary ................................................................................................................................................................... 21

1.3 Caution .................................................................................................................................................................... 21

1.4 References ............................................................................................................................................................... 21

2 Outline of the Drive ......................................................................................................................................... 22

3 Fixed Disk Subsystem Description ................................................................................................................ 23

3.1 Control Electronics ................................................................................................................................................... 23

3.2 Head Disk Assembly ................................................................................................................................................. 23

3.3 Actuator ................................................................................................................................................................... 23

4 Drive Characteristics ...................................................................................................................................... 24

4.1 Formatted Capacity .................................................................................................................................................. 24

4.2 Data Sheet ............................................................................................................................................................... 24

4.3 Inquiry Information .................................................................................................................................................. 25

4.3.1 Product ID ............................................................................................................................................................ 25

4.3.2 World Wide ID - Block Assignment ....................................................................................................................... 26

4.4 Performance Characteristics ..................................................................................................................................... 27

4.4.1 Mechanical Positioning ........................................................................................................................................ 27

4.4.2 Drive Ready Time ................................................................................................................................................. 29

4.4.3 Spindle Stop Time ................................................................................................................................................ 29

4.4.4 Data Transfer Speed ............................................................................................................................................. 29

4.4.5 Buffering Operation (read ahead/write cache) ..................................................................................................... 30

5 Data Integrity ................................................................................................................................................... 31

5.1 Equipment Status ..................................................................................................................................................... 31

5.2 Error Recovery Procedure ......................................................................................................................................... 31

6 Physical Format ............................................................................................................................................... 32

6.1 Shipped Format (P-List) ............................................................................................................................................ 32

6.2 Reassigned Format (G-List)....................................................................................................................................... 32

7 Electrical Interface .......................................................................................................................................... 33

7.1 SAS Connector .......................................................................................................................................................... 33

7.1.1 29 pin Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Connector Definition ........................................................................................ 33

7.1.2 Voltage and Ground Signals ................................................................................................................................. 34

7.1.3 Ready LED Output ................................................................................................................................................ 34

8 Environment .................................................................................................................................................... 35

8.1 Temperature And Humidity ...................................................................................................................................... 35

8.2 Storage Requirements .............................................................................................................................................. 36

8.2.1 Packaging ............................................................................................................................................................. 36

8.2.2 Storage Time ....................................................................................................................................................... 36

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8.3 Cooling Requirements .............................................................................................................................................. 37

9 DC Power Requirements ................................................................................................................................. 38

9.1 Power Supply Current, Average and Peak ................................................................................................................. 39

9.2 Ripple Voltage .......................................................................................................................................................... 43

9.3 Power Consumption Efficiency Index ........................................................................................................................ 44

10 Reliability...................................................................................................................................................... 45

10.1 Start/Stop Cycles ...................................................................................................................................................... 45

10.2 Load/Unload Cycles .................................................................................................................................................. 45

10.3 Data Reliability ........................................................................................................................................................ 45

10.4 Seek Errors ............................................................................................................................................................... 45

10.5 Failure Prediction (S.M.A.R.T) ................................................................................................................................... 45

10.6 MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure): 2.0M hours. ............................................................................................. 46

10.7 Preventive Maintenance .......................................................................................................................................... 46

10.8 Temperature Warning .............................................................................................................................................. 46

11 Mechanical Specifications .......................................................................................................................... 47

11.1 Outline ..................................................................................................................................................................... 47

11.2 Mechanical Dimensions ........................................................................................................................................... 47

11.3 Interface Connector.................................................................................................................................................. 49

11.4 Mounting Positions and Tappings ............................................................................................................................. 49

11.5 Drive Mounting ........................................................................................................................................................ 50

11.6 Heads Unload and Actuator Lock.............................................................................................................................. 50

12 Vibration and Shock .................................................................................................................................... 51

12.1 Operating Vibration ................................................................................................................................................. 51

12.1.1 Random Vibration ........................................................................................................................................... 51

12.1.2 Swept Sine Vibration ....................................................................................................................................... 51

12.2 Non-operating Vibrations ........................................................................................................................................ 51

12.2.1 Random Vibration ........................................................................................................................................... 51

12.2.2 Swept Sine Vibration ....................................................................................................................................... 51

12.3 Operating Shock ....................................................................................................................................................... 51

12.4 Non-operating Shock................................................................................................................................................ 52

12.4.1 Half sinewave Shock Pulse ............................................................................................................................... 52

12.4.2 Rotational Shock .............................................................................................................................................. 52

13 Acoustics ..................................................................................................................................................... 53

13.1 Sound Power Levels .................................................................................................................................................. 53

14 Identification Labels .................................................................................................................................... 54

14.1 Labels ...................................................................................................................................................................... 54

15 Electromagnetic Compatibility ................................................................................................................... 55

15.1 Class B Regulatory Notices ....................................................................................................................................... 56

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16 Safety Certification ...................................................................................................................................... 58

16.1 UL and CSA Standard Conformity ............................................................................................................................. 58

16.2 European Standards Compliance .............................................................................................................................. 58

16.3 German Safety Mark ................................................................................................................................................ 58

16.4 Flammability ............................................................................................................................................................ 58

16.5 Corporate Standards Compliance ............................................................................................................................. 58

17 SAS Attachment ........................................................................................................................................... 59

17.1 General .................................................................................................................................................................... 59

17.2 SAS Features ............................................................................................................................................................ 59

17.3 SAS Names and Identifiers ........................................................................................................................................ 61

17.4 PHY Layer ................................................................................................................................................................. 63

17.4.1 Link Reset Sequence ........................................................................................................................................ 63

17.4.2 Hard Reset ....................................................................................................................................................... 64

17.4.3 SAS OOB (Out of Band)..................................................................................................................................... 64

17.4.4 SAS Speed Negotiation ..................................................................................................................................... 65

17.4.5 PHY Error Handling .......................................................................................................................................... 67

17.5 Link Layer ................................................................................................................................................................. 68

17.5.1 Address Frames................................................................................................................................................ 68

17.5.2 Link Layer Error Handling ................................................................................................................................. 72

17.6 Transport Layer ........................................................................................................................................................ 74

17.6.1 Command Information Unit ............................................................................................................................. 76

17.6.2 TASK Information Units .................................................................................................................................... 77

17.6.3 XFER_RDY Information Units ............................................................................................................................ 80

17.6.4 DATA Information Units .................................................................................................................................... 80

17.6.5 RESPONSE Information Units ........................................................................................................................... 82

17.6.6 Sequences of SSP Information Units ................................................................................................................. 84

17.6.7 Transport Layer Error Handling ........................................................................................................................ 85

18 SCSI Command Set ..................................................................................................................................... 86

18.1 SCSI Control Byte ...................................................................................................................................................... 88

18.2 Abbreviations ........................................................................................................................................................... 88

18.3 Byte Ordering Conventions ....................................................................................................................................... 88

18.4 FORMAT UNIT (04) ................................................................................................................................................... 89

18.4.1 Parameter List Header ..................................................................................................................................... 91

18.4.2 Initialization Pattern ......................................................................................................................................... 93

18.4.3 Defect Descriptor ............................................................................................................................................. 95

18.5 INQUIRY (12) ............................................................................................................................................................ 98

18.5.1 Inquiry Data ..................................................................................................................................................... 99

18.6 LOG SELECT (4C) ..................................................................................................................................................... 119

18.7 LOG SENSE (4D) ...................................................................................................................................................... 122

18.7.1 Log Page Parameters ...................................................................................................................................... 123

18.7.2 Log Sense Page 0............................................................................................................................................ 124

18.7.3 Log Sense Page 2............................................................................................................................................ 125

18.7.4 Log Sense Page 3............................................................................................................................................ 127

18.7.5 Log Sense Page 5............................................................................................................................................ 129

18.7.6 Log Sense Page 6............................................................................................................................................ 130

18.7.7 Log Sense Page D ........................................................................................................................................... 131

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18.7.8 Log Sense Page E............................................................................................................................................ 131

18.7.9 Log Sense Page F ............................................................................................................................................ 133

18.7.10 Log Sense Page 10.......................................................................................................................................... 134

18.7.11 Log Sense Page 15.......................................................................................................................................... 136

18.7.12 Log Sense Page 18.......................................................................................................................................... 139

18.7.13 Log Sense Page 19h - General Statistics and Performance .............................................................................. 144

18.7.14 Log Sense Page 1A ......................................................................................................................................... 146

18.7.15 Log Sense Page 2F .......................................................................................................................................... 147

18.7.16 Log Sense Page 30.......................................................................................................................................... 148

18.7.17 Log Sense Page 37 .......................................................................................................................................... 151

18.8 MODE SELECT (15) ................................................................................................................................................. 152

18.9 MODE SELECT (55) ................................................................................................................................................. 153

18.10 MODE SENSE (1A) .............................................................................................................................................. 154

18.10.1 Mode Parameter List...................................................................................................................................... 156

18.10.2 Mode Page 00 (Vendor Unique Parameters)................................................................................................... 159

18.10.3 Mode Page 01 (Read/Write Error Recovery Parameters) ................................................................................ 161

18.10.4 Mode Page 02 (Disconnect/Reconnect Parameters) ....................................................................................... 166

18.10.5 Mode Page 03 (Format Device Parameters) ................................................................................................... 168

18.10.6 Mode Page 04 (Rigid Disk Drive Geometry Parameters) ................................................................................. 170

18.10.7 Mode Page 07 (Verify Error Recovery Parameters) ......................................................................................... 171

18.10.8 Mode Page 08 (Caching Parameters) .............................................................................................................. 172

18.10.9 Mode Page 0A (Control Mode Page Parameters) ............................................................................................ 174

18.10.10 Mode Page 0C (Notch Parameters) ............................................................................................................ 179

18.10.11 Mode Page 18h .......................................................................................................................................... 180

18.10.12 Mode Page 19h (Port Control Parameters) ................................................................................................. 181

18.10.13 Mode Page 1A (Power Control) .................................................................................................................. 189

18.10.14 Mode Page 1C (Informational Exceptions Control) ..................................................................................... 192

18.11 MODE SENSE (5A) .............................................................................................................................................. 196

18.12 PERSISTENT RESERVE IN (5E) .............................................................................................................................. 197

18.12.1 Service Action ................................................................................................................................................ 197

18.12.2 Parameter data for Read Keys ........................................................................................................................ 198

18.12.3 Parameter Data for Read Reservations ........................................................................................................... 199

18.13 PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT (5F) .......................................................................................................................... 200

18.13.1 Service Action ................................................................................................................................................ 200

18.13.2 Type ............................................................................................................................................................... 201

18.13.3 Parameter list ................................................................................................................................................ 202

18.13.4 Summary ....................................................................................................................................................... 203

18.14 PRE-FETCH (34) .................................................................................................................................................. 205

18.15 PRE-FETCH (90) .................................................................................................................................................. 206

18.16 READ (6) - (08) ................................................................................................................................................... 207

18.17 READ (10) - (28) ................................................................................................................................................. 208

18.18 READ (12) - (A8) ................................................................................................................................................. 210

18.19 READ (16) - (88) ................................................................................................................................................. 211

18.20 READ (32) - (7F/09) ............................................................................................................................................. 212

18.21 READ BUFFER (3C) ............................................................................................................................................. 214

18.21.1 Combined Header And Data (Mode 00000b).................................................................................................. 215

18.21.2 Read Data (Mode 00010b) ............................................................................................................................. 215

18.21.3 Descriptor (Mode 00011b) ............................................................................................................................. 216

18.21.4 Read Data from Echo Buffer (Mode 01010b) .................................................................................................. 216

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18.21.5 Echo Buffer Descriptor (Mode 01011b) .......................................................................................................... 217

18.21.6 Expander Communications and Echo Buffer (Mode 11010b) .......................................................................... 217

18.21.7 Error History (Mode 11100b) ......................................................................................................................... 217

18.22 READ CAPACITY (10) - (25) .................................................................................................................................. 220

18.22.1 Returned Data Format ................................................................................................................................... 220

18.23 READ CAPACITY (16) (9E/10) ............................................................................................................................... 221

18.23.1 Returned Data Format ................................................................................................................................... 221

18.24 READ DEFECT DATA (37) ..................................................................................................................................... 223

18.24.1 Defect List Header .......................................................................................................................................... 224

18.24.2 Defect List Descriptor ..................................................................................................................................... 224

18.24.3 Bytes from Index Format (100b) ..................................................................................................................... 225

18.24.4 Physical Sector Format (101b) ........................................................................................................................ 225

18.25 READ DEFECT DATA (B7) ..................................................................................................................................... 226

18.25.1 Defect List Header .......................................................................................................................................... 226

18.25.2 Defect List Descriptor ..................................................................................................................................... 227

18.25.3 Bytes from Index Format (100b) ..................................................................................................................... 227

18.25.4 Physical Sector Format (101b) ........................................................................................................................ 227

18.26 READ LONG (3E) ................................................................................................................................................. 228

18.27 READ LONG (9E) ................................................................................................................................................. 229

18.28 REASSIGN BLOCKS (07) ....................................................................................................................................... 230

18.29 RECEIVE DIAGNOSTICS RESULTS (1C) .................................................................................................................. 232

18.29.1 Receive Diagnostic Results Page 0 .................................................................................................................. 232

18.29.2 Receive Diagnostic Results Page 40 ................................................................................................................ 233

18.30 RELEASE (17) ...................................................................................................................................................... 235

18.31 RELEASE (57) ...................................................................................................................................................... 236

18.32 REPORT DEVICE IDENTIFIER (A3/05) ................................................................................................................... 237

18.33 REPORT LUNS (A0) ............................................................................................................................................. 239

18.34 REPORT SUPPORTED OPERATION CODES (A3/0C) ............................................................................................... 240

18.34.1 All_commands parameter data format .......................................................................................................... 242

18.34.2 One_command parameter data format.......................................................................................................... 243

18.34.3 Command timeouts descriptor format ........................................................................................................... 244

18.35 REPORT SUPPORTED TASK MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS (A3/0D) ......................................................................... 246

18.36 REPORT TIMESTAMP (A3/0F) .............................................................................................................................. 248

18.36.1 Device clocks and timestamps........................................................................................................................ 249

18.37 REQUEST SENSE (03) .......................................................................................................................................... 250

18.38 RESERVE (16) ..................................................................................................................................................... 251

18.39 RESERVE (56) ..................................................................................................................................................... 252

18.40 REZERO UNIT (01) .............................................................................................................................................. 253

18.41 SANITIZE (48) ..................................................................................................................................................... 254

18.41.1 Sanitize (48) Service Action Codes .................................................................................................................. 255

18.42 SECURITY PROTOCOL IN (A2) .............................................................................................................................. 257

18.43 SECURITY PROTOCOL OUT (B5)........................................................................................................................... 259

18.44 SEND DIAGNOSTIC (1D) ...................................................................................................................................... 261

18.44.1 Send Diagnostic Page 0 .................................................................................................................................. 263

18.44.2 Send Diagnostic Page 3F ................................................................................................................................ 263

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18.44.3 Send Diagnostic Page 40 ................................................................................................................................ 266

18.45 SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER (A4/06) .......................................................................................................................... 267

18.46 SET TIMESTAMP (A4/0F) ..................................................................................................................................... 268

18.47 START STOP UNIT (1B) ........................................................................................................................................ 270

18.48 SYNCHRONIZE CACHE (10) - (35) ........................................................................................................................ 273

18.49 SYNCHRONIZE CACHE (16) - (91) ........................................................................................................................ 274

18.50 TEST UNIT READY (00) ........................................................................................................................................ 275

18.51 VERIFY (10) - (2F) ............................................................................................................................................... 276

18.52 VERIFY (12) - (AF) ............................................................................................................................................... 279

18.53 VERIFY (16) - (8F) ............................................................................................................................................... 280

18.54 VERIFY (32) - (7F/0A) .......................................................................................................................................... 281

18.55 WRITE (6) - (0A) ................................................................................................................................................. 283

18.56 WRITE (10) - (2A) ............................................................................................................................................... 284

18.57 WRITE (12) - (AA) ............................................................................................................................................... 286

18.58 WRITE (16) - (8A) ............................................................................................................................................... 287

18.59 WRITE (32) - (7F/0B) ........................................................................................................................................... 288

18.60 WRITE AND VERIFY (10) - (2E) ............................................................................................................................ 290

18.61 WRITE AND VERIFY (12) - (AE) ............................................................................................................................ 292

18.62 WRITE AND VERIFY (16) - (8E) ............................................................................................................................ 293

18.63 WRITE AND VERIFY (32) - (7F/0C) ....................................................................................................................... 294

18.64 WRITE BUFFER (3B) ............................................................................................................................................ 295

18.64.1 Combined Header And Data (Mode 00000b).................................................................................................. 296

18.64.2 Write Data (Mode 00010b) ............................................................................................................................ 296

18.64.3 Download Microcode (Mode 00100b) ............................................................................................................ 296

18.64.4 Download Microcode and Save (Mode 00101b) -Single Binary File ................................................................ 297

18.64.5 Download Microcode and Save (Mode 00111b) - Multiple Binary Files .......................................................... 297

18.64.6 Write Data to Echo Buffer (Mode 01010b) ..................................................................................................... 298

18.64.7 Download Microcode with Offsets, Select Activation Events, Save, and Defer Activate (Mode 01101b) .......... 298

18.64.8 Download Microcode with Offsets, Save, and Defer Activate (Mode 01110b) ................................................ 298

18.64.9 Activate Deferred Microcode Mode (Mode 01111b) ...................................................................................... 298

18.64.10 Enable Expander Communications Protocol (Mode 11010b) ...................................................................... 298

18.65 WRITE LONG (10) (3F) ..................................................................................................................................... 300

18.66 WRITE LONG (16) - (9F) ...................................................................................................................................... 302

18.67 WRITE SAME (10) - (41) ...................................................................................................................................... 303

18.68 WRITE SAME (16) - (93) ...................................................................................................................................... 304

18.69 WRITE SAME (32) - (7F/0D) ................................................................................................................................. 305

19 SCSI Status Byte ........................................................................................................................................ 307

20 Additional Information .............................................................................................................................. 308

20.1 SCSI Protocol .......................................................................................................................................................... 308

20.1.1 Priority of SCSI Status Byte Reporting ............................................................................................................. 308

20.1.2 Invalid LUN Processing ................................................................................................................................... 308

20.1.3 Overlapped Commands.................................................................................................................................. 309

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20.1.4 Command Processing During Execution of Active I/O Process ........................................................................ 309

20.1.5 Unit Attention Condition ................................................................................................................................ 310

20.1.6 Command Processing During Startup and Format Operations ........................................................................ 312

20.1.7 Internal Error Condition ................................................................................................................................. 312

20.1.8 Deferred Error Condition ............................................................................................................................... 312

20.1.9 Degraded Mode ............................................................................................................................................. 313

20.1.10 Command Processing while Reserved ............................................................................................................ 318

20.2 Priority Commands ................................................................................................................................................ 320

20.3 Command Queuing ................................................................................................................................................ 320

20.3.1 Queue Depth ................................................................................................................................................. 320

20.3.2 Queue Full Status ........................................................................................................................................... 320

20.3.3 Termination of I/O Processes ......................................................................................................................... 320

20.4 Command Reordering ............................................................................................................................................ 321

20.5 Concurrent I/O Process........................................................................................................................................... 321

20.6 Write Cache ........................................................................................................................................................... 321

20.7 Automatic Rewrite/Reallocate ................................................................................................................................ 321

20.8 Segmented Caching................................................................................................................................................ 323

20.8.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................................... 323

20.8.2 Read Ahead.................................................................................................................................................... 323

20.9 Multiple Initiator Systems ...................................................................................................................................... 323

20.9.1 Sense Data ..................................................................................................................................................... 323

20.9.2 Mode Pages ................................................................................................................................................... 323

20.10 Multiple Initiator Environment ........................................................................................................................... 323

20.10.1 Initiator Sense Data ....................................................................................................................................... 323

20.10.2 Initiator Mode Select/Mode Sense Parameters .............................................................................................. 323

20.11 Reset .................................................................................................................................................................. 324

20.11.1 Initiator Sense Data ....................................................................................................................................... 324

20.11.2 Reset Actions ................................................................................................................................................. 324

20.12 Diagnostics ........................................................................................................................................................ 325

20.12.1 Power on Diagnostics ..................................................................................................................................... 325

20.12.2 Self-test via SEND DIAGNOSTIC Command ..................................................................................................... 325

20.13 Idle Time Function ............................................................................................................................................. 328

20.14 Command Time out Limits ................................................................................................................................. 328

20.14.1 Reassignment Time........................................................................................................................................ 328

20.14.2 Format Time .................................................................................................................................................. 328

20.14.3 Start/Stop Unit Time ...................................................................................................................................... 328

20.14.4 Medium Access Command Time .................................................................................................................... 328

20.14.5 Time-out Limits for Other Commands ............................................................................................................ 329

20.15 Recommended Initiator ERP ............................................................................................................................... 330

20.15.1 Drive Service Strategy .................................................................................................................................... 330

20.15.2 Recommendations for System Error Log......................................................................................................... 330

20.15.3 Data Recovery Procedure ............................................................................................................................... 331

20.15.4 Non data Error Recovery Procedure ............................................................................................................... 333

21 Firmware Security ..................................................................................................................................... 339

21.1 Referenced Specifications and Standards ............................................................................................................... 339

21.1.1 TCG Specifications.......................................................................................................................................... 339

21.1.2 Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) ............................................................................................ 339

21.1.3 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) ................................................................................... 339

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21.1.4 Department of Defense ................................................................................................................................. 341

21.1.5 RSA Laboratories Standards ........................................................................................................................... 341

21.1.6 Other Standards ............................................................................................................................................. 341

21.2 Implementation Exceptions .................................................................................................................................... 341

21.3 Implementation Features and Details Outside of TCG Specifications ....................................................................... 341

21.4 Encryption Algorithms ............................................................................................................................................ 342

21.4.1 Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Support ................................................................................................ 342

21.4.2 ‘Level 0 Discovery’ Vendor Specific Data ........................................................................................................ 342

21.4.3 Deterministic Random Bit Generation (DRBG)................................................................................................ 343

21.4.4 Key Wrap ....................................................................................................................................................... 343

21.4.5 Key Erasure .................................................................................................................................................... 343

21.5 TCG SSC Tables ....................................................................................................................................................... 344

21.5.1 ‘Admin SP’ C_PIN and ‘Locking SP’ C_PIN Tables............................................................................................. 344

21.5.2 K_AES_256 Table ........................................................................................................................................... 345

21.5.3 ‘Locking SP’ Access Control Table ................................................................................................................... 345

21.5.4 ‘Locking Info’ Table ........................................................................................................................................ 346

21.5.5 ‘Locking SP’ Locking Table .............................................................................................................................. 346

21.6 Firmware Download and Signing ........................................................................................................................... 347

21.7 Revert Feature ....................................................................................................................................................... 347

21.8 Ports ...................................................................................................................................................................... 350

21.9 MSID ...................................................................................................................................................................... 354

21.10 Logging .............................................................................................................................................................. 354

21.11 Number of Sessions ............................................................................................................................................ 354

21.12 Number of Bands ............................................................................................................................................... 354

21.13 Number of COMIDs ............................................................................................................................................ 354

21.14 Locked and Unlocked Behavior ........................................................................................................................... 355

21.14.1 T10 SCSI Commands ...................................................................................................................................... 355

21.14.2 TCG SSC Commands ....................................................................................................................................... 357

21.15 Error Codes ........................................................................................................................................................ 359

21.16 Customer Specific Requirements ........................................................................................................................ 359

21.17 FIPS140 Cryptographic Officer Instructions ......................................................................................................... 359

21.17.1 Physical Security ............................................................................................................................................ 359

21.17.2 Security Protocol Parameters ......................................................................................................................... 359

21.17.3 Certified Models, Hardware Versions and Firmware Versions ........................................................................ 364

21.17.4 Cryptographic Module Acceptance and Provisioning ...................................................................................... 365

21.17.5 Zeroization of the Cryptographic Module ....................................................................................................... 365

22 SCSI Sense Data ................................................................................................ ........................................ 366

22.1 SCSI Sense Data Format Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 366

22.1.1 Sense Data Format ......................................................................................................................................... 366

22.1.2 Sense Data Length ......................................................................................................................................... 366

22.1.3 Sense Data Response Code ............................................................................................................................ 366

22.2 Fixed Format Sense Data ........................................................................................................................................ 367

22.2.1 Valid (Bit 7 of byte 0)...................................................................................................................................... 368

22.2.2 Response Code (Bit 6 - 0 of byte 0)................................................................................................................. 368

22.2.3 ILI: Incorrect Length Indicator (Bit 5 of byte 2) ............................................................................................... 368

22.2.4 Sense Key (Bit 3 - 0 of byte 2) ......................................................................................................................... 369

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22.2.5 Information Bytes (Byte 3 through 6) ............................................................................................................. 370

22.2.6 Additional Sense Length (Byte 7).................................................................................................................... 370

22.2.7 Command Specific Information (Byte 8 through 11) ....................................................................................... 370

22.2.8 Additional Sense Code/Qualifier (Byte 12 and 13) .......................................................................................... 371

22.2.9 FRU: Field Replaceable Unit (Byte 14) ............................................................................................................ 426

22.2.10 Sense Key Specific (Byte 15 through 17) ......................................................................................................... 426

22.2.11 Reserved (Byte 18 through 19) ....................................................................................................................... 428

22.2.12 Vendor unique error information (Byte 20 through 23) .................................................................................. 428

22.2.13 Physical Error Record (Product Specific Information) (Byte 24 thru 29) ....................................................... 429

22.3 Descriptor Format Sense Data ................................................................................................................................ 430

22.3.1 Order of Sense Descriptors ............................................................................................................................ 431

22.3.2 Sense Data Descriptor Definitions .................................................................................................................. 432

23 Appendix. UEC list .................................................................................................................................. 436

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List of Tables

Table 1 Product ID Table .................................................................................................................... 20

Table 2 Formatted Capacity ............................................................................................................... 24

Table 3 Data Sheet ............................................................................................................................. 24

Table 4 Product ID in Inquiry Command ........................................................................................... 25

Table 5 Block Assignment of World Wide ID in INQUIRY Command ............................................... 26

Table 6 Mechanical Positioning Performance .................................................................................... 27

Table 7 Full Stroke Seek Time ........................................................................................................... 28

Table 8 Latency Time ......................................................................................................................... 28

Table 9 Drive Ready Time .................................................................................................................. 29

Table 10 Spindle Stop Time ................................................................................................................ 29

Table 11 Data Transfer Speed (sector size 512 Byte case) ................................................................. 29

Table 12 Data Transfer Speed (sector size 4096 Byte case) ............................................................... 29

Table 13 29-pin Connector Signal Definition ..................................................................................... 33

Table 14 Operating and Non-operating Conditions ........................................................................... 35

Table 15 Maximum Allowable Surface Temperatures........................................................................ 37

Table 16 Input Voltage and Capacitance ............................................................................................ 38

Table 17 600 GB, 4K ........................................................................................................................... 40

Table 18 600 GB, 512 .......................................................................................................................... 40

Table 19 450 GB, 4K ........................................................................................................................... 41

Table 20 450 GB, 512 .......................................................................................................................... 41

Table 21 300 GB, 4K ........................................................................................................................... 42

Table 22 300 GB, 512 .......................................................................................................................... 42

Table 23 Power Supply Generated Ripple at Drive Power Connector ............................................... 43

Table 24 Power Consumption Efficiency Index .................................................................................. 44

Table 25 Physical Dimensions ............................................................................................................ 47

Table 26 A-weighted Sound Power Levels.......................................................................................... 53

Table 27 Names and Identifiers ......................................................................................................... 61

Table 28 SAS Address Format ............................................................................................................ 61

Table 29 IEEE Registered Name Format ........................................................................................... 61

Table 30 SAS Speed Negotiation ........................................................................................................ 65

Table 31 Supported Settings Bit Priorities ........................................................................................ 65

Table 32 PHY Layer Error Handling ................................................................................................. 67

Table 33 Address Frame Format ........................................................................................................ 68

Table 34 Frame Type: ......................................................................................................................... 68

Table 35 Identify Address Frame ....................................................................................................... 69

Table 36 Reason Field ......................................................................................................................... 71

Table 37 Open Address Frame Format .............................................................................................. 71

Table 38 Link Layer Error Handling (part 1 of 2).............................................................................. 72

Table 39 Link Layer Error Handling (part 2 of 2).............................................................................. 73

Table 40 SAS Frame Format .............................................................................................................. 74

Table 41 FRAME TYPE Field............................................................................................................. 75

Table 42 COMMAND Information Unit ............................................................................................. 76

Table 43 Task Attribute Field ............................................................................................................. 76

Table 44 TASK Information Unit ....................................................................................................... 77

Table 45 TASK MANAGEMENT FUNCTION Field ......................................................................... 77

Table 46 Additional Response Information Argument for Query Async Event ................................. 79

Table 47 UADE DEPTH Field ............................................................................................................ 79

Table 48 XFER_RDY Information Units ............................................................................................ 80

Table 49 Data Information Unit ......................................................................................................... 80

Table 50 Response Information Unit .................................................................................................. 82

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Table 51 RETRY DELAY TIMER Field (part 1 of 2) .......................................................................... 82

Table 52 RETRY DELAY TIMER Field (part 2 of 2) .......................................................................... 83

Table 53 DATAPRES Field ................................................................................................................. 83

Table 54 RESPONSE Data ................................................................................................................. 83

Table 55 RESPONSE Codes ............................................................................................................... 83

Table 56 Transport Layer Error Handling ......................................................................................... 85

Table 57 SCSI Commands Supported (part 1 of 2) ............................................................................ 86

Table 58 SCSI Commands Supported (part 2 of 2) ............................................................................ 87

Table 59 SCSI Control Byte ................................................................................................................ 88

Table 60 FORMAT UNIT .................................................................................................................... 89

Table 61 Format of the Short Parameter List Header ....................................................................... 91

Table 62 Format of the Long Parameter List Header ........................................................................ 91

Table 63 Format of the Long Parameter List Header ........................................................................ 91

Table 64 Data Format with Protection Field ..................................................................................... 92

Table 65 Initialization Pattern Descriptor ......................................................................................... 93

Table 66 Defect Descriptor - Block Format (for n + 1 defects) ........................................................... 95

Table 67 Defect Descriptor - Bytes from Index Format (for n = 1 defects) ........................................ 96

Table 68 Defect Descriptor - Physical Sector Format (for n + 1 defects) ........................................... 97

Table 69 INQUIRY (12) ...................................................................................................................... 98

Table 70 Page Code descriptions ........................................................................................................ 98

Table 71 Inquiry Data- EVPD = 0 ...................................................................................................... 99

Table 72 Inquiry Data - EVPD = 1 (Page Code = 00h) ..................................................................... 101

Table 73 Inquiry Data - EVPD = 1 (Page Code = 03h) ..................................................................... 102

Table 74 Inquiry Data - EVPD = 1 (Page Code = 80h) ..................................................................... 104

Table 75 Inquiry Data Format - EVPD = 1, (Page Code - 83h) (part 1 of 2) .................................... 105

Table 76 Inquiry Data Format - EVPD = 1, (Page Code - 83h) (part 2 of 2) .................................... 106

Table 77 Inquiry Data Format - EVPD = 1, (Page Code - 86h) ........................................................ 107

Table 78 Inquiry Data Format - EVPD = 1, (Page Code - 87h) ........................................................ 108

Table 79 Inquiry Data Format - EVPD = 1, (Page Code - 88h) ........................................................ 109

Table 80 Inquiry Data Format - EVPD = 1, (Page Code - 8Ah) ....................................................... 110

Table 81 Inquiry Data - EVPD = 1 (Page Code = 90h) ..................................................................... 111

Table 82 Protocol-specific logical unit information descriptor ......................................................... 111

Table 83 Protocol Specific Port Information VPD page to SAS SSP ................................................ 111

Table 84 Port Information Descriptor for SAS SSP ......................................................................... 112

Table 85 SAS PHY Information Descriptor for SAS SSP................................................................. 112

Table 86 Inquiry Data - EVPD = 1 (Page Code = B0h) .................................................................... 114

Table 87 Inquiry Data - EVPD = 1 (Page Code = B1h) .................................................................... 115

Table 88 Inquiry Data - EVPD = 1 (Page Code = B2h) .................................................................... 116

Table 89 Inquiry Data - EVPD = 1 (Page Code = D1h) .................................................................... 117

Table 90 Inquiry Data - EVPD = 1 (Page Code = D2h) .................................................................... 118

Table 91 Log Select (4C) ................................................................................................................... 119

Table 92 Log Sense (4D) ................................................................................................................... 122

Table 93 Log Sense Page 0 ............................................................................................................... 124

Table 94 Log Sense Page 2 (part 1 of 2)............................................................................................ 125

Table 95 Log Sense Page 2 (part 2 of 2)............................................................................................ 126

Table 96 Log Sense Page 3 (part 1 of 2)............................................................................................ 127

Table 97 Log Sense Page 3 (part 2 of 2)............................................................................................ 128

Table 98 Log Sense Page 5 (part 1 of 2)............................................................................................ 129

Table 99 Log Sense Page 5 (part 2 of 2)............................................................................................ 130

Table 100 Log Sense Page 6 ............................................................................................................. 130

Table 101 Log Sense Page D ............................................................................................................. 131

Table 102 Log Sense Page E (part 1 of 2) ......................................................................................... 131

Table 103 Log Sense Page E (part 2 of 2) ......................................................................................... 132

Table 104 Log Sense Page F ............................................................................................................. 133

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Table 105 Log Sense Page F, Application Client Log ....................................................................... 133

Table 106 Log Sense Page 10............................................................................................................ 134

Table 107 Log Sense Page 10, self-test results ................................................................................. 134

Table 108 Log Sense Page 10, self-test results ................................................................................. 135

Table 109 Log Sense Page 10, Extended Segment Number ............................................................. 135

Table 110 Log Sense Page 15 ............................................................................................................ 136

Table 111 BMS Status Parameter structure .................................................................................... 136

Table 112 BMS Status ...................................................................................................................... 137

Table 113 Medium Scan Parameter structure ................................................................................. 138

Table 114 Reassign Status ................................................................................................................ 138

Table 115 Log Sense Page 18 ............................................................................................................ 139

Table 116 SAS Log Descriptor (part 1 of 3) ...................................................................................... 139

Table 117 SAS Log Descriptor (part 2 of 3) ...................................................................................... 140

Table 118 SAS Log Descriptor (part 3 of 3) ...................................................................................... 142

Table 119 Log Sense Page 19h - General Statistics and Performance ............................................. 144

Table 120 Time Interval Descriptor ................................................................................................. 145

Table 121 Log Sense Page 1A ........................................................................................................... 146

Table 122 Log Sense Page 2F ........................................................................................................... 147

Table 123 Log Sense Page 30............................................................................................................ 148

Table 124 Log Sense Page 37............................................................................................................ 151

Table 125 Mode Select (15) ............................................................................................................... 152

Table 126 Mode Select (55) ............................................................................................................... 153

Table 127 Mode Sense (1A) ............................................................................................................... 154

Table 128 Page Code Usage .............................................................................................................. 155

Table 129 Mode parameter header (6).............................................................................................. 156

Table 130 Mode parameter header (10) ............................................................................................ 156

Table 131 Short LBA Mode Parameter Block Descriptor................................................................. 157

Table 132 Long LBA Mode Parameter Block Descriptor ................................................................. 157

Table 133 Mode Parameter Page Format ......................................................................................... 158

Table 134 Mode Parameter Page Format ......................................................................................... 158

Table 135 Vendor Unique Parameters - Page 00 .............................................................................. 159

Table 136 Mode Page 01 (Vendor Unique Parameters) .................................................................... 161

Table 137 Mode Page 02 (Disconnect/Reconnect Parameters) ......................................................... 166

Table 138 Mode Page 03 (Format Device Parameters) .................................................................... 168

Table 139 Mode Page 04 (Rigid Disk Drive Geometry Parameters) ................................................ 170

Table 140 Mode Page 07 (Verify Error Recovery Parameters) ......................................................... 171

Table 141 Page 08 (Caching Parameters) ........................................................................................ 172

Table 142 Page 0A (Control Mode Page Parameters) ...................................................................... 174

Table 143 Control Extension Subpage ............................................................................................. 176

Table 144 Application Tag mode page: ............................................................................................. 177

Table 145 Application Tag descriptor format ................................................................................... 177

Table 146 Page 0C (Notch Parameters) ........................................................................................... 179

Table 147 Page 18h (Protocol-Specific Logical Unit mode page) ..................................................... 180

Table 148 Short (Port Control Parameters) Short Format .............................................................. 181

Table 149 Long Format of Port Control Page ................................................................................... 182

Table 150 PHY Control and Discover (Subpage 1) ........................................................................... 183

Table 151 SAS PHY Mode Descriptor .............................................................................................. 185

Table 152 Shared Port Control (Subpage 2) ..................................................................................... 186

Table 153 Subpage 3 ......................................................................................................................... 188

Table 154 PHY Mode Descriptor (0 and 1) ....................................................................................... 188

Table 155 Page 1A (Power Control) .................................................................................................. 189

Table 156 PM_BG_PRECEDENCE field .......................................................................................... 191

Table 157 Page 1C (Informational Exceptions Control) ................................................................... 192

Table 158 Background Control (Subpage 01h) ................................................................................. 194

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Table 159 Mode Sense (5A) ............................................................................................................... 196

Table 160 Persistent Reserve In (5E) ............................................................................................... 197

Table 161 PERSISTENT RESERVE IN, Service Action Codes ....................................................... 197

Table 162 PERSISTENT RESERVE IN, parameter data for Read Keys ........................................ 198

Table 163 PERSISTENT RESERVE IN, parameter data for Read Reservations ........................... 199

Table 164 PERSISTENT RESERVE IN, Read Reservation Descriptor .......................................... 199

Table 165 PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT (5F) ................................................................................ 200

Table 166 PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT, Service Action Code ...................................................... 200

Table 167 PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT, Type Code ..................................................................... 201

Table 168 Parameter List ................................................................................................................. 202

Table 169 PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT, Service Action, Parameters .......................................... 203

Table 170 APTPL and information held by a drive .......................................................................... 204

Table 171 PRE-FETCH (34) ............................................................................................................. 205

Table 172 PRE-FETCH (90) ............................................................................................................. 206

Table 173 READ (6) - (08) ................................................................................................................. 207

Table 174 READ (10) - (28) ............................................................................................................... 208

Table 175 READ (12) - (A8) .............................................................................................................. 210

Table 176 READ (16) - (88) ............................................................................................................... 211

Table 177 READ (32) - (7F/09) .......................................................................................................... 212

Table 178 READ BUFFER (3C)........................................................................................................ 214

Table 179 Read Buffer Header ......................................................................................................... 215

Table 180 Read Buffer Description................................................................................................... 216

Table 181 Echo Buffer Descriptor..................................................................................................... 217

Table 182 Error History Buffer ID Field .......................................................................................... 217

Table 183 Error History Directory ................................................................................................... 218

Table 184 Error History Directory Entry ......................................................................................... 219

Table 185 READ CAPACITY (10) - (25) ........................................................................................... 220

Table 186 Format of READ CAPACITY command reply ................................................................. 220

Table 187 Read Capacity (16) (9E/10) .............................................................................................. 221

Table 188 Returned Data Format .................................................................................................... 221

Table 189 Protection Type (P_TYPE) field ....................................................................................... 222

Table 190 Logical Blocks per Physical Block Exponent field ........................................................... 222

Table 191 READ DEFECT DATA (37) .............................................................................................. 223

Table 192 Defect List Format ........................................................................................................... 223

Table 193 Defect List Header ........................................................................................................... 224

Table 194 Defect List Descriptor ...................................................................................................... 224

Table 195 Defect Descriptors of Bytes from Index Format .............................................................. 225

Table 196 Defect Descriptors of Physical Sector Format ................................................................. 225

Table 197 READ DEFECT DATA (B7) ............................................................................................. 226

Table 198 Unit Defect List Header ................................................................................................... 226

Table 199 Defect List Descriptor ...................................................................................................... 227

Table 200 Defect Descriptors of Bytes from Index Format .............................................................. 227

Table 201 Defect Descriptors of Physical Sector Format ................................................................. 227

Table 202 READ LONG (3E) ............................................................................................................ 228

Table 203 READ LONG (9E) ............................................................................................................ 229

Table 204 REASSIGN BLOCKS (07) ............................................................................................... 230

Table 205 Format of Reassign Blocks Parameter List data ............................................................. 231

Table 206 RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS (1C) ....................................................................... 232

Table 207 Receive Diagnostic Results page 0 ................................................................................... 232

Table 208 Receive Diagnostic Results page 40 ................................................................................. 233

Table 209 Translated address ........................................................................................................... 233

Table 210 RELEASE (17) ................................................................................................................. 235

Table 211 RELEASE (57).................................................................................................................. 236

Table 212 REPORT DEVICE IDENTIFIER (A3/05) ........................................................................ 237

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Table 213 Report Device Identifier parameter list ........................................................................... 237

Table 214 REPORT LUNS (A0) ........................................................................................................ 239

Table 215 LUN Reporting parameter list format ............................................................................. 239

Table 216 REPORT SUPPORTED OPERATION CODES (A3/0C).................................................. 240

Table 217 Reporting Options ............................................................................................................ 240

Table 218 All_command parameter data format.............................................................................. 242

Table 219 Command Descriptor format ........................................................................................... 242

Table 220 One_command parameter data format ............................................................................ 243

Table 221 One_command parameter support field .......................................................................... 243

Table 222 Command timeouts descriptor format ............................................................................. 244

Table 223 Command timeouts descriptor Command Specific Field usage ...................................... 244

Table 224 Report Supported Task Management Functions (A3/0D) ............................................... 246

Table 225 Report Supported Task Management Functions - returned parameter data ................. 246

Table 226 REPORT TIMESTAMP (A3/0F) ......................................................................................... 248

Table 227 REPORT TIMESTAMP return parameter data ................................................................. 248

Table 228 Timestamp Origin value ..................................................................................................... 249

Table 229 REQUEST SENSE (03).................................................................................................... 250

Table 230 Sense Data Format and Length ....................................................................................... 250

Table 231 RESERVE (16) ................................................................................................................. 251

Table 232 RESERVE (56) ................................................................................................................. 252

Table 233 REZERO UNIT (01) ......................................................................................................... 253

Table 234 SANITIZE (48) ................................................................................................................. 254

Table 235 SANITIZE Service Action Codes ...................................................................................... 255

Table 236 Parameter List Format for Overwrite Service Action ..................................................... 255

Table 237 SECURITY PROTOCOL IN (A2) ..................................................................................... 257

Table 238 SECURITY PROTOCOL field in SECURITY PROTOCOL IN command ....................... 257

Table 239 SECURITY PROTOCOL OUT (B5) ................................................................................. 259

Table 240 SECURITY PROTOCOL field in SECURITY PROTOCOL OUT command ................... 259

Table 241 SEND DIAGNOSTIC (1D) ............................................................................................... 261

Table 242 SEND DIAGNOSTIC Function Code (1D) ...................................................................... 262

Table 243 Diagnostic page 0 ............................................................................................................. 263

Table 244 Diagnostic page 3F ........................................................................................................... 263

Table 245 Phy Test Pattern .............................................................................................................. 264

Table 246 Phy Test Pattern SSC Code ............................................................................................. 265

Table 247 Phy Test Pattern Dwords Control .................................................................................... 265

Table 248 Diagnostic Page 40 ........................................................................................................... 266

Table 249 Address to translate ......................................................................................................... 266

Table 250 SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER (A4/06) ................................................................................ 267

Table 251 SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER, Parameter List .................................................................. 267

Table 252 SET TIMESTAMP (A4/0F) ............................................................................................... 268

Table 253 SET TIMESTAMP parameter list ................................................................................... 268

Table 254 START STOP UNIT (1B) ................................................................................................. 270

Table 255 Power Conditions ............................................................................................................. 271

Table 256 SYNCHRONIZE CACHE (10) - (35) ................................................................................ 273

Table 257 Synchronize Cache (16) - (91) .......................................................................................... 274

Table 258 TEST UNIT READY (00) ................................................................................................. 275

Table 259 VERIFY (10) - (2F) ........................................................................................................... 276

Table 260 Byte Check ....................................................................................................................... 276

Table 261 VERIFY (12) - (AF) .......................................................................................................... 279

Table 262 VERIFY (16) - (8F) ........................................................................................................... 280

Table 263 VERIFY (32) - 7F/0A) ....................................................................................................... 281

Table 264 WRITE (6) - (0A) .............................................................................................................. 283

Table 265 WRITE (10) - (2A) ............................................................................................................ 284

Table 266 WRITE (12) - (AA) ............................................................................................................ 286

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Table 267 WRITE (16) - (8A) ............................................................................................................ 287

Table 268 WRITE (32) - (7F/0B) ....................................................................................................... 288

Table 269 WRITE AND VERIFY (10) - (2E) ..................................................................................... 290

Table 270 Byte Check ....................................................................................................................... 290

Table 271 WRITE and VERIFY (12) - (AE) ...................................................................................... 292

Table 272 WRITE and VERIFY (16) - (8E)....................................................................................... 293

Table 273 WRITE and VERIFY (32) - (7F/0C) ................................................................................. 294

Table 274 WRITE BUFFER (3B) ...................................................................................................... 295

Table 275 Write Buffer Header......................................................................................................... 296

Table 276 Mode Specific Field .......................................................................................................... 298

Table 277 WRITE LONG (3F) .......................................................................................................... 300

Table 278 WRITE LONG (9F) .......................................................................................................... 302

Table 279 WRITE SAME (41) ........................................................................................................... 303

Table 280 WRITE SAME (16) - (93) ................................................................................................. 304

Table 281 WRITE SAME (32) - (7F/0D) ........................................................................................... 305

Table 282 SCSI Status Byte. Format of the SCSI STATUS byte. .................................................... 307

Table 283 Spindle Motor Degraded Mode - Disable Auto Start ....................................................... 313

Table 284 Spindle Motor Degraded Mode - Auto Start Delay/Spinning Up .................................... 314

Table 285 Spindle Motor Degraded Mode - Spindle Start Failure ................................................... 315

Table 286 Spindle Motor Degraded Mode - Spindle Stopped by Command .................................... 316

Table 287 Self Configuration Failure Degraded Mode ..................................................................... 317

Table 288 Format Command Failure Degraded Mode ..................................................................... 318

Table 289 Sense data combinations with auto/recommend rewrite/reallocate ................................ 322

Table 290 Short and Extended Self-Test Description ...................................................................... 327

Table 291 Log Only Errors ............................................................................................................... 332

Table 292 Persistent Reserve In (5E) ............................................................................................... 342

Table 293 HGST Default Values for ‘Admin SP’ C_PIN & ‘Locking SP’ C_PIN .............................. 344

Table 294 HGST Implementation of K_AES_256 Table .................................................................. 345

Table 295 HGST Implementation of ‘Locking SP’ Access Control Table .......................................... 345

Table 296 HGST Implementation of ‘Locking Info’ Table ................................................................ 346

Table 297 HGST Implementation of ‘Locking SP’ Locking Table .................................................... 346

Table 298 PSID Authority Added to ‘Admin SP’ Authority Table .................................................... 347

Table 299 PSID Addition to ‘Admin SP’ C_PIN table....................................................................... 348

Table 300 Additions to ‘Admin SP’ Access Control Table ................................................................. 349

Table 301 Ports Functionality .......................................................................................................... 350

Table 302 Ports Table ....................................................................................................................... 350

Table 303 Modified ‘Admin SP’ ACE Table ....................................................................................... 351

Table 304 Modified ‘Admin SP' Access Control Table (part 1 of 2) .................................................. 351

Table 305 Modified ‘Admin SP’ Access Control Table (part 2 of 2) ................................................... 353

Table 306 T10 SCSI Commands Behavior Table (part 1 of 2) .......................................................... 355

Table 307 T10 SCSI Commands Behavior Table (part 2 of 2) .......................................................... 356

Table 308 TCG Enterprise SSC Commands Behavior -1 ................................................................. 357

Table 309 TCG Enterprise SSC Commands Behavior -2 ................................................................. 357

Table 310 TCG Enterprise SSC Commands Behavior -3 ................................................................. 357

Table 311 TCG Enterprise SSC Commands Behavior -4 ................................................................. 358

Table 312 TCG Enterprise SSC Commands Behavior -5 ................................................................. 358

Table 313 SECURITY PROTOCOL SPECIFIC Field for SECURITY PROTOCOL IN Protocol 00h

...................................................................................................................................................... 360

Table 314 Supported Security Protocols SECURITY PROTOCOL IN Parameter Data ................. 360

Table 315 Certificate Data SECURITY PROTOCOL IN Parameter Data ...................................... 361

Table 316 Security Compliance Information SECURITY PROTOCOL IN Parameter Data .......... 362

Table 317 Compliance Descriptor Format ........................................................................................ 363

Table 318 COMPLIANCE DESCRIPTOR TYPE Field .................................................................... 363

Table 319 FIPS 140 Compliance Descriptor ..................................................................................... 363

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Table 320 RELATED STANDARD Field .......................................................................................... 364

Table 321 Sense data response codes ............................................................................................... 366

Table 322 Fixed Format Sense Data ................................................................................................ 367

Table 323 Incorrect Length Indicator ............................................................................................... 368

Table 324 Information Bytes (Byte 3 through 6).............................................................................. 370

Table 325 Sense Code/Qualifier ........................................................................................................ 371

Table 326 Field Pointer Bytes .......................................................................................................... 426

Table 327 Actual Retry Count .......................................................................................................... 427

Table 328 Recovery Type .................................................................................................................. 427

Table 329 Progress Indication .......................................................................................................... 428

Table 330 Log Only Errors ............................................................................................................... 429

Table 331 Descriptor Format Sense Data ........................................................................................ 430

Table 332 Sense Data Descriptor Format ........................................................................................ 430

Table 333 Supported Descriptor Types ............................................................................................. 431

Table 334 Sense Data Descriptor List .............................................................................................. 431

Table 335 Information Sense Data Descriptor Format .................................................................... 432

Table 336 Command-specific Sense Data Descriptor Format .......................................................... 433

Table 337 Information Sense Data Descriptor Format .................................................................... 433

Table 338 Field Replaceable Unit Sense Data Descriptor Format .................................................. 434

Table 339 Block Command Sense Data Descriptor Format ............................................................. 434

Table 340 Vendor Unique Unit Error Code Sense Data Descriptor ................................................. 435

Table 341 Vendor Unique Physical Error Record Sense Data Descriptor ....................................... 435

Table 342 Unit Error Codes .............................................................................................................. 436

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List of Figures

Figure 1 SAS Connector ..................................................................................................................... 33

Figure 2 Environmental Specification ............................................................................................... 36

Figure 3 Current and Power Requirements ....................................................................................... 39

Figure 4 Power vs IOPS ..................................................................................................................... 43

Figure 5 Top and Side Views and Mechanical Dimensions ................................................................ 48

Figure 6 Link Reset Sequence ............................................................................................................ 63

Figure 7 SSP Information Unit Sequences ........................................................................................ 84

HGST Ultrastar C15K600 Hard Disk Drive Specification

Drive Name

Model Name

Type

Capacity

Format

Instant Secure

Erase

TCG

Encryption

FIPS

140-2

Ultrastar C15K600-600

HUC156060CSS200

UCFSSE600

600GB

512n

Yes

Ultrastar C15K600-600

HUC156060CSS201

UCFSSE600

600GB

512n

Yes

Ultrastar C15K600-600

HUC156060CSS204

UCFSSE600

600GB

512n

Ultrastar C15K600-600

HUC156060CSS205

UCFSSE600

600GB

512n

Yes

Ultrastar C15K600-450

HUC156045CSS200

UCFSSE450

450GB

512n

Yes

Ultrastar C15K600-450

HUC156045CSS201

UCFSSE450

450GB

512n

Yes

Ultrastar C15K600-450

HUC156045CSS204

UCFSSE450

450GB

512n

Ultrastar C15K600-450

HUC156045CSS205

UCFSSE450

450GB

512n

Yes

Ultrastar C15K600-300

HUC156030CSS200

UCFSSE300

300GB

512n

Yes

Ultrastar C15K600-300

HUC156030CSS201

UCFSSE300

300GB

512n

Yes

Ultrastar C15K600-300

HUC156030CSS204

UCFSSE300

300GB

512n

Ultrastar C15K600-300

HUC156030CSS205

UCFSSE300

300GB

512n

Yes

Ultrastar C15K600-600

HUC156060CS4200

UCFSSE600

600GB

4Kn/512e

Yes

Ultrastar C15K600-600

HUC156060CS4201

UCFSSE600

600GB

4Kn/512e

Yes

Ultrastar C15K600-600

HUC156060CS4204

UCFSSE600

600GB

4Kn/512e

Ultrastar C15K600-600

HUC156060CS4205

UCFSSE600

600GB

4Kn/512e

Yes

Ultrastar C15K600-450

HUC156045CS4200

UCFSSE450

450GB

4Kn/512e

Yes

Ultrastar C15K600-450

HUC156045CS4201

UCFSSE450

450GB

4Kn/512e

Yes

Ultrastar C15K600-450

HUC156045CS4204

UCFSSE450

450GB

4Kn/512e

Ultrastar C15K600-450

HUC156045CS4205

UCFSSE450

450GB

4Kn/512e

Yes

Ultrastar C15K600-300

HUC156030CS4200

UCFSSE300

300GB

4Kn/512e

Yes

Ultrastar C15K600-300

HUC156030CS4201

UCFSSE300

300GB

4Kn/512e

Yes

Ultrastar C15K600-300

HUC156030CS4204

UCFSSE300

300GB

4Kn/512e

Ultrastar C15K600-300

HUC156030CS4205

UCFSSE300

300GB

4Kn/512e

Yes

1 General

1.1 Introduction

This document describes the specifications of the following HGST 2.5 inch SAS drives.

Table 1 Product ID Table

Note: The specifications in this document are subject to change without notice. For technical and ordering information, please visit our website at http://www.hgst.com.

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1.2 Glossary

Word Meaning

BMS Background Media Scan Kb Kilobit = 1000 bits Mb Megabit = 1,000,000 bits Gb Gigabit = 1,000,000,000 bits ECS Embedded Contact Sensor ESD Electrostatic Discharge Kbpi 1,000 bit per inch Ktpi 1,000 tracks per inch Gbps 1,000,000,000 bits per sec GB 1,000,000,000 bytes (for drive capacity) MB 1,048,576 bytes (for Memory Size) SAS Serial Attached SCSI SFF Small Form Factor S.M.A.R.T. Self-Monitoring and Reporting Technology LVD Low Voltage Differential SCSI FC-AL Fibre Channel - Arbitrated Loop

1.3 Caution

This drive can be damaged by ESD (Electric Static Discharge). Any damages incurred to the drive after its removal from the shipping package and the ESD protective bag are the responsibility of the user.

1.4 References

- SAS Compliance o "Serial Attached SCSI - 3 (SAS-3)"

- SAS Protocol

o This drive supports Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP). o STP (Tunneled SATA) and SMP (Management protocol) protocols are NOT supported.

HGST Ultrastar C15K600 Hard Disk Drive Specification

2 Outline of the Drive

- Data capacities of 600GB/450GB/300GB

- Spindle speed of 15030 RPM

- Low power Rotating Shaft Spindle Motor

- SAS interface 12Gbps, 6Gbps, 3Gbps, 1.5 Gbps

- 128MB Memory

- SAS Power Down Support (pin 3)

- Dual Stage Actuator

- ECS ground

- Supports dual-ported operations

- Supports full duplex operations

- Variable sector sizes of 512, 520, 528, 4096, 4112, 4160, 4224

- Tagged Command Queuing support

- Automatic read/write data transfer

- 2.9 ms average seek time read

- Adaptive read ahead algorithm

- Write Cache

- Back to back write

- LDPC media defect detection applying LLR erasures, and correction

- Automatic defect reallocation

- Self diagnostics at power on

- Automatic actuator lock

- RRO fields

- LVFF (Linear vibration feedforward)

- Hybrid multirate notch filter

- STAR (Shaping filter To Avoid Resonance)

- SPARK (Shaping Profile to Aggressively Running C(K) oil)

- S.M.A.R.T (Self Monitoring and Analysis Report Technology)

- SAS-3 compliance

- ANSI T10 Protection Information (End-to-End)

- Support four levels of security features: ISE, SED, TCG, TCG+FIPS

HGST Ultrastar C15K600 Hard Disk Drive Specification

3 Fixed Disk Subsystem Description

3.1 Control Electronics

The drive is electronically controlled by a microprocessor, several logic modules, digital/analog modules, and various drivers and receivers. The control electronics performs the following major functions:

 Controls and interprets all interface signals between the host controller and the drive.  Controls read write accessing of the disk media, including defect management and error recovery.  Controls starting, stopping, and monitoring of the spindle.  Conducts a power-up sequence and calibrates the servo.  Analyzes servo signals to provide closed loop control. These include position error signal and estimated

velocity.

 Monitors the actuator position and determines the target track for a seek operation.  Controls the voice coil motor driver to align the actuator in a desired position.  Constantly monitors error conditions of the servo and takes corresponding action if an error occurs.  Monitors various timers such as head settle and servo failure.  Performs self-checkout (diagnostics).

3.2 Head Disk Assembly

The head/disk assembly (HDA) is assembled in a clean room environment and contains disks, a spindle motor, actuator assembly, and voice coil motor. Air is constantly circulated and filtered when the drive is operational. Venting of the HDA is accomplished via a breather filter.

The spindle is driven directly by a brushless, sensorless DC drive motor. Dynamic braking is used to stop the spindle quickly.

3.3 Actuator

The read/write heads are mounted in the actuator. The actuator is a swing-arm assembly driven by a voice coil motor. A closed-loop positioning servo controls the movement of the actuator. An embedded servo data pattern supplies feedback to the positioning servo to keep the read/write heads centered over the desired track.

The actuator assembly is balanced to allow vertical or horizontal mounting without adjustment. Heads are moved out from the disks (unloaded) to protect the disk data during shipping, moving, or storage. At

power down, the heads are automatically unloaded from over the disk area and the head actuator locking mechanism will secure the heads in the unload position.

HGST Ultrastar C15K600 Hard Disk Drive Specification

Description

HUC156060CSS200 HUC156060CSS201 HUC156060CSS204 HUC156060CSS205

HUC156045CSS200 HUC156045CSS201 HUC156045CSS204 HUC156045CSS205

HUC156030CSS200 HUC156030CSS201 HUC156030CSS204 HUC156030CSS205

HUC156060CS4200 HUC156060CS4201 HUC156060CS4204 HUC156060CS4205

HUC156045CS4200 HUC156045CS4201 HUC156045CS4204 HUC156045CS4205

HUC156030CS4200 HUC156030CS4201 HUC156030CS4204 HUC156030CS4205

Label capacity

600GB

450GB

300GB

600GB

450GB

300GB

Format

512n

4Kn

Number of heads

6 4 3 6 4

Number of disks

3 2 2 3 2

Number of cylinders

126,000

Total data bytes

600,127,266,816

450,098,159,616

300,069,052,416

600,127,266,816

450,098,159,616

300,069,052,416

Total logical data blocks (512B)

1,172,123,568

879,097,968

586,072,368

146,515,446

109,887,246

73,259,046

Capacity

600GB, 450GB, 300GB

Format

512

4Kn

Buffer to/from media (Mb/s)

1761.84 to 3197.39

Host to / from buffer (interface transfer rate)

SAS 12Gbps, 6Gbps, 3Gbps, 1.5Gbps

Data buffer size

128 MB

Number of buffer segments

1-2032

Rotational speed

15,030 RPM

Recording density (Kbpi)

1760

1530

Track density (Tpi)

300,000

Areal density(Gb/sq in)

528

460

Data zone

4 Drive Characteristics

4.1 Formatted Capacity

Table 2 Formatted Capacity

4.2 Data Sheet

Table 3 Data Sheet

HGST Ultrastar C15K600 Hard Disk Drive Specification

Model Name

Description

Format

HUC156060CSS200

600GB, SAS

512n

HUC156060CSS201

600GB, SAS

512n

HUC156060CSS204

600GB, SAS

512n

HUC156060CSS205

600GB, SAS

512n

HUC156045CSS200

450GB, SAS

512n

HUC156045CSS201

450GB, SAS

512n

HUC156045CSS204

450GB, SAS

512n

HUC156045CSS205

450GB, SAS

512n

HUC156030CSS200

300GB, SAS

512n

HUC156030CSS201

300GB, SAS

512n

HUC156030CSS204

300GB, SAS

512n

HUC156030CSS205

300GB, SAS

512n

HUC156060CS4200

600GB, SAS

4Kn/512e

HUC156060CS4201

600GB, SAS

4Kn/512e

HUC156060CS4204

600GB, SAS

4Kn/512e

HUC156060CS4205

600GB, SAS

4Kn/512e

HUC156045CS4200

450GB, SAS

4Kn/512e

HUC156045CS4201

450GB, SAS

4Kn/512e

HUC156045CS4204

450GB, SAS

4Kn/512e

HUC156045CS4205

450GB, SAS

4Kn/512e

HUC156030CS4200

300GB, SAS

4Kn/512e

HUC156030CS4201

300GB, SAS

4Kn/512e

HUC156030CS4204

300GB, SAS

4Kn/512e

HUC156030CS4205

300GB, SAS

4Kn/512e

4.3 Inquiry Information

4.3.1 Product ID

Table 4 Product ID in Inquiry Command

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Manufacturing Site

Product Name and

Associated Models

Block

Assignment

Singapore

King Cobra-F 600GB SAS 12Gb/s

HUC156060CSS200 (0X S/N, 6Hd model, 512n) HUC156060CSS201 (0X S/N, 6Hd model, 512n) HUC156060CSS204 (0X S/N, 6Hd model, 512n) HUC156060CSS205 (0X S/N, 6Hd model, 512n) HUC156060CS4200 (0X S/N, 6Hd model, 4kn/512e) HUC156060CS4201 (0X S/N, 6Hd model, 4kn/512e) HUC156060CS4204 (0X S/N, 6Hd model, 4kn/512e) HUC156060CS4205 (0X S/N, 6Hd model, 4kn/512e)

039h

King Cobra-F 450GB SAS 12Gb/s

HUC156045CSS200 (0V S/N, 4Hd model, 512n) HUC156045CSS201 (0V S/N, 4Hd model, 512n) HUC156045CSS204 (0V S/N, 4Hd model, 512n) HUC156045CSS205 (0V S/N, 4Hd model, 512n) HUC156045CS4200 (0V S/N, 4Hd model, 4Kn/512e) HUC156045CS4201 (0V S/N, 4Hd model, 4Kn/512e) HUC156045CS4204 (0V S/N, 4Hd model, 4Kn/512e) HUC156045CS4205 (0V S/N, 4Hd model, 4Kn/512e)

03Ah

King Cobra-F 300GB SAS 12Gb/s

HUC156030CSS200 (0T S/N, 3Hd model, 512n) HUC156030CSS201 (0T S/N, 3Hd model, 512n) HUC156030CSS204 (0T S/N, 3Hd model, 512n) HUC156030CSS205 (0T S/N, 3Hd model, 512n) HUC156030CSS200 (0T S/N, 3Hd model, 4Kn/512e) HUC156030CSS201 (0T S/N, 3Hd model, 4Kn/512e) HUC156030CSS204 (0T S/N, 3Hd model, 4Kn/512e) HUC156030CSS205 (0T S/N, 3Hd model, 4Kn/512e)

045h

4.3.2 World Wide ID - Block Assignment

Table 5 Block Assignment of World Wide ID in INQUIRY Command

Note (1) - Additional block assignment will be issued as needed based on actual production volume.

HGST Ultrastar C15K600 Hard Disk Drive Specification

Model

Command

Typical, ms

Max, ms

600/450/300 GB

4K/512 Read

2.9

3.3

Write

3.1

3.8

max 1 n–+  Tnin Tnout+=

n1=

Max



max 1+max

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4.4 Performance Characteristics

Drive performance is characterized by the following parameters:

- Command overhead

- Mechanical head positioning

o Seek time o Latency

- Data transfer speed

- Buffering operation (read ahead/write cache)

Note: All the above parameters contribute to drive performance. There are other parameters that contribute to the performance of the actual system. This specification tries to define the bare drive characteristics, not system throughput, which depends on the system and the application.

4.4.1 Mechanical Positioning

4.4.1.1 Average Seek Time (including settling)

Table 6 Mechanical Positioning Performance

The terms “Typical” and “Max” are used throughout this specification with the following meanings:

Typical The average of the drive population tested at nominal environmental and voltage conditions. Max The maximum value measured on any one drive over the full range of the environmental and voltage

conditions. (See section 8 “Environment” and section 9 “DC Power Requirements”)

The seek time is measured from the start of the actuator’s motion to the start of a reliable read or write operation. “Reliable read or write” implies that error correction or recovery is not used to correct arrival problems. The average

seek time is measured as the weighted average of all possible seek combinations. Weighted average =

Where: max = Maximum seek length n = Seek length (1 to max) Tn.in = Inward measured seek time for an n track seek Tn.out = Outward measured seek time for an n track seek

HGST Ultrastar C15K600 Hard Disk Drive Specification

Function

Typical (ms)

Max (ms)

Read

5.9

7.3

Write

6.2

7.7

Rotational Speed

Time for a Revolution

(ms)

Average Latency

(ms)

15,030 RPM

3.992

1.996

4.4.1.2 Full Stroke Seek Time

Common to all models and all seek modes

Table 7 Full Stroke Seek Time

Full stroke seek is measured as the average of 1,000 full stroke seeks with a random head switch from both directions (inward and outward).

4.4.1.3 Average Latency

Table 8 Latency Time

HGST Ultrastar C15K600 Hard Disk Drive Specification

Model

Typical

(sec)

Maximum (sec)

600 GB Model (512n/4kn/512e)

450 GB Model (512n/4kn/512e)

300 GB Model (512n/4kn/512e)

Model

Typical

(sec)

Maximum (sec)

600 GB Model (512n/4kn/512e)

450 GB Model (512n/4kn/512e)

300 GB Model (512n/4kn/512e)

Description

Typical (MB / Sec)

Disk - buffer transfer

Zone

Model

Read

Write

Instantaneous

600/450/300 GB

267.0

Typical values for sustained disk - buffer transfer rate

600/450/300 GB

249.5

Instantaneous

600/450/300 GB

187.0

Typical values for sustained disk - buffer transfer rate

600/450/300 GB

174.7

Description

Typical (MB / Sec)

Disk - buffer transfer

Zone

Model

Read

Write

Instantaneous

600/450/300 GB

290.4

4.4.2 Drive Ready Time

Table 9 Drive Ready Time

4.4.3 Spindle Stop Time

Table 10 Spindle Stop Time

4.4.4 Data Transfer Speed

Table 11 Data Transfer Speed (sector size 512 Byte case)

Table 12 Data Transfer Speed (sector size 4096 Byte case)

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Typical values for sustained disk - buffer transfer rate

600/450/300 GB

271.3

Instantaneous

600/450/300 GB

202.1

Typical values for sustained disk - buffer transfer rate

600/450/300 GB

188.8

Notes:

- For this table, '1 MB / Sec' is defined as 1,000,000 bytes per Second.

- Instantaneous disk-buffer transfer rate is derived by: (Number of sectors on a track) x (sectors/track) x

(revolutions/sec)

- The number of sectors per track will vary by radial zone because linear bit density is approximately constant

while track radius decreases with increasing zone number.

- Sustained disk-buffer transfer rate is the average rate measured while transferring multiple tracks of data.

It differs from the instantaneous transfer rate because of the time required to change tracks (track skew). In addition, time is added for the occasional missed track switch.

4.4.5 Buffering Operation (read ahead/write cache)

This hard disk drive has a buffer for read ahead (see section 20.8 “Segmented Caching”) This hard disk drive has a buffer for write cache (see section 20.6 “Write Cache”)

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5 Data Integrity

The drive retains recorded information under all non-write operations. No more than one sector can be lost by power down during a write operation while write cache is disabled. If power

down occurs before completion of a data transfer from write cache to disk while write cache is enabled, the data remaining in the write cache will be lost. To prevent this data loss at power off, the following action is recommended:

- Confirm successful completion of a SYNCHRONIZE CACHE (35h) command

5.1 Equipment Status

Equipment status is available to the host system any time the drive is not ready to READ, WRITE or SEEK. This status normally exists at power-on time and will be maintained until the following conditions are satisfied:

- Access recalibration/tuning is complete

- Spindle speed meets requirements for reliable operations

- Self-check of drive is complete

Appropriate error status is made available to the host system if any of the following conditions occur after the drive has become ready:

- Spindle speed goes outside of requirements for reliable operation

- “Write fault” is detected

5.2 Error Recovery Procedure

- Errors occurring with the drive are handled by the error recovery procedure.

- Errors that are uncorrectable after application of the error recovery procedures are reported to the host

system as non-recoverable errors.

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N N+1 N+2 N+3

defect defect

skip

6 Physical Format

Media defects are remapped to the next available sector during the Format Process in manufacturing. The mapping from Logical Block Address (LBA) to the physical Block locations is calculated using internally maintained tables.

6.1 Shipped Format (P-List)

- Data areas are optimally used.

- All pushes generated by defects are absorbed by available tracks of the inner notch.

P-List Physical Format

Note: Defects are skipped without any constraint, such as track or cylinder boundary. The calculation from LBA to physical is done automatically by internal table.

6.2 Reassigned Format (G-List)

- G-List has a capacity of 4401 Customer LBAs.

- Multiple reassignments of the same Customer LBA increase the number of G-List entries.

- Spare sectors use the media cache regions which are inserted after every 1400 nominal customer tracks.

HGST Ultrastar C15K600 Hard Disk Drive Specification

Pin No.

Signal

Description

GND

GND for SAS Primary Port

RP+

SAS Primary Port Receive (positive) signal

RP-

SAS Primary Port Receive (negative) signal

GND

GND for SAS Primary Port

TP-

SAS Primary Port Transmit (negative) signal

TP+

SAS Primary Port Transmit (positive) signal

GND

GND for SAS Primary Port

GND

GND for SAS Secondary Port

RS+

SAS Secondary Port Receive (positive) signal

S10

RS-

SAS Secondary Port Receive (negative) signal

S11

GND

GND for SAS Secondary Port

S12

TS-

SAS Secondary Port Transmit (negative) signal

S13

TS+

SAS Secondary Port Transmit (positive) signal

S14

GND

GND for SAS Secondary Port

7 Electrical Interface

7.1 SAS Connector

The drive uses the standard 29 pin Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) connector which conforms to the mechanical requirements of SFF 8680. The connector is expected to be used in an environment which uses a common connector structure for racking disk drives in a cabinet. The connector allows for plugging a drive directly into a backplane by providing the necessary electrical connection. Mechanical stability and device retention must be provided by a mechanism outside the drive.

7.1.1 29 pin Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Connector Definition

Diagram of top and bottom of connector showing pin outs.

Figure 1 SAS Connector

Table 13 29-pin Connector Signal Definition

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Vendor Spec

NOT USED (Pins P1-P2 tied internally)

Vendor Spec

NOT USED (Pins P1-P2 tied internally)

POWER

DISABLE

Power Disable

GND

GROUND

GND

GROUND

GND

GROUND

+5V-Charge

Pre-charge pin for +5V

+5V

+5V power supply input

+5V

+5V power supply input

P10

GND

GROUND

P11

READY LED

READY LED output

P12

GND

GROUND

P13

+12V=Charge

Pre-charge pin for +12V

P14

+12V

+12V power supply input

P15

+12V

+12V power supply input

7.1.2 Voltage and Ground Signals

The 12V and 5V contacts provide all of the voltages required by the drive. The two voltages share a common ground plane to which all of the ground contacts are connected.

7.1.3 Ready LED Output

The drive provides an open-drain driver with 15mA of current sink capability to the Ready LED Output signal. The cathode of the LED should be connected to this signal. The LED and the current-limiting resistor must be provided by the enclosure

HGST Ultrastar C15K600 Hard Disk Drive Specification

Operating Conditions

Ambient Temperature

5°C to 55ºC

Relative humidity

5 to 90%, non-condensing

Maximum wet bulb temperature

29.4ºC, non-condensing

Maximum surface temperature gradient

20ºC/hour

Altitude

-305 to 3,048 m

Shipping Conditions

Ambient Temperature

-40°C to 70ºC

Relative humidity

5 to 95%, non-condensing

Maximum wet bulb temperature

35ºC, non-condensing

Maximum surface temperature gradient

30ºC/hour

Altitude

-305 to 12,192 m

Storage Conditions

Ambient Temperature

0°C to 65ºC

Relative humidity

5 to 90%, non-condensing

Maximum wet bulb temperature

35ºC, non-condensing

Altitude

-305 to 12,192 m

8 Environment

8.1 Temperature And Humidity

Table 14 Operating and Non-operating Conditions

Environments that contain elevated levels of corrosives (e.g. hydrogen sulfide, sulfur oxides, or hydrochloric acid) should be avoided. Care must be taken to avoid using any compound/material in a way that creates an elevated level of corrosive materials in the atmosphere surrounding the disk drive. Care must also be taken to avoid use of any organometallic (e.g. organosilicon or organotin) compound/material in a way that creates elevated vapor levels of these compounds/materials in the atmosphere surrounding the disk drive.

HGST Ultrastar C15K600 Hard Disk Drive Specification

Figure 2 Environmental Specification

8.2 Storage Requirements

8.2.1 Packaging

The drive or option kit must be heat-sealed in a moisture barrier bag with bag supplied by HGST.

8.2.2 Storage Time

The drive may not remain inoperative for a period of more than one year. During this time, the maximum time the drive may be stored after the bag is opened is 6 months.

HGST Ultrastar C15K600 Hard Disk Drive Specification

Module name

Location

Maximum allowable surface

temperature

HDD base casting

as noted in

picture

60ºC

8.3 Cooling Requirements

Drive component temperatures must remain within the limits specified in the following table. Maximum component temperature ratings must not be exceeded under any operating condition. The drive may require forced air cooling to meet the specified, maximum operating temperatures.

Table 15 Maximum Allowable Surface Temperatures

HGST Ultrastar C15K600 Hard Disk Drive Specification

Supply

Tolerance

Absolute Max

Spike Voltage

Supply Rise Time

Capacitance

5 V

+/- 5%

5.5 V

0-200 ms

51 uF

12 V

+/- 5%

15 V

0-400 ms

14 uF

9 DC Power Requirements

The following voltage specification applies at the drive power connector. Connections to the drive should be made in a safety extra low voltage (SELV) circuit. There is no power on or power off sequencing requirement.

Adequate secondary over-current protection is the responsibility of the system.

Table 16 Input Voltage and Capacitance

Note: -8% is acceptable during spin up, but the spin up time is not guaranteed.

HGST Ultrastar C15K600 Hard Disk Drive Specification

9.1 Power Supply Current, Average and Peak

The following current and power requirements are typical when operating under the following conditions: Nominal 5 and 12V, Background Media Scan (BMS) disabled for Idle, Write Caching disabled and the drive reporting a temperature of 45C, unless noted. Power On to Drive Ready is measured at 25C.

Figure 3 Current and Power Requirements

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Table 17 600 GB, 4K

Table 18 600 GB, 512

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Table 19 450 GB, 4K

Table 20 450 GB, 512

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Table 21 300 GB, 4K

Table 22 300 GB, 512

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Maximum (mV pp)

MHz

+5 V DC

250

0-10

+12 V DC

250

0-10

Figure 4 Power vs IOPS

9.2 Ripple Voltage

Table 23 Power Supply Generated Ripple at Drive Power Connector

During drive start up and seek, 12 volt ripple is generated by the drive (referred to as dynamic loading). If the power of several drives is daisy chained, the power supply ripple plus other drive dynamic loading must remain within the regulation tolerance of +5%. A common supply with separate power leads to each drive is a more desirable method of power distribution.

To prevent external electrical noise from interfering with the drive's performance, the drive must be held by four screws in a user system frame that has no electrical level difference at the four screw positions. The drive enclosure must not be used in the current return path of the drive power supply. The maximum common-mode noise current passing through the drive must not exceed 20 mA.

HGST Ultrastar C15K600 Hard Disk Drive Specification

Model

Idle_W

Value

600

5.8

600

0.0096

450

5.1

450

0.0113

300

5.0

300

0.0168

9.3 Power Consumption Efficiency Index

Table 24 Power Consumption Efficiency Index

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10 Reliability

10.1 Start/Stop Cycles

The drive is designed to withstand a minimum of 50,000 start/stop cycles at ambient environment. The drive is designed to withstand a minimum of 10,000 start/stop cycles at the operating environment conditions

specified in Chapter 8.0, “Environment”.

10.2 Load/Unload Cycles

The drive is designed to withstand a minimum of 600,000 load/unload cycles at the operating environmental conditions specified in Chapter 8.0, “Environment”.

10.3 Data Reliability

The probability of an uncorrectable data error on a population average is 10 in 1x1017 bits read. The channel design is changed from the prior generation of DASD devices to use an LDPC channel having similar

code rate to prior Reed Solomon error correction. The design of the LDPC channel includes usage of media defect detection circuits for locating defects and performing erasure correction, replacing the offline erasure correction capability of RS codes. Modulation coding properties for timing and gain recovery are equivalent to prior product generation

LDPC implementation:

- Single LDPC codeword per sector with 576 bits of parity for 512n (4kB format LDPC overhead is 4608 which

is exactly 8*576)

- Media defect detection circuit using erasure flags to zero LLR values

- LDPC code designed to correct defects up to 425 bits for 512n

- LBA seeded 32 bit CRC on the sector, plus a 72 bit media ECC for miscorrect detection

10.4 Seek Errors

A non-recoverable seek/ID miscompare error is defined as a seek operation that cannot be recovered by the error recovery procedure of the drive. The drive reports sense key 04 and sense code 02 for this error.

No drive has more than ten non-recoverable seek/ID miscompare error per 100 million seek operations (<10 in 1x

108) when operated at the full range of voltage and environmental conditions.

10.5 Failure Prediction (S.M.A.R.T)

SMART Monitoring Parameters are checked to determine if the (Read/Write/Seek) error rates exceed the drive’s threshold value when an error occurs and a minimum amount of operation has been completed. A check is also performed for a minimum level of Spare Sector Availability.

The Head Load / Unload Count, Spin Up Time and Spin Up Retry Count parameters are checked prior to reporting a “Ready” condition at Power On. Smart monitors Milliactuator calibration which occurs at power on and in error recovery. SMART monitors unrecoverable corrupted critical segments of the Reserved Area. If SMART reports a problem in the Reserved Area, all data should be recovered from the drive before a power cycle.

HGST Ultrastar C15K600 Hard Disk Drive Specification

10.6 MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure): 2.0M hours.

This MTBF target is based on a sample population and is estimated by statistical measurements and acceleration

algorithms under nominal operating conditions. MTBF ratings are not intended to predict an individual drive’s

reliability. MTBF does not constitute a warranty.

10.7 Preventive Maintenance

None

10.8 Temperature Warning

Temperature Warning is enabled by setting the EWASC (Enable Warning Additional Sense Code) bit to 1 and setting DEXCPT (Disable Exception Control) bit to 0 in Mode Page 1C. For mode page settings, refer to Section “Mode Page 1C (Informational Exceptions Control)”. The warning is issued as sense data (Sense Key 01h, Code 0Bh, Qual 01h).

The drive temperature is reported in “Log Sense Page 2F”.

HGST Ultrastar C15K600 Hard Disk Drive Specification

Height [mm]

14.75 ± 0.25

Width [mm]

69.85 ± 0.25

Length (base) [mm]

100.2 ± 0.25

Length (including connector) [mm]

100.6 ± 0.7

Weight [grams - maximum]

600 GB Model 221 grams 450/300 GB Model 215 grams

11 Mechanical Specifications

11.1 Outline

11.2 Mechanical Dimensions

The drive complies with SFF-8201.

Table 25 Physical Dimensions

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Figure 5 Top and Side Views and Mechanical Dimensions

All dimensions are in millimeters.

HGST Ultrastar C15K600 Hard Disk Drive Specification

11.3 Interface Connector

The interface conforms to the specification SFF-8223, 2.5 Drive Form Factor with Serial Connector.

11.4 Mounting Positions and Tappings

HGST Ultrastar C15K600 Hard Disk Drive Specification

11.5 Drive Mounting

The drive will operate in all axes (6 directions). Performance and error rate will stay within specification limits if the drive is operated in the other orientations from which it was formatted.

The recommended mounting screw torque is 0.45 Nm (4.5 Kgf-cm). The recommended mounting screw depth is 2.5 mm maximum for bottom and 3.0 mm maximum for horizontal mounting.

To avoid performance degradation, mount the drive in the system securely enough to prevent excessive motion or vibration of the drive at seek operation or spindle rotation, using appropriate screws or equivalent mounting hardware. Consult with the issuer of this specification for actual application if necessary.

Drive level vibration tests and shock tests are to be conducted with the drive mounted to a table using the bottom four screws.

11.6 Heads Unload and Actuator Lock

Heads are moved out from the disks (unload) to protect the disk data during shipping, moving or storage. At power down, the heads are automatically unloaded from over the disk area and the head actuator locking mechanism will secure the heads in the unload position.

HGST Ultrastar C15K600 Hard Disk Drive Specification

12 Vibration and Shock

All vibration and shock measurements in this section are made with a bare drive. The input for the measurements are applied to the normal drive mounting points unless noted otherwise.

12.1 Operating Vibration

12.1.1 Random Vibration

The drive is designed to operate without unrecoverable errors while being subjected to the vibration levels as defined below.

The assessments are carried out during 30 minutes of random vibration using the power spectral density (PSD) levels as follows.

No Errors: 0.4 G RMS, 5-500 Hz, flat PSD profile for each of the three mutually perpendicular axes. No Data Loss: 1.2 G RMS, 5-500 Hz, flat PSD profile for each of the three mutually perpendicular axes. No Data Loss: 1.5 G RMS, 10-300 Hz for each of the three mutually perpendicular axes. Note: The specified levels are measured at the mounting points.

12.1.2 Swept Sine Vibration

The drive will meet the criterion while operating in the respective conditions as described below. No errors: 1.0g @ 5-500 Hz sine wave, 0.5 octave/minute sweep rate

No data loss: 1.5g @ 5-500 Hz sine wave, 0.5 octave/minute sweep rate

12.2 Non-operating Vibrations

The drive will not sustain permanent damage or loss of recorded data after being subjected to the environments as described below

12.2.1 Random Vibration

The test consists of a random vibration applied for each of the three mutually perpendicular axes. A time duration of ten minutes per axis.

1.5 G RM S, 5-500 Hz, flat PSD profile.

12.2.2 Swept Sine Vibration

The test consists of a swept sine vibration applied for each of the three mutually perpendicular axes.

3.0 G 0-peak, 10 - 500 Hz sine wave, 0.5 octave/minute sweep rate.

12.3 Operating Shock

The drive will meet the criterion while operating in the respective conditions as described below. No data loss: 15G, 11 ms duration, half sinewave shock pulse No data loss: 60G, 2 ms duration, half sinewave shock pulse, read operation mode No data loss: 30G, 2 ms duration, half sinewave shock pulse, write operation mode

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The shock pulses of each level are applied to the drive, ten pulses for each direction and for all three mutually perpendicular axes. There must be a minimum of thirty seconds delay between shock pulses. The input level is applied to a base plate where the drive is attached using four mounting screws.

12.4 Non-operating Shock

The drive will not sustain permanent damage or loss of recorded data after being subjected to the environments as described below.

12.4.1 Half sinewave Shock Pulse

100 G, 11 ms duration, half sinewave pulse 300 G, 2 ms duration, half sine wave pulse 200 G, 0.5 ms duration, half sinewave pulse

The shocks are applied in each direction of the drive for the three mutually perpendicular axes, one axis at a time. The input level is applied to a base plate where the drive is attached using four mounting screws.

12.4.2 Rotational Shock

30,000 radians /second2, 1 ms duration 20,000 radians /second2, 2 ms duration The shock input is applied around the axis of the actuator pivot. The shock input does not displace the heads from

the actuator latched position.

HGST Ultrastar C15K600 Hard Disk Drive Specification

Model

Mode

A-weighted Sound Power Level (Bel)

Typical

Maximum

300, 450, 600 GB

Idle

3.2

3.4

Operating

3.8

4.1

13 Acoustics

13.1 Sound Power Levels

The upper limit criteria of A-weighted sound power levels are given in Bel, relative to one pico watt, and are shown in the following table. The measurement method is in accordance with ISO-7779.

Table 26 A-weighted Sound Power Levels

Background power levels of the acoustic test chamber for each octave band are to be recorded. Sound power levels are measured with the drive supported by spacers so that the lower surface of the drive is located at a height of 25 cm from the chamber floor.

No sound-absorbing material shall be used. The acoustical characteristics of the drive subsystem are measured under the following conditions.

Idle Mode:

Powered on, disks spinning, track following, unit ready to receive and respond to host commands.

Operating Mode

Continuous random cylinder selection and seek operation of the actuator with dwell time at each cylinder. Seek rate for the drive is calculated per the formula below:

Ns = average seek rate in seeks/sec where: Ns = 0.4 / (Tt + Tl) Tt = published random seek time Tl = time for the drive to rotate by half a revolution

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14 Identification Labels

14.1 Labels

The following labels are affixed to every hard disk drive shipped from the drive manufacturing location in accordance with appropriate hard disk drive assembly drawing:

 A label containing the HGST logo, HGST part number and the statement “Made by HGST,” or HGST

approved equivalent.

 A label containing drive model number, manufacturing date, formatted capacity, country of origin or HGST

approved equivalent and UL, C-UL, TUV, CE, MIC, BSMI,CTICK, RoHS and Recycle logos.

 A bar code label containing the drive serial number.  A user designed label, per agreement  Interface definition mark, SAS-3 Model

The labels may be integrated with other labels.

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15 Electromagnetic Compatibility

The drive, when installed in a suitable enclosure and exercised with a random accessing routine at a maximum data rate will comply with the worldwide EMC requirements listed below.

The drive is designed for system integration and installation into a suitable enclosure for use. As such, the drive is supplied as a subassembly and is not subject to Subpart B of Part 15 of the FCC Rules and Regulations.

The design of the drive serves to minimize radiated emissions when installed in an enclosure that provides reasonable shielding. As such, the drive is capable of meeting FCC Class B limits. However, it is the user’s responsibility to assure that the drive meets the appropriate EMC requirements in their system. Shielded I/O cables may be required if the enclosure does not provide adequate shielding, with the shields grounded to the enclosure and to the host computer.

Radiated and Conducted RF CISPR22:2009/Am1:2010 (Australia, New Zealand) CNS 13438:2006 (Taiwan) EN 55022:2010 (EU) FCC Title 47 Part 15 (USA) GB9254-2008 (China) ICES-003, Issue 5, 2012 (Canada) VCCI V-3/2013-04 (Japan) KN 22:2013-3 (RRA Notice) (Korea) KN 22:2013-24 (RRA Notice) (Korea)

ITE Immunity EN 55024:2010 (EU) KN 24:2013-4 (RRA Notice) (Korea) KN 24:2013-25 (RRA Notice) (Korea)

Power Line Harmonic Emissions EN 61000-3-2:2006 Am1:2009, Am2:2009 (EU) GB 17625.1 2003 (China)

Voltage Fluctuations and Flicker EN 61000-3-3:2008 (EU) GB 17625.2 1999 (China)

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Immunity KN 61000-4-2:2013-06

Radiated RF Immunity

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KN 61000-4-3:2011-10

Electrical Fast Transient/Burst (EFT/B) Immunity KN 61000-4-4:2011-10

Surge Immunity KN 61000-4-5:2008-05

Conducted RF Immunity KN 61000-4-6:2013-06

Power Frequency Magnetic Field Immunity KN 61000-4-8:2013-06

Voltage Dips and Interruptions Immunity KN 61000-4-11:2008-05

15.1 Class B Regulatory Notices

European Union

This product is in conformity with the protection requirements of EU Council Directive 2004/108/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility. HGST cannot accept responsibility for any failure to satisfy the protection requirements resulting from a non-recommended modification of the product, including the fitting of non-HGST option cards.

This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B Information Technology Equipment according to European Standard EN 55022. The limits for Class B equipment were derived for typical residential environments to provide reasonable protection against interference with licensed communication devices.

Canada

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

Germany

Deutschsprachiger EU Hinweis: Hinweis für Geräte der Klasse B EU-Richtlinie zur Elektromagnetischen Verträglichkeit Dieses Produkt entspricht

den Schutzanforderungen der EU-Richtlinie 2004/108/EC zur Angleichung der Rechtsvorschriften über die elektromagnetische Verträglichkeit in den EU-Mitgliedsstaaten. und hält die Grenzwerte der EN 55022 Klasse B ein. Um dieses sicherzustellen, sind die Geräte wie in den Handbüchern beschrieben zu installieren und zu betreiben. Des Weiteren dürfen auch nur von der HGST empfohlene Kabel angeschlossen werden. HGST übernimmt keine Verantwortung für die Einhaltung der Schutzanforderungen, wenn das Produkt ohne Zustimmung der HGST verändert bzw. wenn Erweiterungskomponenten von Fremdherstellern ohne Empfehlung der HGST gesteckt/eingebaut werden.

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Deutschland: Einhaltung des Gesetzes über die elektromagnetische Verträglichkeit von Geräten Dieses Produkt entspricht dem "Gesetz über die elektromagnetische Verträglichkeit von Geräten (EMVG)". Dies ist

die Umsetzung der EU-Richtlinie 2004/108/EC in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland.

Zulassungsbescheinigung laut dem Deutschen Gesetz über die elektromagneti-sche Verträglichkeit von Geräten (EMVG) vom 20 July 2007 (bzw. der EMC EG Richtlinie 2004/108/EC) für Geräte der Klasse B Dieses Gerät ist berechtigt, in Übereinstimmung mit dem Deutschen EMVG das EG-Konformitätszeichen - CE - zu führen. Verantwortlich für die Konformitätserklärung nach Paragraf 5 des EMVG ist die HGST, a Western Digital company, 3403 Yerba Buena Road, San Jose, California 95135. Informationen in Hinsicht EMVG Paragraf 4 Abs. (1) 4:

Das Gerät erfüllt die Schutzanforderungen nach EN 55024 und EN 55022 Klasse B.

Korea (MIC)

Taiwan (BSMI)

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Component

Flammability Rating

Rigid Printed Wiring Board

Min. V-1

Flex Cable - no components

Min. V-2

Interface & motor connectors

Min. V-2

16 Safety Certification

The following shows the safety standards for different countries.

16.1 UL and CSA Standard Conformity

This drive is used as a component in Information Technology Equipment (ITE) business equipment systems. This drive is certified for use in the United States per UL 60950-1, Second Edition, 2011-12-19 and in Canada per CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1-07, Second Edition, 2011-12. The cRUus UL component recognition mark is specifically used on component parts that are part of a larger product or system and indicates compliance with both Canadian and U.S. requirements. The recognition mark appears on the drive label and is maintained for the life of the product.

16.2 European Standards Compliance

This product is additionally certified to the following standard: International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Safety Standard: IEC 60950-1:2005, Second Edition + A1:2009 (IECEE CB Scheme)

16.3 German Safety Mark

This product has received the TUV Bauart Certification mark under EN 60950-1:2006 with Am. 11 (2009) + Am1:2010 + A12:2011, Second Edition safety standard. The GS mark is not applicable to internal subsystem drives.

16.4 Flammability

The printed wiring boards, flex cables, and connectors used in this drive meet or exceed the UL minimum flammability classifications listed in the table below.

The flammability ratings are marked on the printed wiring boards and flex cables

16.5 Corporate Standards Compliance

This product has been designed to meet the following Corporate Standards:

- NB 3-0501-201 Product Safety, National Requirements-All Countries.

- CS 3-0501-070 Electrical, Mechanical and Flammability

- NB 3-0501-033 Product Safety National Certification Conformity Requirement

- CS 9700-020 Eco-Product Design Requirement

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17 SAS Attachment

This section defines some basic terminology and describes the behavior of the drive when attached to a Serial Attached SCSI (i.e. SAS) domain.

17.1 General

This section introduces some of the terminology that is used in describing Serial Attached SCSI (i.e. SAS). SAS is logically a bi-directional, point to point serial data channel that leverages the SCSI protocol set. Nodes are physically connected via a port. Ports may be connected point-to-point via SAS expanders, to form a complex switching network, referred to as a SAS domain. SAS is defined in terms of a hierarchy of functions or 'protocol layers'. This discussion will focus in on the aspects of SAS that are relevant to this product.

• SCSI Application Layer - Clause 10

• SSP Transport Layer (Serial SCSI Protocol) - Clause 9

• SAS Port Layer - Clause 8

• SSP Link Layer - Clause 7

• SAS PHY Layer - Clause 6

• SAS Physical Layer - Clause 5

All layers are defined in the following ANSI standard.

• "SAS Protocol Layer - 2 (SPL-3)"

In addition, this drive claims compliance with the following ANSI standards.

• SCSI Architecture Model (SAM-5)

• SCSI Block Commands (SBC-3)

17.2 SAS Features

The following SAS features are supported by the drive.

• SAS Compliance

- "Serial Attached SCSI - 3 (SAS-3)"

• SAS Protocol

- This drive supports Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP).

- STP (Tunneled SATA) and SMPs (Management protocols) are NOT supported.

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• SAS Dual Ported Operation

- Single PHY ports (i.e. Narrow port. Wide Port NOT supported)

- Ports function independently with separate firmware controls

- Multiple DMA engines capable of accessing either port

- Maximum outstanding credit of four per port

• Physical Link Rates

- G1 (1.5 Gbs), G2 (3.0 Gbps), G3 (6.0 Gbps), and G4 (12.0 Gbps) supported

- Largely automated OOB and speed negotiation sequences

- Optional support for the hot-plug timeout in hardware

• Partial support for Disconnect/Reconnect Mode Page (0x02)

- Maximum Connect Time Limit - SUPPORTED

- Bus Inactivity Time Limit - NOT SUPPORTED

- Maximum Burst Size - SUPPORTED

- First Burst Size - NOT SUPPORTED

• Others...

- Connection Rate Matching

- Hard Reset primitive sequence detection and validation in hardware

- Support for NOTIFY (Power Loss Expected)

- Hashed WWN validation in hardware

- Extended CDB support

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Object

SAS Implementation

Port Identifier

SAS address

Port Name

Not defined

Device Name

SAS address

PHY Identifier

PHY identifier

Byte/Bit

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0

NAA (5h)

(MSB)

IEEE Company ID

(LSB)

(MSB)

Vendor Specific Identifier

(LSB)

Bit

63-60

59-36

35-24

23-2

1-0

0101

OUI in Canonical Form

Block Assignment

S/N

Object

17.3 SAS Names and Identifiers

In SAS, device and port names are worldwide unique names within a transport protocol. Port identifiers are the values by which ports are identified within a domain, and are used as SAS addresses. PHY identifiers are unique within a device.

Table 27 Names and Identifiers

Where the SAS address format is defined by ANSI as follows:

Table 28 SAS Address Format

The SAS device name is a unique SAS address worldwide name. This device name is reported through the SCSI Vital Products Data. Each of the two SAS ports also has a unique SAS address worldwide name. These port identifiers are reported in the IDENTIFY address frame and are used as source and destination addresses in the OPEN address frame. They are also reported through the SCSI Vital Products Data. Since this drive is one device with two ports it has three SAS addresses. All SAS addresses are in 64-bit IEEE Registered Name format, as illustrated in Table 29.

Table 29 IEEE Registered Name Format

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Field

Description

OUI

Organizationally Unique Identifier (24 bits). Canonical form means that each byte is stored in “bit reversed” order.

Block Assignment

Block assignment within HGST, a Western Digital Company

Object

Device Name/Port Identifier 00b Device 01b Port 1 10b Port 2 11b Not assigned

S/N

Sequentially increasing drive serial number assigned at manufacturing.

The Name Address Authority field (5h) specifies the format used for the rest of the name as follows:

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Link Reset Sequence with hard Reset

Time

Phy Reset sequence

Identification sequence

Phy Reset sequence Hard Reset Sequence

Phy Reset sequence Identification sequence

Time

SAS

SAS w/Hard Reset

Link Reset sequence

OOB sequence Speed Negotiation

sequence

17.4 PHY Layer

The PHY layer defines 8b10b encoding and OOB signals. The PHY layer is the interface between the link layer and the physical layer. This section describes PHY layer behaviors of the drive. For a complete description of SAS PHY Layer, please see the ANSI specification, SPL-3.

17.4.1 Link Reset Sequence

The Link Reset sequences for SAS are defined in the SPL-3 ANSI specification with a general overview shown below. As shown in the diagram, a PHY Reset sequence, consists of an OOB sequence, followed by speed negotiation. Link Reset sequences will always include a PHY Reset sequence, followed by an Identification sequence. Inclusion of a Hard Reset sequence is optional. If Hard Reset is performed, it will be preceded by a PHY Reset sequence, and followed by PHY Reset and an Identification sequence.

Figure 6 Link Reset Sequence

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17.4.2 Hard Reset

A Hard Reset sequence on a port will not affect the other port, but the outstanding commands on the other port will be aborted due to the LUN reset associated with the Hard Reset. The effect of a Hard Reset will be similar to a Power on Reset, and will result in the re-initialization of all drive resources. The first command issued from every initiator on the port that received the Hard Reset will result in a CHECK CONDITION with a sense key of UNIT ATTENTION and an additional sense code of SCSI BUS RESET OCCURRED. The first command issued from every initiator on the other port will result in a CHECK CONDITION and an additional sense code of BUS DEVICE RESET OCCURRED.

A Hard Reset sequence will never be issued by the drive. A link reset will be initiated by the drive on the affected port upon completion of Hard Reset processing.

17.4.3 SAS OOB (Out of Band)

Out of Band (OOB) signals are low-speed signal patterns detected by the PHY that do not appear in normal data streams. They consist of defined amounts of idle time followed by defined amounts of burst time. During the idle time, D.C. idle is transmitted. During the burst time, ALIGN (0) primitives are transmitted repeatedly. The signals are differentiated by the length of idle time between the burst times.

As a SAS compliant device, the drive uses three OOB signals: COMINIT/COMRESET and COMWAKE and COMSAS.OOB operations are beyond the scope of this specification. Please refer to the ANSI SPL-3 specification for more details.

The drive will initiate OOB by sending COMINITs, under the following conditions:

- POR

- Loss of sync

- Identify timeout

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Byte /Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

Start =1b

TX SSC

Type = 0b

Reserved

Requested Logical Link Rate = 0h

G1 Without

SSC=1b

G1 With

SSC=1b

G2 Without

SSC=1b

G2 With SSC=1b

G3 Without

SSC=1b

G3 With

SSC=1b

Without

SSC=1b

G4 With

SSC=1b

Reserved

Parity

Priority

Bit

Highest

G4 With SSC bit

...

G4 Without SSC bit

...

G3 With SSC bit

...

G3 Without SSC bit

...

G2 With SSC bit

…

G2 Without SSC bit

17.4.4 SAS Speed Negotiation

The drive supports G1 (1.5 Gbps), G2 (3.0 Gbps), G3 (6.0 Gbps), and G4 (12.0 Gbps) negotiation speeds. The default maximum negotiation rate is G4 speed (per byte 32 in the PHY Control and Discover Mode Page 19 subpage

1). Drive is SAS3 device and supports SNW-1, SNW-2, SNW-3 speed negotiation with PHY capabilities exchange, and both transmitter training (Train_Tx-SNW, at 12G only) and receiver training (Train_Rx-SNW or Train-SNW). The drive’s PHY capabilities are defined in table below:

PHY Capabilities:

Table 30 SAS Speed Negotiation

 Start is set to 1 to indicate the beginning of the PHY capabilities  TX SSC Type is set to 1 to indicate that PHY’s transmitter uses center-spreading-SSC when SSC is enabled  TX SSC Type is set to 0 to indicate that PHY’s transmitter uses down-spreading-SSC when SSC is enabled  Requested Logical Link Rate field is set to 0 to indicate that drive does not support multiplexing  G1 Without SSC is set to 1 to indicate that drive supports G1 (1.5 Gbps) without SSC  G2 Without SSC is set to 1 to indicate that drive supports G2 (3.0 Gbps) without SSC  G3 Without SSC is set to 1 to indicate that drive supports G3 (6.0 Gbps) without SSC  G4 Without SSC is set to 1 to indicate that drive supports G4 (12.0 Gbps) without SSC  G1 With SSC set to 1 to indicate that drive supports G1 (1.5 Gbps) with SSC  G2 With SSC set to 1 to indicate that drive supports G2 (3.0 Gbps) with SSC  G3 With SSC set to 1 to indicate that drive supports G3 (6.0 Gbps) with SSC  G4 With SSC is set to 1 to indicate that drive supports G4 (12.0 Gbps) with SSC  Parity is set to 1 for even parity of the total number of SNW-3 PHY capabilities, including Start bit.

Training is based on the highest untried commonly supported settings on the exchanged SNW-3 supported settings bits. If a Train-SNW is invalid and there are additional, untried, commonly supported settings exchanged during SNW-3, then a new Train-SNW will be performed based on the next highest untried, commonly supported settings. Table 31 defines the priority of the supported settings bits.

Table 31 Supported Settings Bit Priorities

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…

G1 With SSC bit

G1 Without SSC bit

Lowest

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Error

Error Handling Procedure

Link Reset

After POR or Hard Reset, the drive initiates link reset by transmitting exactly 1 COMINIT. For other resets, the drive does not initiate Link Reset.

COMINIT Timeout

If COMINIT or COMSAS is not received before the ”Hot Plug Timeout" period expires, the drive continues to transmit DC zero and wait for COMINIT/COMSAS. Firmware is notified. This is not considered an error.

COMSAS Timeout

If COMINIT is detected, COMSAS is transmitted, and COMSAS is not received before the COMSAS Detect Timeout timer expires, firmware is notified and the drive continues to transmit DC zero and wait for COMINIT.

Speed Negotiation Errors

If speed negotiation fails with no match, or if the drive fails retrying the matched link rate, firmware is notified and the drive continues to transmit DC zero and wait for COMINIT. If the match link rate retry fails, the PHY Reset Problem counter is incremented (Log Page 0x18).

Loss of Sync

If the drive loses Dword sync long enough for the loss of sync timer to expire, firmware is notified and the drive transmits a COMINIT to initiate a new link reset. The loss of Dword sync counter is incremented (Log Page 0x18).

Disparity/Invalid Dword Error

If a disparity error or an invalid Dword is detected by the drive, the Invalid Dword Count is incremented (Log Page 0x18). The Running Disparity Error Count in Log Page 0x18 is not used

17.4.5 PHY Error Handling

This section defines the PHY layer error handling of the drive.

Table 32 PHY Layer Error Handling

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Byte

Bit

7 6 5 4 3 2 1

RSVD

Device Type

Address Frame Type

1-27

Frame Type Dependent bytes

28-31

CRC

Value

Address Frame Type Description

0000b

IDENTIFY: Identification Sequence

0001b

OPEN: Connection Request

Others

Reserved

17.5 Link Layer

The SAS Link layer defines primitives, address frames, and connections. The Link layer is the interface between the Port layer and the PHY layer. This section describes Link layer behaviors of the drive. For a complete description of SAS Link layer, please see the ANSI specification, SPL-3.

17.5.1 Address Frames

Address frames are used for the identification sequence and for connection requests and are only sent outside connections. The Address Frame format is defined below:

Table 33 Address Frame Format

 Address Frame Type indicates the type of address frame and is defined in Table 34. This field determines the

definition of the frame type dependent bytes.

Table 34 Frame Type:

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Byte

Bit

7 6 5 4 3 2 1

RSVD

Device Type = 1h

Address Frame Type = 0

Reserved

Reason

Reserved

SSP

Initiator

Port

STP

Initiator

Port

SMP

Initiator

Port

RSVD

Reserved

SSP

Target Port

STP

Target

Port

SMP

Target

Port

RSVD

4-11

Device Name

12-19

SAS Address

PHY Identifier

Persistent

Capable

Power Capable

Slumber Capable

Partial

Capable

Inside

ZPSDS

Persistent

Requested

Inside

ZPSDS

Break_Repl

Capable=1b

Pwr_DIS

Capable

23-27

Reserved

28-31

CRC

17.5.1.1 Identify Address Frame

The Identify Address Frame format is used for the identification sequence. The Identify Address Frame is sent after the PHY reset sequence completes. The Identify Address Frame format is defined as follows:

Table 35 Identify Address Frame

 Device Type is set to 001b to indicate that this drive is an "End Device"  Address Frame Type is set to 00b to indicate that this is an IDENTIFY  Reason indicates the reason for link reset sequence as defined in Table 36  Initiator Port bits is set to 000b since this device is a target device only  Target Port bits is set to 100b since this device is a SSP target device only  Device Name contains Target Device Identifier  SAS Address contains the port identifier of the SAS port transmitting this frame  PHY Identifier contains the PHY identifier of the PHY transmitting this frame  Persistent Capable is set to 0b to indicate the drive does not support persistent connections  Power Capable is set to 00b to indicate drive does not issue PWR_REQ or PWR_DONE, and does not respond

 Slumber Capable is set to 0b to indicate drive does not support slumber power PHY mode  Partial Capable is set to 0b to indicate drive does not support partial power PHY mode  Inside ZPSDS Persistent: set to 0b since this is an "End Device"

to PWR_GRANT

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 Requested Inside ZPSDS: set to 0b since this is an "End Device"  Break_Reply Capable: set to 1b to indicate that this port is capable of sending BREAK_REPLY primitive

sequence in responding of receiving BREAK primitive sequences

 Pwr_DIS Capable is set to 1b to indicate the drive does support the PWR_DIS signal as defined in SAS-3

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Value

Address Frame Type Description

00b

Power on

01b

OPEN: Connection Request

02b

Hard Reset

(received a Hard Reset during hard reset sequence)

04b

Loss of Dword synchronization

07b

Break timeout timer expired

08b

PHY test function stopped

Others

RESERVED

Byte

Bit

6 5 4 3 2 1 0

Initiator Port=0

Protocol = 1

Address Frame Type = 1

Features = 0

Connection Rate = 8h, 9h, Ah, or Bh

2-3

Initiator Connection Tag

4-11

Destination SAS Address

12-19

Source SAS Address

Source Zone Group

Pathway Blocked Count

22-23

Arbitration Wait Time

24-27

More Compatible Features

28-31

CRC

Table 36 Reason Field

17.5.1.2 Open Address Frame

The Open Address Frame format is used for the identification sequence. The Open Address Frame is sent after the PHY reset sequence completes. The Open Address Frame format is defined as follows:

Table 37 Open Address Frame Format

 Initiator Port is set to zero when the drive is the source port acting as a SAS target  Protocol is set to 001b to indicate SSP Protocol  Features is set to zero and ignored by the drive per SPL-3  Connection Rate is set to 8h (1.5Gbps), 9h (3Gbps), Ah (6Gbs), or Bh (12Gbs), depending on requested link

rate. Rate matching is supported by the drive, therefore if the link to the drive is 3.0Gbps, and the Connection Rate is 1.5Gbps, the drive will insert ALIGNs between Dwords, to match the Connection Rate.

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Error

Error Handling Procedure

IDENTIFY Timeout

If IDENTIFY is not received before the IDENTIFY timer expires (1ms), firmware is notified and the drive transmits a COMINIT to initiate a new link reset.

BREAK Received

If BREAK is received while the drive has ACK/NAK balance, BREAK or BREAK_REPLY is transmitted and a new connection may be opened if the drive still has frames to transmit. Firmware is not notified. If BREAK is received while the drive does NOT have ACK/NAK balance, BREAK or BREAK_REPLY is transmitted and the current command is aborted and will return Check Condition status with sense data indicating an ACK/NAK timeout.

NAK and ACK/NAK Timeout

If a NAK is received on a RESPONSE frame, the RESPONSE frame is retransmitted with the RETRANSMIT bit set to one. If an ACK or NAK is not received for a RESPONSE frame within 1ms, the RESPONSE frame will be retransmitted with the RETRANSMIT bit set to one. The drive will retry sending a RESPONSE frame once.

Bad Frame CRC

If a frame fails the CRC check, the frame is NAKed by the drive and discarded. This is a link layer function. The command associated with a NAKed DATA or XFER_RDY frame is aborted with check condition status and sense data corresponding to DATA_PHASE_ERROR is returned. COMMAND frames that fail the CRC check are NAKed and discarded.

 Initiator Connection Tag is set by the drive to the last value received from this Initiator.  Destination SAS Address contains the port identifier of the SAS port to which a connection is being requested.  Source SAS Address contains the port identifier on the port that originated this frame (i.e. the drive’s port

address).

 Source Zone Group is set to zero and ignored by the drive per SPL-3  Pathway Blocked Count indicates the number of times the port has retried this connection request due to

receiving OPEN_REJECT (PATHWAY BLOCKED). The drive will not increment the PATHWAY BLOCKED COUNT value past FFh.

 Arbitration Wait Time indicates how long the port transmitting the OPEN address frame has been waiting for a

connection request to be accepted. For values from 0000h to 7FFFh, the Arbitration Wait Time timer increments in one microsecond steps. For values from 8000h to FFFFh, the Arbitration Wait Time timer increments in one millisecond step.

 More Compatible Features is set to zero and ignored by the drive per SPL-3.

17.5.2 Link Layer Error Handling

This section defines the Link layer error handling of the drive.

Table 38 Link Layer Error Handling (part 1 of 2)

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Error

Error Handling Procedure

OPEN_REJECT

OPEN_REJECT – Retry-able Variations

 OPEN_REJECT(RETRY) - Will be retried indefinitely by the drive. This

case is considered to occur when the initiator is temporarily not available to accept connections

 OPEN_REJECT(RATE_NOT_SUPPORTED) – If this occurs, it must

mean that a link between the drive and initiator negotiated to a lower link rate after the command was received. The drive will retry at the connection at a lower rate, and if a connection eventually fails for this session at

1.5Gbps, the command is internally aborted.

 OPEN_REJECT – (PATHWAY_BLOCKED) – handled the same as

OPEN_REJECT(RETRY)

 OPEN_REJECT(BAD_DESTINATION) – handled the same as

OPEN_REJECT(RETRY) OPEN_REJECT – Non-Retry-able Variations – If these are received, the command is internally aborted by the drive

 OPEN_REJECT(BAD_DESTINATION)  OPEN_REJECT(WRONG_DESTINATION)  OPEN_REJECT(PROTOCOL_NOT_SUPPORTED)

Credit Timeout

If credit is not received before the credit timer expires, DONE(CREDIT_TIMEOUT) is sent to the Initiator.

DONE Timeout

If credit is extended and the DONE timer expires, BREAK is sent by hardware to tear down the connection.

CREDIT_BLOCKED

If CREDIT BLOCKED is received and the drive has frames to send in the current connection, DONE(CREDIT_TIMEOUT) is returned. Otherwise, DONE(NORMAL) is returned.

OPEN Frame Checking

Reserved fields in the OPEN frame are not checked.

 The Dest Address field is checked, and if it doesn’t match

OPEN_REJECT(WRONG_DESTINATION) is returned.

 The Protocol field is checked and if it isn’t set to SSP

OPEN_REJECT(PROTOCOL_NOT_SUPPORTED) is returned.

 If the Link Rate exceeds the physical link rate on that port,

OPEN_REJECT(LINK_RATE_NOT_SUPPORTED) is returned.

 The Initiator bit is not checked.

OPEN Response Timeout

If AIP or OPEN_ACCEPT is not received before the OPEN Response timer expires, the hardware transmits BREAK.

CLOSE Timeout

If CLOSE is not received before the CLOSE timer expires, the hardware transmits BREAK.

PHY Not Ready

If Link Reset occurs outside of a connection, commands can execute normally across the link reset. If a link reset occurs inside of a connection, the behavior is similar to BREAK in that it is treated as an abruptly closed connection. In cases where the command cannot be continued normally (e.g. a frame is corrupted by OOB signals, or we do not have ACK/NAK balance), the command is terminated with CHECK CONDITION status with sense data corresponding to ACK/NAK TIMEOUT.

Table 39 Link Layer Error Handling (part 2 of 2)

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Byte

Bit

7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Frame Type

1-3

Hashed Destination Address

Reserved

5-7

Hashed Source Address

8-9

Reserved

TLR Control = 00b

Retry Data

Frames =0b

Retransmit

RSVD

Reserved

# of fill bytes

12-15

Reserved

16-17

Tag

18-19

Target Port Transfer Tag

20-23

Data Offset

24-m

Information Unit

Fill Bytes (if needed)

(n-3)-n

CRC

17.6 Transport Layer

The Transport layer defines frame formats. The Transport layer is the interface between the Application layer and Port layer. It is responsible for constructing and parsing frame contents. For SSP, the Transport layer only receives frames from the Port layer that are going to be ACKed by the Link layer. This section describes Transport layer behaviors of the drive. For a complete description of SAS Transport layer, please see the ANSI specification, SPL-3.

The Transport layer defines the frame format as follows.

Table 40 SAS Frame Format

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Code

Name of Frame

Information Unit

Originator

IU Size (bytes)

01h

DATA

Data

Initiator or Target

1-1024

05h

XFER_RDY

Data Transfer

Ready

Target

06h

COMMAND

Command

Initiator

28-284

07h

RESPONSE

Response

Target

24-1024

16h

TASK

Task Management

Function

Initiator

f0-ffh

Vendor Specific

all others

Reserved

 FRAME TYPE field, which defines the format of the INFORMATION UNIT field as follows:

Table 41 FRAME TYPE Field

 Hashed Destination SAS Address contains the hashed value of the destination SAS address  Hashed Source SAS Address contains the hashed value of the source SAS address  TLR Control is not supported  Retry Data Frames is not supported  Changing Data Pointer is not supported  Number of Fill Bytes indicates the number of fill bytes between the INFORMATION UNIT field and the CRC

field. The Retransmit bit is set to one for RESPONSE frames when attempting to retransmit this frame due to receiving an error during the initial transmission. It shall be set to zero for all other frame types. The Number of Fill Bytes field shall be set to zero for all frame types except DATA frames

 Tag field contains a value that allows the SSP port to establish a context for commands and task management

functions

 Target Port Transfer Tag is set and used by the drive. The initiator should echo this field in outbound data IU.  Information Unit contains the information unit, the format of which is defined by the FRAME TYPE field.  Fill bytes shall be included after the INFORMATION UNIT field so the CRC field is aligned on a four byte

boundary.

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Byte

Bit

6 5 4 3 2 1 0

0-7

Logical Unit Number

Reserved

Disable First Burst=0

Reserved

Task

Attribute

Reserved

Additional CDB Length (in Dwords)

Reserved

12-27

CDB

28-n

Additional CDB Bytes

Value

Attribute

000b

Simple_Q

001b

Head_of_Q

010b

Ordered_Q

100b

ACA_Q (not supported)

101b

Reserved

17.6.1 Command Information Unit

The COMMAND frame is sent by an SSP initiator port to request that a command be processed by the drive.

Table 42 COMMAND Information Unit

 Logical Unit Number contains the address of the logical unit. The drive only supports a LUN of 0’s.  Disable First Burst is not supported by the drive  Task Attribute is defined as follows:

Table 43 Task Attribute Field

 Additional CDB Length contains the length in Dwords (four bytes) of the ADDITIONAL CDB field.  CDB and Additional CDB Bytes together contain the CDB.

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Byte

Bit

7 6 5 4 3 2 1

0-7

Logical Unit Number

8-9

Reserved

Task Management Function

Reserved

12-13

Tag of Task to be Managed

14-27

Reserved

Value

Function

01h

ABORT TASK: The drive shall perform the ABORT TASK associated with the value of the TAG OF TASK TO BE MANAGED field

02h

ABORT TASK SET: The drive shall perform the ABORT TASK SET by aborting all outstanding tasks for the Initiator that sent the TMF.

04h

CLEAR TASK SET: This TMF causes the drive to abort all tasks in the task set. The action is equivalent to receiving a series of Abort Task requests from all Initiators.

A unit attention condition shall be generated for all other Initiators with tasks in the task set. The Additional Sense Code shall be Commands cleared by another Initiator.

08h

LUN RESET: The LUN RESET causes the Target to execute a hard reset. This means:

1. Abort all tasks for all Initiators on either both ports.

2. Release any device reservation on either port.

3. Set a Unit Attention condition for all Initiators.

10h

I_T NEXUS RESET: The I_T NEXUS RESET causes the drive to abort all outstanding tasks for the Initiator that sent the TMF. In addition, a Unit Attention is set for the initiator that sent the TMF, indicating I_T NEXUS LOSS. This TMF does not affect task sets for other initiators.

40h

CLEAR ACA (not supported)

80h

QUERY TASK: The drive shall return a response of FUNCTION SUCCEEDED if the specified task exists, or FUNCTION COMPLETE if the specified task does not exist.

81h

QUERY TASK SET: The drive shall return a response of FUNCTION SUCCEEDED if there is any task exist, or FUNCTION COMPLETE if there is no task exist.

82h

QUERY ASYNCHRONOUS EVENT (formerly QUERY UNIT ATTENTION): The drive shall return a response of FUNCTION SUCCEEDED if there is a unit attention or a deferred error pending, or FUNCTION COMPLETE if there is no unit attention or no deferred error pending.

17.6.2 TASK Information Units

Table 44 TASK Information Unit

 Logical Unit Number field contains the address of the logical unit. The drive only supports a LUN of 0’s.  Task Management Function field is defined as follows:

Table 45 TASK MANAGEMENT FUNCTION Field

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others

RESERVED: The Drive will return a RESPONSE frame with the DATAPRES field set to RESPONSE_DATA and its RESPONSE CODE field set to TASK MANAGEMENT FUNCTION NOT SUPPORTED.

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Byte

Bit

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0

Reserved

UADE Depth

Sense Key 1 Additional Sense Code

Additional Sense Code Qualifier

Code

Description

00b

The combined number of unit attention conditions and deferred errors is unknown

01b

The combined number of unit attention conditions and deferred errors is one

10b

The combined number of unit attention conditions and deferred errors is greater than one

11b

Reserved

 If TMF is set to ABORT TASK or QUERY TASK, the Tag of Task to be Managed field specifies the TAG value

from the COMMAND frame that contained the task to be aborted or checked. For all other TMF’s, this field is ignored.

 If TMF is set to QUERY ASYNCHRONOUS EVENT, the Additional Response Information argument is set to

000000h for the response of FUNCTION COMPLETE. If the response is FUNCTION SUCCEED, the Additional Response Information argument is set as defined in Table 46.

Table 46 Additional Response Information Argument for Query Async Event

 UADE Depth is the number of pending unit attention conditions or deferred errors. It is defined as in Table 47  Sense Key is the value of the SENSE KEY field in the highest-priority pending unit attention condition or deferred

error.

 Additional Sense Code is the value of the ADDITIONAL SENSE CODE field in the highest-priority pending unit

attention condition or deferred error.

 Additional Sense Code Qualifier is the value of the ADDITIONAL SENSE CODE QUALIFIER field in the

highest-priority pending unit attention condition or deferred error

Table 47 UADE DEPTH Field

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Byte

Bit

7 6 5 4 3 2 1

0 - 3

Requested Offset

4 - 7

Write Data Length

8 - 11

Reserved

Byte

Bit

7 6 5 4 3 2 1

17.6.3 XFER_RDY Information Units

The XFER_RDY frame is sent by the drive to request write data (i.e. out bound data) from the initiator.

Table 48 XFER_RDY Information Units

 Requested Offset contains the buffer offset of the segment of write data the Initiator may transmit to the drive

(using DATA frames). The requested offset shall be a multiple of four.

 Write Data Length contains the number of bytes of write data the Initiator may transmit to the drive (using DATA

frames) from the requested offset.

17.6.4 DATA Information Units

The DATA frame is sent by the drive to the Initiator (in bound data) or by the Initiator to the drive (out bound data).

Table 49 Data Information Unit

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0 - (n-1)

Data

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Byte

Bit

7 6 5 4 3 2 1

0-7

Reserved

8-9

MSB

Retry Delay Timer

LSB

Reserved

DataPres

Status

12 - 15

Reserved

16 - 19

Sense Data Length (n bytes)

20 - 23

Response Data Length (m bytes)

24 - (24+m)

Response Data

(24+m) -(23+m+n)

Sense Data

Status Code

Retry Delay Timer

Code

Description

BUSY

0000h

Same as normal busy

0001h-FFEFh

The number of 100 milliseconds increments which Initiator should wait before sending another command to drive

FFF0h-FFFDh

Reserved

FFEFh

Initiator should stop sending commands to drive

FFFFh

Drive is not able to accept the command

0000h

Same as normal busy

QUEUE FULL

0001h-FFEFh

Initiator should wait before sending another command to the drive until:

a) At least the number of 100 milliseconds increments

indicated in the RETRY DELAY TIMER CODE field have elapsed; or

b) A command addressed to the drive completes.

FFF0h-FFFFh

Reserved

GOOD

0000h-FFFFh

Reserved

17.6.5 RESPONSE Information Units

The RESPONSE frame is sent by the drive to the Initiator (in bound data) or by the Initiator to the drive (out bound data).

Table 50 Response Information Unit

 Retry Delay Timer contains the retry delay timer code which is defined as follows:

Table 51 RETRY DELAY TIMER Field (part 1 of 2)

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Status Code

Retry Delay Timer

Code

Description

CHECK CONDITION

0000h-FFFFh

Reserved

CONDITION MET

0000h-FFFFh

Reserved

RESERVATION

CONFLICT

0000h-FFFFh

Reserved

ACA ACTIVE

0000h-FFFFh

Reserved

TASK ABORT

0000h-FFFFh

Reserved

Value

DATAPRES Description

00b

NO DATA: no data present

01b

RESPONSE_DATA: response data present

10b

SENSE_DATA: sense data present

11b

Reserved

Byte

Bit

7 6 5 4 3 2 1

0 - 2

Reserved

Response Code

Value

RESPONSE Code Description

00b

Task Management Function complete

02b

Invalid Frame

04b

Task Management Function not supported

05b

Task Management Function failed

08b

Task Management Function succeeded

Table 52 RETRY DELAY TIMER Field (part 2 of 2)

 DataPres indicates the format and content of the STATUS field, SENSE DATA LENGTH field, RESPONSE

DATA LENGTH field, RESPONSE DATA field, and SENSE DATA field.

Table 53 DATAPRES Field

Table 54 RESPONSE Data

 Response Codes are defined as follows:

Table 55 RESPONSE Codes

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09b

Invalid LUN

others

Reserved

Initiator Target

Command IU

Data IU (s)

Response IU

Time Time

Read Type Command

IU Sequence

Initiator Target

Command IU

Data IU (s)

Response IU

Time Time

Write Type Command

IU Sequence

Xfr_Rdy IU

17.6.6 Sequences of SSP Information Units

SSP Information Units are used in conjunction with one another to execute SCSI commands. This section provides a brief overview of SAS SSP Information Unit sequences that would be required to complete a SCSI command.

Figure 7 SSP Information Unit Sequences

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Error

Error Handling Procedure

SSP Header Field Checking

Reserved fields in SSP frames are not checked.

Data Offset Error

If a DATA frame with an invalid Data Offset is received, the command associated with the DATA frame is aborted with Check Condition status and sense data corresponding to a DATA OFFSET ERROR is returned

I_T NEXUS Loss Timeout

If a connection cannot be established to an Initiator before the I_T NEXUS LOSS timer expires (Mode Page 0x19), all commands from the Initiator are internally aborted. The first new command received from the affected Initiator results in a CHECK CONDITION with sense data corresponding to I_T NEXUS LOSS OCCURRED.

Initiator Response Timeout

If DATA frames corresponding to an outstanding XFER_RDY frame are not received before the Initiator Response timer expires (Mode Page 0x19), the command is aborted with CHECK CONDITION status and sense data corresponding to INITIATOR RESPONSE TIMEOUT is returned for the affected command.

Data Overflow

If more data is received than requested via an XFER_RDY frame, the affected command is aborted with CHECK CONDITION status with sense data corresponding to TOO MUCH WRITE DATA is returned.

Invalid Target Port Transfer Tag

If a DATA frame is received and the TPTT is not set to the value used in the corresponding XFER_RDY frame, the frame is discarded. If a COMMAND or TASK frame is received with the TPTT set to a value other than 0xFFFF, a RESPONSE frame with RESPONSE_DATA set to INVALID FRAME is returned.

Invalid Frame Length

If a DATA frame is received with zero bytes of payload data, the frame is discarded. This is not considered an error. If a COMMAND/TASK frame that is too short is received, RESPONSE data corresponding to INVALID FRAME is returned. The additional CDB length field of a COMMAND frame is not checked for correctness. If a DATA frame is received with a payload greater than 1024 bytes, the frame is discarded and the command is aborted with CHECK CONDITION status and sense data corresponding to DATA_PHASE_ERROR is returned.

17.6.7 Transport Layer Error Handling

This section defines the Transport layer error handling by the drive.

Table 56 Transport Layer Error Handling

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Type

Code

Description

04h

FORMAT UNIT (04)

12h

INQUIRY (12)

4Ch

LOG SELECT (4C)

4Dh

LOG SENSE (4D)

15h

MODE SELECT (15)

55h

MODE SELECT (55)

1Ah

MODE SENSE (1A)

5Ah

MODE SENSE (5A)

5Eh

PERSISTENT RESERVE IN (5E),

5Fh

PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT (5F)

34h

PRE-FETCH (34)

90h

PRE-FETCH (90)

08h

READ (6) - (08)

28h

READ (10) - (28)

A8h

READ (12) - (A8)

88h

READ (16) - (88)

7Fh/09h

READ (32) - (7F/09)

3Ch

READ BUFFER (3C)

25h

READ CAPACITY (10) - (25)

9Eh/10h

READ CAPACITY (16) (9E/10)

37h

READ DEFECT DATA (37)

B7h

READ DEFECT DATA (B7)

3Eh

READ LONG (3E)

9Eh

READ LONG (9E)

07h

REASSIGN BLOCKS (07)

1Ch

RECEIVE DIAGNOSTICS RESULTS (1C)

17h

RELEASE (17)

57h

RELEASE (57)

A3h/05h

REPORT DEVICE IDENTIFIER (A3/05)

A0h

REPORT LUNS (A0)

A3h/0Ch

REPORT SUPPORTED OPERATION CODES (A3/0C)

A3h/0Dh

REPORT SUPPORTED TASK MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS (A3/0D)

A3h/0Fh

REPORT TIMESTAMP (A3/0F)

03h

REQUEST SENSE (03)

16h

RESERVE (16)

18 SCSI Command Set

Summaries of the SCSI commands supported by the drive are listed below. O = optional, M = mandatory

Table 57 SCSI Commands Supported (part 1 of 2)

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Type

Code

Description

56h

RESERVE (56)

01h

REZERO UNIT (01)

48h

SANITIZE (48)

A2h

SECURITY PROTOCOL IN (A2)

B5h

SECURITY PROTOCOL OUT (B5)

1Dh

SEND DIAGNOSTIC (1D)

A4h/06h

SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER (A4/06)

A4h/0Fh

SET TIMESTAMP (A4/0F)

1Bh

START STOP UNIT (1B)

35h

SYNCHRONIZE CACHE (10) - (35)

91h

SYNCHRONIZE CACHE (16) - (91)

00h

TEST UNIT READY (00)

2Fh

VERIFY (10) - (2F)

AFh

VERIFY (12) - (AF)

AFh

VERIFY (16) - (8F)

7Fh/0Ah

VERIFY (32) - (7F/0A)

0Ah

WRITE (6) - (0A)

2Ah

WRITE (10) - (2A)

AAh

WRITE (12) - (AA)

8Ah

WRITE (16) - (8A)

7Fh/0Bh

WRITE (32) - (7F/0B)

2Eh

WRITE AND VERIFY (10) - (2E)

AEh

WRITE AND VERIFY (12) - (AE)

8Eh

WRITE AND VERIFY (16) - (8E)

7Fh/0Ch

WRITE AND VERIFY (32) - (7F/0C)

3Bh

WRITE BUFFER (3B)

3Fh

WRITE LONG (10) (3F)

9Fh

WRITE LONG (16) (9F)

41h

WRITE SAME (10) - (41)

93h

WRITE SAME (16) - (93)

7Fh/0Dh

WRITE SAME (32) - (7F/0D)

Table 58 SCSI Commands Supported (part 2 of 2)

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Bit

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 VU = 0

Reserved = 0

LUN

Logical Unit Number. An encoded three bit identifier for the logical unit.

Vendor Unique bits

LBA

Logical Block Address

RSVD

Reserved

MSB

Most Significant Byte

LSB

Least Significant Byte

18.1 SCSI Control Byte

The Control Byte is the last byte of every CDB. The format of this byte is shown below. VU = VU stands for Vendor Unique.

Table 59 SCSI Control Byte

Note: * - The drive ignores the link bit and flag bit in the CDB.

18.2 Abbreviations

These abbreviations are used throughout the following sections:

18.3 Byte Ordering Conventions

In this specification, where it is not explicitly stated, all multi-byte values are stored with the most significant byte first. For example, in a 4 byte field, byte 0 will contain the MSB and byte 3 the LSB.

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Byte

Bit

7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Command Code = 04h

FMTPINFO

LONG

LIST=0

FMTDATA

CMPLIST

Defect List Format

VU = 0

Obsolete = 0

Reserved = 0

FFMT

VU = 0

Reserved = 0

FLAG

LINK

Format

Description

000b

Block format

100b

Bytes From Index format

101b

Physical Sector format

FFMT

Description

00b

Perform defect management and initialize media to the new format.

01b

Perform defect management but do not initialize the media. May result in any medium error on read before write.

18.4 FORMAT UNIT (04)

Table 60 FORMAT UNIT

- FMTPINFO (Format Protection Information) in combination with the Protection Field Usage field in the Parameter List Header specifies whether or not the drive enables or disables the use of protection information (see table defined in the Parameter List Header section).

- FMTDATA set to one specifies that a Data Out phase follows the Command phase. The Data Out phase consists of a Parameter List header, optionally followed by an Initialization Pattern Descriptor, optionally followed by a Defect List. If FmtData=0, the following defaults are assumed: DPRY=0, DCRT=1, STPF=1, IP=0, DSP=0, Immed=0.

- CMPLIST

Set to one specifies that the Grown Defect List (GList) existing prior to the issuance of the Format Unit command be discarded. If provided, the DList then becomes the GList. Following these operations, the Drive will be formatted with the PList and GList.

Set to zero specifies that the GList existing prior to the issuance of the Format Unit command is retained. If provided, the DList is combined with the GList to become the new GList. Following these operations, the Drive will be formatted with the PList and GList.

Note: The drive manages two internal defect lists and one external. The Plist is created at time of manufacture. The

Glist is built after manufacture by the Initiators’ use of the REASSIGN BLOCK command and the Automatic

Reallocate functions. The Dlist is an external list. It is supplied by the Initiator in the Data Out phase of the FORMAT UNIT command.

- Defect List Format specifies the format of the defect descriptor transferred to the Target when FmtData bit is set to one. The Target supports the following three defect descriptor formats for the FORMAT UNIT command:

If the FmtData bit is set to zero, this field must also be zero. Otherwise the command will complete with a CHECK CONDITION with a sense key of Illegal Request and an additional sense code of Invalid Field in CDB.

- FFMT specifies the scope of the format command.

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10b

Change block size only. May only be used on transitions of physically compatible size such as between 512 + end-to-end protection and 520. May result in end-to-end protection errors on read before write.

11b

Reserved

Notes: It is recommended that the MODE SELECT command be issued prior to the FORMAT UNIT command to specify parameters that affect the formatting process.

The Block Length parameter of the Mode Select Parameter List’s Block Descriptor is used during formatting and is

saved following a successful format operation. If a MODE SELECT command has not been issued since the last reset or start-up (bring-up) sequence, then the Block Length from the previous format operation is used.

Subsequent to receiving a FORMAT UNIT command, the Target responds to commands as follows:

- All commands except REQUEST SENSE and INQUIRY return Check Condition status, while the format operation is an active I/O process.

- When tagged queuing is enabled (DQue = 0), all commands except REQUEST SENSE and INQUIRY return Queue Full status, while the FORMAT UNIT command is a queued I/O process.

- When tagged queuing is disabled (DQue = 1), all commands except REQUEST SENSE and INQUIRY return Busy status, while the FORMAT UNIT command is a queued I/O process

- If a REQUEST SENSE command is received while a format operation is an active I/O process, the Target returns Good status. The sense key is set to Not ready and the additional sense code and qualifier is set to Format In Progress.

- If an INQUIRY command is received while a format operation is an active I/O process, the Target returns Good status and Inquiry data as requested.

The format operation must complete successfully for the Drive to be usable. If the command is interrupted by a reset, power down, or an unrecoverable error, the Drive enters a degraded mode of operation in which reading and writing are prohibited. To exit the degraded mode, another FORMAT UNIT command must be sent by the Initiator and completed successfully by the Target.

The FORMAT UNIT command sets the Unit Attention Condition for all Initiators except the one that issued the FORMAT UNIT command.

HGST Ultrastar C15K600 Hard Disk Drive Specification

Byte

Bit

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0

Reserved = 0

Protection Field Usage

FOV

DPRY

DCRT

STPF =1

Obsolete

Immed

Vendor-specific

2 -3

(MSB)

Defect List Length

(LSB)

4-n

Initialization Pattern Descriptor

(n+1) - m

Defect Descriptor

Byte

Bit

7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Reserved = 0

Protection Field Usage

FOV

DPRY

DCRT

STPF =1

Obsolete

Immed

Vendor-specific

Reserved

P_I_INFORMATION = 0

PROTECTION INTERVAL EXPONENT = 0

(MSB)

DEFECT LIST LENGTH

(LSB)

... 7 8-n

Initialization Pattern Descriptor

(n+1) - m

Defect Descriptor

FMTPINFO

Protection

Field Usage

Description

00h

000h

The drive will be formatted to type 0 protection

01h

xxxh

Check Condition status will be returned with the sense key set to Illegal Request and the additional sense code set to Invalid Field in the CDB.

10h

000h

The drive will be formatted to type 1 protection

11h

000h

The drive will be formatted to type 2 protection

11h

001h

Type 3 protection is not supported - Check Condition status will be returned with the sense key set to Illegal Request and the additional sense code set to Invalid Field in the Parameter List

18.4.1 Parameter List Header

Following is the format of the Parameter List Header sent during the data out phase when FmtData is set to one.

Table 61 Format of the Short Parameter List Header

Table 62 Format of the Long Parameter List Header

- Protection Field Usage: in combination with the format protection information (FMTPINFO) field in the CDB specifies whether or not the drive enables or disables the use of protection information:

Table 63 Format of the Long Parameter List Header

All other combinations of FMTPINFO and Protection Field Usage will result in Check Condition status to be returned with the sense key set to Illegal Request and the additional sense code set to Invalid Field in the Parameter List.

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Byte

Bit

7 6 5 4 3 2 1

0... n

User Data

n... n+1

Logical Block Guard

n+2... n+3

Logical Block Application Tag

n+4... n+7

Logical Block Reference Tag

Type 0 protection specifies that the drive shall disable the use of protection information and format to the block size specified. Following a successful format, the PROT_EN bit in the READ CAPACITY (16) parameter data will indicate that protection information is disabled.

Type 1 and type 2 protection specifies that the drive shall enable the use of protection information and format to the block size specified + 8 (e.g., if the block length is 512, then the formatted block length is 520). See format of data below. When protection information is written during a FORMAT UNIT command, protection information shall be written with a default value of all 0xFF's. Following a successful format, the PROT_EN bit in the READ CAPACITY (16) parameter data will indicate that protection information is enabled and the P_TYPE field in the READ CAPACITY (16) parameter data will indicate the protection type.

Table 64 Data Format with Protection Field

- The Logical Block Guard field contains a CRC that covers the preceding user data. This field is generated/checked per the SBC standard.

- The Logical Block Application Tag field may be modified by the initiator if the ATO bit is set to zero in mode page 0x0A. If the ATO bit is set to one, then the initiator shall not modify the Logical Block Application Tag field. This field is generated/checked per the SBC standard.

- The Logical Block Reference Tag field is generated/checked depending on protection types. With Type 1 protection, the Logical Block Reference Tag in the first logical block of the data transfer shall contain the least significant four bytes of the LBA contained in the Logical Block Address field of the command. Subsequent blocks shall contain the previous logical block reference tag plus one. With Type 2 protection, the Logical Block Reference Tag in the first logical block of the data transfer shall contain the value in the Expected Initial Logical Block Reference Tag field of the command. Subsequent blocks shall contain the previous logical block reference tag plus one.

- FOV (Format Options Valid) bit set to zero indicates that the Target should use its default settings for the DPRY (0), DCRT (1), STPF (1), IP (0), and DSP (1) bits. These bits must all be set to zero in the Parameter List Header when FOV=0, or the command will be terminated with Check Condition status, sense key of Illegal Request, and additional sense code of Invalid Field in Parameter List. FOV=1 indicates that the values set in DPRY, DCRT, STPF, IP, and DSP will be defined as specified below.

- DPRY (Disable Primary) bit set to zero indicates that the Target does not use portions of the medium identified as defective in the primary defect Plist for Initiator addressable logical blocks. If the Target cannot locate the Plist or it cannot determine whether a Plist exists, the Target terminates the FORMAT UNIT command as described for STPF=1. A DPRY bit set to one indicates that the Target does not use the Plist to identify defective areas of the medium. The Plist is not deleted. DPRY must be set to 0 when DCRT is set to 0.

- DCRT (Disable Certification) bit set to zero indicates that the Target performs a medium certification operation and generates a Certification List (Clist), and adds the Clist to the Glist. DPRY must be set to 0 when DCRT is set to 0. A DCRT bit of one indicates that the Target does not generate a Clist or perform a certification process.

Note: Since the DCRT bit is part of the Data Out phase that follows the FORMAT command, the FCERT bit in Mode Page 0 is provided to control certification when the FORMAT command is issued with no Data Out phase. If a FORMAT command is issued with a Data Out phase then FCERT is ignored.

- STPF (Stop Format) bit must be set to one. If one or both of the following conditions occurs, the Target terminates the FORMAT UNIT command with Check Condition status. The sense key is set to Medium Error and the additional sense code is set to Defect List Not Found if the first condition occurred or to Defect List Error if the second condition occurred.

- The Target cannot locate a required Dlist nor determine that the list exists.

- The Target encounters an unrecoverable error while accessing a required Dlist.

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Byte

Bit

7 6 5 4 3 2 1

IP Modifier = 0

Reserved = 0

Initialization Pattern Type = 0 or 1

2 - 3

Initialization Pattern Length (n-3)

Initialization Pattern

...

Initialization Pattern

...

- IP (Initialization Pattern) bit set to zero specifies that an initialization pattern descriptor is not included and all customer data will be initialized to zeroes. An IP bit of one specifies that an Initialization Pattern Descriptor is included in the FORMAT UNIT parameter list following the parameter list header.

18.4.2 Initialization Pattern

Table 65 Initialization Pattern Descriptor

- IP Modifier must be set to 0, indicating that the drive will not modify the initialization pattern.

- SI (Security Initialize) bit set to one specifies that all customer data sectors, including those that have been

previously reassigned, will be initialized. SI set to zero specifies that only the current customer accessible sectors will be formatted.

- Initialization Pattern Type

- Type of 0 will use a default initialization pattern.

- Type of 1 specifies that the Initialization Pattern specified shall be repeated as required to fill each logical

block.

- Initialization Pattern Length specifies the number of bytes that follow in the Initialization Pattern field, and must be less than or equal to the current block size, and non-zero.

- If Initialization Pattern Type is 0 and the Initialization Pattern Length is not set to 0, Check Condition status will be returned, with the sense key set to Illegal Request and the additional sense code set to Invalid Field in Parameter List

- If Initialization Pattern Type is 1 and the Initialization Pattern Length is set to 0, Check Condition status will be returned, with the sense key set to Illegal Request and the additional sense code set to Invalid Field in Parameter List.

- DSP (Disable Saving Parameters) bit when zero indicates the target is to save all the current MODE SELECT savable parameters during the format operation. When the bit is one, the target is not to save the current MODE SELECT savable parameters.

- Immed (Immediate) bit set to zero requests that status be returned at the end of the format operation. An immediate bit set to one requests that status be returned immediately following CDB validation and transfer of data in the Data Out phase. If the format operation, with the immediate bit set to one, terminates in error, DEFERRED ERROR SENSE data is generated.

- P_I_INFORMATION field shall be set to 0. For a type 1 protection information request, if the PROTECTION INTERVAL EXPONENT field is not set to 0, then the device server shall terminate the command with CHECK CONDITION status with the sense key set to ILLEGAL REQUEST and the additional sense code set to INVALID FIELD IN PARAMETER LIST.

- For a type 2 protection or a type 3 protection format request, the protection interval exponent determines the length of user data to be sent before protection information is transferred (i.e., the protection information interval). The protection information interval is calculated as follows: protection information interval = logical

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block length ÷ 2(protection interval exponent) where: logical block length is the length in bytes of a logical block as specified in the mode parameter block descriptor protection interval exponent is the contents of the PROTECTION INTERVAL EXPONENT field.

- A protection interval exponent value of 3 is supported for 4096 byte logical blocks (512 bytes per protection information interval). A protection interval exponent value of 0 is supported for all supported logical block sizes. If these conditions are not met, then the device server shall terminate the command with CHECK CONDITION status with the sense key set to ILLEGAL REQUEST and the additional sense code set to INVALID FIELD IN PARAMETER LIST.

- Defect List Length field specifies the total length in bytes of the defect descriptors that follow (not including the Initialization Pattern Descriptor, if any). Up to 1024 defect descriptors are allowed. The Defect List Length must be equal to four times the number of defect descriptors for BLOCK format, or eight times the number of defect descriptors for BYTES FROM INDEX and PHYSICAL SECTOR formats. Otherwise the command is terminated with Check Condition status with the sense key set to Illegal Request and the additional sense code set to Invalid Field in Parameter List.

HGST Ultrastar C15K600 Hard Disk Drive Specification

Byte

Bit

7 6 5 4 3 2 1

0 - 3

(MSB)

Defective Logical Block Address

(LSB)

4n 4n+1 4n+2 4n+3

(MSB)

Defective Logical Block Address n

(LSB)

18.4.3 Defect Descriptor

Three defect descriptor formats are supported. Entries are not required to be in ascending order. If an entry does not correspond to a valid user addressable media location, the command terminates with Check Condition status with the sense key set to Illegal Request and the additional sense code set to Invalid Field in Parameter List.

18.4.3.1 Block Format - 000b

Format of the Dlist sent during the data out phase when Dlist Format is Block format (000b) and FmtData is set to one.

Table 66 Defect Descriptor - Block Format (for n + 1 defects)

The Block format of the Dlist is the LBA of each defective sector. Note: If a Defective LBA entry, when converted to a physical sector, is equal to the physical sector of a Plist entry

and DPRY = 1, then the entry is not added to the Glist.

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Byte

Bit

7 6 5 4 3

0 - 2

(MSB)

Cylinder Number of Defect

(LSB)

Head Number of Defect

4 - 7

(MSB)

Defect Bytes from Index

(LSB)

8n + 1 8n + 2

(MSB)

Cylinder Number of Defect n

(LSB)

8n + 3

Head Number of Defect n

8n + 4 8n + 5 8n + 6 8n + 7

(MSB)

Defect (n) Bytes from Index

(LSB)

18.4.3.2 Bytes From Index Format - 100b

Format of the Dlist sent during the data out phase when Dlist Format is Bytes from Index format (100b) and FmtData is set to one.

Table 67 Defect Descriptor - Bytes from Index Format (for n = 1 defects)

Each defect descriptor for the Bytes from Index format specifies that the sector containing this byte be marked defective. The defect descriptor is comprised of the cylinder number of the defect, the head number of the defect, and the number of the defect byte relative to index.

Note: If a Byte from Index entry, when converted to a physical sector, is equal to the physical sector of a Plist entry and DPRY = 1, then the entry is not added to the Glist.

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Byte

Bit

7 6 5 4 3

0-2

(MSB)

Cylinder Number of Defect

(LSB)

Head Number of Defect

4-7

(MSB)

Defect Sector Number

(LSB)

8n + 1 8n + 2

(MSB)

Cylinder Number of Defect n

(LSB)

8n + 3

Head Number of Defect n

8n + 4 8n + 5 8n + 6 8n + 7

(MSB)

Defect (n) Sector Number

(LSB)

18.4.3.3 Physical Sector Format - 101b

Format of the Dlist sent during the data out phase when Dlist Format is Physical Sector format (101b) and FmtData is set to one.

Table 68 Defect Descriptor - Physical Sector Format (for n + 1 defects)

Each defect descriptor for the Physical Sector format specifies a defective sector. The defect descriptor is comprised of the cylinder number of the defect, the head number of the defect, and the defect’s sector number.

Note: If a Physical Sector entry, when converted to a physical sector, is equal to the physical sector of a Plist entry and DPRY = 1, then the entry is not added to the Glist.

HGST Ultrastar C15K600 Hard Disk Drive Specification

Byte

Bit

7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Operation Code = 12h

Reserved = 0

CmdDt =0

EVPD

Page Code

3 - 4

Allocation Length

VU = 0

Reserved = 0

FLAG

LINK

EVPD

PAGE CODE

Description

The Target returns the standard INQUIRY data.

Non Zero

The drive returns Check Condition status with the sense key of Illegal Request and the additional sense code of Invalid Field in CDB.

Non Zero

The drive returns the vital product data of page code requested.

18.5 INQUIRY (12)

Table 69 INQUIRY (12)

The INQUIRY command requests the parameters of the Target to be sent to the Initiator. An EVPD An EVPD bit of one specifies that the target return the vital product data page identified by the Page Code field in the CDB the available VPD pages are defined in the addendum provided for each different drive model in the section entitled Inquiry Data Format. The Page Code specifies which page of vital product data information the drive shall return.

Table 70 Page Code descriptions

Allocation Length specifies the number of bytes that the Initiator has allocated for INQUIRY data to be returned. An allocation length of zero implies that no data is to be returned. The Target will terminate the DATA IN phase when all available INQUIRY data has been transferred or when allocation length bytes have been transferred, whichever is less.

Note: If an INQUIRY command is received from an Initiator with a pending unit attention condition (before the target

reports Check Condition status), the Target processes the INQUIRY command. The unit attention condition is not cleared by this action.

Note: The INQUIRY command is a Priority command and is not queued. Note: The inquiry data is set at the time of manufacture and will not change, with the following exceptions:

- Product Revision Level (EVPD=0) can be changed when microcode is downloaded with the Write Buffer command.

- The information returned for EVPD=1, Page Code = 3 is not fixed.

Note: The inquiry data returned when media is not available will not be complete. Byte 0 of the returned data on an INQUIRY command is the same no matter which page(s) is (are) returned. This

description is to be used for all the following page definitions. The Peripheral Qualifier field of zero (0) indicates that the peripheral device is currently connected to this logical unit. A Peripheral Device Type field of zero (0) indicates that this device is a Direct Access Storage Device (DASD).

HGST Ultrastar C15K600 Hard Disk Drive Specification

Byte

Bit

7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Qualifier = 0

Peripheral Device Type = 0

RMB = 0

Reserved=0

Version = 6

Obsolete

Norm ACA=0

HiSup = 1

Response Data Format = 2

Additional Length = 159 (9Fh)

SCCS=0

ACC=0

TPGS=00b

3PC=0

Reserved = 0

Protect=1

Obsolete

EncSer = 0

Port

MultiP=1

Obsolete

RSVD = 0

Obsolete

RSVD = 0

Obsolete

CmdQue= 1

RSVD = 0

8-15

Vendor ID = "HGST " (ASCII)

16-31

Product ID (ASCII)

32-35

Product Revision Level (ASCII)

36-43

Unit Serial Number (ASCII)

44-95

Reserved = 0

96-145

146-163

Reserved=0

18.5.1 Inquiry Data

Fields with a value shown inside quotes (e.g. Value =’xyz’) are character fields. A value not in quotes is a numeric

value. Character fields are alphanumeric and represented in either ASCII.

18.5.1.1 Inquiry Data Format - EVPD = 0, Page Code = 0

Table 71 Inquiry Data- EVPD = 0

- Qualifier is set to zero to indicate that the LUN specified is currently supported. Qualifier is set to 011b when the

- Peripheral Device Type is set to zero to indicate that the device is a Direct-Access Peripheral Device.

- Removal Media Bit (RMB) is always set to zero to indicate no removal media exists.

- Version indicates the level of the ANSI standard that the product supports. The drive supports ANSI SPC-4.

- NormACA (Normal ACA) field of 0 indicates the device server does not support setting the NACA bit to one in

- HiSup bit of 1 indicates that the drive uses the hierarchical addressing model to assign LUNs to logical units.

- Response Data Format is set to two to indicate that the INQUIRY Data Format as specified in the ANSI SCSI

- Additional Length indicates the number of bytes of INQUIRY information that follows.

LUN specified is not present 1

the Control Byte of the CDB as defined in the SAM.

version 2 is supported by the Target.

If an INVALID LUN is specified, a Check Condition status will be returned for all commands except INQUIRY and REQUEST SENSE.

HGST Ultrastar C15K600 Hard Disk Drive Specification

- SCCS bit of zero indicates that the device does not contain an embedded storage array controller component.

- ACC bit of zero indicates that no access controls coordinator may be addressed through this logical unit.

- TGPS field of zero indicates that the device does not support asymmetric logical unit access.

- 3PC bit of zero indicates that the device does not support third-party copy commands.

- Protect bit of one indicates that the drive supports protection information

- EncSer(Enclosure Services) bit of 0 indicates that the Target does not contain an embedded enclosure

services component.

- Port bit of 0 indicates that the drive received the Inquiry command on port A, while a Port bit of 1 indicates that the drive received the Inquiry command on port B.

- MultiP (MultiPort) bit of 1 indicates that the Target has multiple ports and implements multi-port requirements.

- CmdQue is set to one to indicate that the drive supports command queuing.

- Vendor ID is HGST padded with ASCII blanks.

- Product ID is specified

- Product Revision Level indicates the level of microcode.

- Unit Serial Number contains the drive serial number.

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

1 General

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Glossary

1.3 Caution

1.4 References

2 Outline of the Drive

3 Fixed Disk Subsystem Description

3.1 Control Electronics

3.2 Head Disk Assembly

3.3 Actuator

4 Drive Characteristics

4.1 Formatted Capacity

4.2 Data Sheet

4.3 Inquiry Information

4.3.1 Product ID

4.3.2 World Wide ID - Block Assignment

4.4 Performance Characteristics

4.4.1 Mechanical Positioning

4.4.1.1 Average Seek Time (including settling)

4.4.1.2 Full Stroke Seek Time

4.4.1.3 Average Latency

4.4.2 Drive Ready Time

4.4.3 Spindle Stop Time

4.4.4 Data Transfer Speed

4.4.5 Buffering Operation (read ahead/write cache)

5 Data Integrity

5.1 Equipment Status

5.2 Error Recovery Procedure

6 Physical Format

6.1 Shipped Format (P-List)

6.2 Reassigned Format (G-List)

7 Electrical Interface

7.1 SAS Connector

7.1.1 29 pin Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Connector Definition

7.1.2 Voltage and Ground Signals

7.1.3 Ready LED Output

8 Environment

8.1 Temperature And Humidity

8.2 Storage Requirements

8.2.1 Packaging

8.2.2 Storage Time

8.3 Cooling Requirements

9 DC Power Requirements

9.1 Power Supply Current, Average and Peak

9.2 Ripple Voltage

9.3 Power Consumption Efficiency Index

10 Reliability

10.1 Start/Stop Cycles

10.2 Load/Unload Cycles

10.3 Data Reliability

10.4 Seek Errors

10.5 Failure Prediction (S.M.A.R.T)

10.6 MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure): 2.0M hours.

10.7 Preventive Maintenance

10.8 Temperature Warning

11 Mechanical Specifications

11.1 Outline

11.2 Mechanical Dimensions

11.3 Interface Connector

11.4 Mounting Positions and Tappings

11.5 Drive Mounting

11.6 Heads Unload and Actuator Lock

12 Vibration and Shock

12.1 Operating Vibration

12.1.1 Random Vibration

12.1.2 Swept Sine Vibration

12.2 Non-operating Vibrations

12.2.1 Random Vibration

12.2.2 Swept Sine Vibration

12.3 Operating Shock

12.4 Non-operating Shock

12.4.1 Half sinewave Shock Pulse

12.4.2 Rotational Shock

13 Acoustics

13.1 Sound Power Levels

14 Identification Labels