Seagate Nytro XP6302-8B2048,Nytro XP6302-8B1536 User Manual

User Guide

Seagate® Nytro™ XP6300
Flash Accelerator Cards

Nytro XP6302-8B2048
Nytro XP6302-8B1536

100765563
Rev. A
December 2014

Revision History

Revision Date Description of Changes

Rev. A, 12/8/ 2014 Initial release.

Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and

2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:

· Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

· Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

· Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

· Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Shielded cables for SCSI connection external to the cabinet are used in the compliance testing of this Product. Seagate is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused
by unauthorized modification of this equipment or the substitution or attachment of connecting cables and equipment other than those specified by Seagate Technology LLC. The
correction of interferences caused by such unauthorized modification, substitution, or attachment will be the responsibility of the user.

The Nytro WarpDrive Application Acceleration Card is tested to comply with FCC standards for home or office use.

This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.

This is a Class B product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council for Interference from Information Technology Equipment (VCCI). If this is used near a radio or television
receiver in a domestic environment, it may cause radio interference. Install and use the equipment according to the instruction guide.

© 2014, Seagate Technology LLC All rights reserved.

Publication number: 100765563, Rev. A, December 2014

Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Wave logo are registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC in the United States and/or other countries. Nytro, Nytro WarpDrive and SeaTools are either trademarks or registered
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No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without written permission of Seagate Technology LLC. Call 877-PUB-TEK1(877-782-8351) to request permission.

When referring to drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one trillion bytes. Your computer’s operating system may use a different standard of measurement and report
a lower capacity. In addition, some of the listed capacity is used for formatt ing and other func tions, and thus w ill not be available for data storage. Actual quantities will vary based on various factors, including file size, file
format, features and application software. Actual data rates may vary depending on operating environment and other factors. The export or re-expor t of hardware or software containing encryption may be regulated by
the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (for more information, visit www.bis.doc.gov), and controlled for import and use outside of the U.S. Seagate reserves the right to change, without notice,
product offerings or specifications.

Contents

Seagate Technology Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Chapter 1: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1.2 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1.3 Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Chapter 2: Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2.1 Quick Installation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2.2 Hardware Installation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2.2.1 Card Retention, Shipping, and the PCIe Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2.2.2 Hardware Installation Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2.3 Software Installation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2.3.1 Windows Driver Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2.3.2 Linux Driver Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2.3.3 FreeBSD Driver Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.3.4 VMware ESX4.X, ESX5.X, ESXi 5.X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.4 BIOS Boot Support Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.4.1 Changing the BIOS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.5 Managing the Nytro XP6300 Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Chapter 3: Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3.1 Nytro XP6300 Card Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3.1.1 LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3.1.2 Troubleshooting the Nytro XP6300 Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3.1.3 Power Consumption for the Nytro XP6300 Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

3.1.4 Thermal Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

3.1.4.1 Maximum Sensor Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

3.2 Electromagnetic and Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

3.3 Safety Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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Seagate Technology Support Services

For information regarding online support and services, visit: http://www.seagate.com/about/contact-us/technical-support/

Available services include:

 Presales & Technical support
 Global Support Services telephone numbers & business hours
 Authorized Service Centers

For information regarding Warranty Support, visit: http://www.seagate.com/support/warranty-and-replacements/

For information regarding data recovery services, visit: http://www.seagate.com/services-software/data-recovery-services/

For Seagate OEM and Distribution partner portal, visit: http://www.seagate.com/partners

For Seagate reseller portal, visit: http://www.seagate.com/partners/my-spp-dashboard/

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www.seagate.com Overview

Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 Overview

This manual describes the functional, mechanical, and interface specifications for the Seagate®Nytro™ XP6300 Series
Flash Accelerator Cards. The Nytro XP6300 card is a block storage device. The card presents itself to the operating
system through a Fusion-MPT™ interface as a single drive that requires minimal user configuration. You can use this
card for either nonpersistent (for example, cache) or persistent (for example, database files) data.

The Nytro XP6300 card has a PCI Express® (PCIe®) interface that complies with the PCI Express Specification 3.0. The
functionality of the Nytro XP6300 card comes from a SAS2308 I/O controller with Seagate Nytro firmware that runs on
the internal processor.

The following table shows the characteristics of the Nytro XP6300 card models:

Table 1 Seagate Nytro XP6300 Card Characteristics Summary

Device Name Model Name Raw Capacity Connector Flash Controller NAND Type Card Style Controller

Nytro XP6302 XP6302-8B2048 2048 GB X8 PCIe 3.0 SF2582 Enterprise

Multi-Level Cell

(eMLC)

Nytro XP6302 XP6302-8B1536 1536 GB X8 PCIe 3.0 SF2582 eMLC Half Height, Half

Half Height, Half

Length

Length

1.2 Features

This section lists the features of the Nytro XP6300 cards.

 Proven enterprise firmware stack
 Flash ROM for storing the BIOS and firmware
 Best-in-class read and write performance
 Average latency of less than 200 μs
 Low host burden – No static CPU and memory overhead
 Support for Windows®, Linux®, VMware®, and FreeBSD® operating systems
 Bootable
 PCIe 3.0 x 8
 Half height and half length
 PCIe standard low-profile bracket attached to card (full-height bracket ships in the box)
 LEDs for drive life and drive status
 High reliability with block-level, page-level, and die-level failure protection

SAS2308

SAS2308

1.3 Related Documents

Refer to the following documents for more information on the Nytro XP6300 card and related tools.

 Seagate® Nytro™ WarpDrive® and Nytro XP6000 Application Acceleration Card Management Utility User Guide
 Seagate® Nytro™ XP6300 Application Acceleration Card Quick Installation Guide

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www.seagate.com Quick Installation Instructions

Chapter 2: Installation

2.1 Quick Installation Instructions

You can use the quick installation instructions to install your Nytro XP6300 card, or you can see the next section if you
need more detailed installation instructions.

To quickly install your Nytro XP6300 card, follow these instructions.

1. Unpack the Nytro XP6300 card and inspect it for damage.

2. Turn off the server, and remove the power cord.

3. Remove the cover from the server.

4. Insert the card in an available PCIe slot that supports at least 50 W of power.

5. Secure the bracket to the system’s chassis.

6. Replace the cover and the power cord, then turn on the server.

The Nytro XP6300 card hardware installation is complete.

2.2 Hardware Installation Instructions

2.2.1 Card Retention, Shipping, and the PCIe Specification

The PCIe specification requires that add-in cards with a mass of greater than 350 grams must have additional card
retention at the server level. Neither the connector nor the optional hockey stick feature described in the PCIe
specification provides the required retention.

Server OEMs and ODMs are solely responsible for choosing and qualifying their own server and rack shipping
solution. Seagate does not qualify the server and rack shipping solution and is not responsible for such solution or any
impact to Seagate products.

Seagate will make available mechanical design collateral for its products, which may be used by server OEMs and
ODMs to design retention features for their server products. Seagate information is provided AS IS only and Seagate
does not certify any design retention features used by OEMs and ODMs.

Seagate does not perform server and rack shock and vibration testing of OEM and ODM products. OEMs and ODMs
are solely responsible for any server and rack shock and vibration testing.

2.2.2 Hardware Installation Steps

1. Unpack the Nytro XP6300 card and inspect it for damage. Unpack the card in a static-free environment and
follow good antistatic grounding procedures. Remove the Nytro XP6300 card from the antistatic bag, and
carefully inspect it for damage. If you notice any damage, contact Seagate, or your reseller support representative.

NOTE Back up your data before changing your system configuration.

2. Prepare the computer. Turn off the server, and disconnect the power cords from the power supply. Remove the
cover from the chassis.

WAR NIN G To avoid electrical shock, disconnect the server from the main power

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and from any networks before you install the card.