Seagate ST8000AS0002,ST6000AS0012,ST6000AS0002,ST8000AS0012 Product Manual
Product Manual
Seagate® Archive HDD
Standard models
ST8000AS0002
ST6000AS0002
Self-Encryption models
ST8000AS0012
ST6000AS0012
Gen 2
100757960
Rev. B
November 2014
Document Revision History
Revision Date Description of Change
Rev . A 07/17/2014 Initial release.
Rev. B 11/18/2014 Pages 5, 8-10, 12-14, 16-17, 20, 25
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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 formatting and other functions, and thus will 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
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Contents
Seagate® Technology Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.0 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.1 About the SATA interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.0 Drive Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.1 Specification summary tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.2 Formatted capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.2.1 LBA mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.3 Default logical geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.4 Recording and interface technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.5 Physical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.6 Seek time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.7 Start/stop times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.8 Power specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.8.1 Power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.8.2 Conducted noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.8.3 Voltage tolerance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.8.4 Extended Power Conditions - PowerChoiceTM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.9 Environmental specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.9.1 Ambient Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.9.2 Temperature gradient. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.9.3 Humidity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.9.4 Altitude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.9.5 Shock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.9.6 Operating vibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.9.7 Non-operating vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.10 Acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.10.1 Test for Prominent Discrete Tones (PDTs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.11 Electromagnetic immunity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.12 Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.13 Agency certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.13.1 Safety certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.13.2 Electromagnetic compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.13.3 FCC verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.14 Environmental protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.14.1 European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive. . . . . 20
2.14.2 China Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.15 Corrosive environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.0 Configuring and Mounting the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.2 Configuring the drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.3 SATA cables and connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.4 Drive mounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.0 About (SED) Self-Encrypting Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.1 Data Encryption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.2 Controlled Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.2.1 Admin SP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.2.2 Locking SP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.2.3 Default password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.2.4 ATA Enhanced Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.3 Random Number Generator (RNG). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.4 Drive Locking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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4.5 Data Bands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.6 Cryptographic Erase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.7 Authenticated Firmware Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.8 Power Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.9 Supported Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.10 RevertSP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.0 SATA Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
5.1 Hot-Plug compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
5.2 SATA device plug connector pin definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
5.3 Supported ATA commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
5.3.1 Identify Device command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
5.3.2 Set Features command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
5.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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Figures
Figure 1 Typical 5TB model 5V & 12V - 6Gb/s startup and operation current profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Figure 2 Attaching SATA cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Figure 3 Mounting dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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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:
For information regarding data recovery services, visit:
For Seagate OEM and Distribution partner portal, visit:
For Seagate reseller portal, visit:
http://www.seagate.com/partners/my-spp-dashboard/
http://www.seagate.com/support/warranty-and-replacements/
http://www.seagate.com/services-software/data-recovery-services/
http://www.seagate.com/partners
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1.0 Introduction
This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following
Seagate® Archive HDD model drives:
Standard model SED model
ST8000AS0002 ST8000AS0012
ST6000AS0002 ST6000AS0012
Note
Previous generations of Seagate Self-Encrypting Drive models were called Full Disk Encryption (FDE) models
before a differentiation between drive-based encryption and other forms of encryption was necessary.
These drives provide the following key features:
• High instantaneous (burst) data-transfer rates (up to 600MB per second).
• TGMR recording technology provides the drives with increased areal density.
• State-of-the-art cache and on-the-fly error-correction algorithms.
• Native Command Queuing with command ordering to increase performance in demanding applications.
• Full-track multiple-sector transfer capability without local processor intervention.
• Seagate AcuTrac™ servo technology delivers dependable performance, even with hard drive track widths of
only 75 nanometers.
• Seagate SmartAlign™ technology provides a simple, transparent migration to Advanced Format 4K sectors
• Quiet operation.
• Compliant with RoHS requirements in China and Europe.
• SeaTools diagnostic software performs a drive self-test that eliminates unnecessary drive returns.
• Support for S.M.A.R.T. drive monitoring and reporting.
• Supports latching SATA cables and connectors.
• Worldwide Name (WWN) capability uniquely identifies the drive.
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www.seagate.com Introduction
1.1 About the SATA interface
The Serial ATA (SATA) interface provides several advantages over the traditional (parallel) ATA interface. The
primary advantages include:
• Easy installation and configuration with true plug-and-play connectivity . It is not necessary to set any jumpers or
other configuration options.
• Thinner and more flexible cabling for improved enclosure airflow and ease of installation.
• Scalability to higher performance levels.
In addition, SATA makes the transition from parallel ATA easy by providing legacy software support. SATA was
designed to allow users to install a SATA host adapter and SATA disk drive in the current system and expect all of
the existing applications to work as normal.
The SATA interface connects each disk drive in a point-to-point configuration with the SATA host adapter. There is
no master/slave relationship with SATA devices like there is with parallel ATA. If two drives are attached on one
SATA host adapter, the host operating system views the two devices as if they were both “masters” on two
separate ports. This essentially means both drives behave as if they are Device 0 (master) devices.
The SA TA host adapter and drive share the function of emulating parallel ATA device behavior to provide backward
compatibility with existing host systems and software. The Command and Control Block registers, PIO and DMA
data transfers, resets, and interrupts are all emulated.
The SATA host adapter contains a set of registers that shadow the contents of the traditional device registers,
referred to as the Shadow Register Block. All SATA devices behave like Device 0 devices. For additional
information about how SATA emulates parallel ATA, refer to the “Serial ATA International Organization: Serial ATA
Revision 3.2”. The specification can be downloaded from
www.sata-io.org.
Note
The host adapter may, optionally, emulate a master/slave environment to host software where two
devices on separate SA TA ports are represented to host software as a Device 0 (master) and Device 1
(slave) accessed at the same set of host bus addresses. A host adapter that emulates a master/slave
environment manages two sets of shadow registers. This is not a typical SATA environment.
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2.0 Drive Specifications
Unless otherwise noted, all specifications are measured under ambient conditions, at 25°C, and nominal power.
For convenience, the phrases the drive and this drive are used throughout this manual to indicate the following
drive models:
Standard model SED model
ST8000AS0002 ST8000AS0012
ST6000AS0002 ST6000AS0012
2.1 Specification summary tables
The specifications listed in Table 1 are for quick reference. For details on specification measurement or definition,
refer to the appropriate section of this manual.
Table 1 Drive specifications summary
Drive Specification* ST8000AS0002 and ST8000AS0012 ST6000AS0002 and ST6000AS0012
Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)** 8000GB (8TB) 6000GB (6TB)
Guaranteed sectors 15,628,053,168 11,721,045,168
Heads 12
Disks 6
Bytes per sector 512
Recording density (max) 1950 KFCI
Track density (avg) 435 KTPI
Areal density (avg) 848 Gb/in
Internal data transfer rate (max) 1900 Mb/s
Average data rate, read/write (MB/s) 150 MB/s
Maximum sustained data rate, OD read
(MB/s)
ATA data-transfer modes supported
I/O data-transfer rate (max) 600MB/s
Cache buffer 128MB
Height (max) 26.1mm / 1.028 in
Width (max) 101.6mm/4.0 in (+ 0.010 in)
Length (max) 146.99mm / 5.787 in
Weight (typical) 780g / 1.72 lb
Average latency 5.5ms
Power-on to ready (max) 30.0s
Standby to ready (max) 25.0s
Average seek, read (typical)
Average seek, write (typical)
Startup current (typical) 12V 2.0A
Voltage tolerance (including noise)
Ambient temperature
Temperature gradient
Relative humidity
Relative humidity gradient (max) 30% per hour
Wet bulb temperature (max)
Multiword DMA modes: 0 to 2
-40° to 70°C (non-operating)
20°C per hour max (operating)
30°C per hour max (nonoperating)
37.7°C max (nonoperating)
190 MB/s
PIO modes: 0 to 4
Ultra DMA modes 0 to 6
<12.0ms typical
<12.0ms typical
5V: ±5%
12V: ±10%
0° to 60°C (operating)
5% to 90% (operating)
5% to 95% (nonoperating)
30°C max (operating)
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Table 1 Drive specifications summary
Drive Specification* ST8000AS0002 and ST8000AS0012 ST6000AS0002 and ST6000AS0012
Altitude, operating
Altitude, non-operating
(below mean sea level, max)
Operational shock (max) 70 read / 40 write Gs at 2ms
Non-operational shock (max) 250 Gs at 2ms
Vibration, operating
Vibration, non-operating 5Hz to 500Hz: 3.0 Gs
Drive acoustics, sound power
Idle***
Seek
Non-recoverable read errors 1 per 10
Average rate of <180TB/year. The AFR specification for the drive assumes the I/O
workload does not exceed the average annualized workload rate limit of 180TB/year.
Rated workload
Warranty
Load/unload cycles (25°C, 50% rel. humidity) 300,000 at 25°C, 50% rel. humidity
Supports hotplug operation per the
Serial ATA Revision 3.2 specification
Workloads exceeding the annualized rate may degrade the drive AFR and impact product
reliability. The average annualized workload rate limit is in units of TB per year, or TB per
8760 power-on hours. Workload rate limit = TB transferred × (8760/recorded power-on
hours).
To determine the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the following
web page: http://www.seagate.com/support/warranty-and-replacements/
From this page, click on “Check to see if the drive is under Warranty”. Users will be asked
to provide the drive serial number, model number (or part number) and country of
purchase. The system will display the warranty information for the drive.
10Hz to 22Hz: 0.25 Gs, Limited displacement
-304.8m to 3048m
(-1000 ft to 10,000 ft)
-304.8m to12,192m
(-1000ft to 40,000+ ft)
22Hz to 350Hz: 0.50 Gs
350Hz to 500Hz: 0.25 Gs
2.5 bels (typical)
2.6 bels (max)
2.6 bels (typical)
2.8 bels (max)
14
bits read
Yes
*All specifications above are based on native configurations.
** One GB equals one billion bytes and 1TB equals one trillion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending
on operating environment and formatting.
*** During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. specification, which may increase acoustic and power
to operational levels.
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2.2 Formatted capacity
Model Formatted capacity* Guaranteed sectors Bytes per sector
ST8000AS0002 & ST8000AS0012 8000GB 15,628,053,168
ST6000AS0002 & ST6000AS0012 6000GB 11,721,045,168
*One GB equals one billion bytes and 1TB equals one trillion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending
on operating environment and formatting.
512
2.2.1 LBA mode
When addressing these drives in LBA mode, all blocks (sectors) are consecutively numbered from 0 to n–1, where
n is the number of guaranteed sectors as defined above.
See Section 5.3.1, "Identify Device command" (words 60-61 and 100-103) for additional information about 48-bit
addressing support of drives with capacities over 137GB.
2.3 Default logical geometry
• Cylinders: 16,383
• Read/write heads: 16
• Sectors per track: 63
LBA mode
When addressing these drives in LBA mode, all blocks (sectors) are consecutively numbered from 0 to n–1, where
n is the number of guaranteed sectors as defined above.
2.4 Recording and interface technology
Interface
SATA
Recording method TGMR
Recording density (KFCI) 1950
Track density (Ktracks/inch avg) 435
Areal density (Gb/in2) 848
Internal data transfer rate (Mb/s max) 1900
Maximum sustained data transfer rate, OD read (MB/s) 190
Average data rate, read/write (MB/s) 150
I/O data-transfer rate (MB/s max) 600
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