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4.2.2
Format command execution time (minutes)
Maximum (with verify)
Maximum (without verify)
Execution time measured from receipt of the last byte of the Command Descriptor Block (CDB) to the request
for a Status Byte Transfer to the Initiator (excluding connect/disconnect).
4.2.3
General performance characteristics
Sustainable disk transfer rate*:
Minimum
Maximum
SAS Interface maximum instantaneous transfer rate
Logical block sizes
Default is 512-byte data blocks
Sector sizes variable to 512, 520, and 528 kbytes.
Read/write consecutive sectors on a track
Flaw reallocation performance impact (for flaws reallocated at format time using
the spare sectors per sparing zone reallocation scheme.)
Average rotational latency
*Assumes system ability to support the rates listed and no cable loss.
1 MB/sec = 1,000,000 bytes/sec
4.3
Start/stop time
The drive accepts the commands listed in the SAS Interface Manual less than 3 seconds after DC power has
been applied.
If the drive receives a NOTIFY (ENABLE SPINUP) primitive through either port and has not received a START
STOP UNIT command with the START bit equal to 0, the drive becomes ready for normal operations within 20
seconds (excluding the error recovery procedure).
If the drive receives a START STOP UNIT command with the START bit equal to 0 before receiving a NOTIFY
(ENABLE SPINUP) primitive, the drive waits for a START STOP UNIT command with the START bit equal to 1.
After receiving a START STOP UNIT command with the START bit equal to 1, the drive waits for a NOTIFY
(ENABLE SPINUP) primitive. After receiving a NOTIFY (ENABLE SPINUP) primitive through either port, the
drive becomes ready for normal operations within 20 seconds (excluding the error recovery procedure).
If the drive receives a START STOP UNIT command with the START bit and IMMED bit equal to 1 and does
not receive a NOTIFY (ENABLE SPINUP) primitive within 5 seconds, the drive fails the START STOP UNIT
command.
12
ST3450856SS
ST3300656SS
176
144
88
72
ST3146356SS
100
50
112 Mbytes/sec (typical)
171 Mbytes/sec (typical)
300 Mbytes/sec* per port
Yes
Negligible
2.0 msec
Cheetah 15K.6 SAS Product Manual, Rev. A
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