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5.2.2
Format command execution time for 512-byte sectors (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).
When changing sector sizes, the format times shown above may need to be increased by 30 minutes.
5.2.3
General performance characteristics
Sustained transfer rate
SAS Interface maximum instantaneous transfer rate
Logical block sizes
512 (default), 520, 524 and 528
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 no errors and no relocated logical blocks. Rate measured from the start of the first logical block transfer to or
from the host.
** MiB/s x 1.048 = MB/s
5.3
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.
The START STOP UNIT command may be used to command the drive to stop the spindle. Stop time is 20 sec-
onds (maximum) from removal of DC power. SCSI stop time is 20 seconds. There is no power control switch
on the drive.
12
300GB models
146GB models
60
30
30
15
144 to 193 MiB/s **
151 to 202 MB/s
600 MB/s* per port
(dual port = 1,200 MB/s*)
Yes
Negligible
2.0 ms
Savvio 15K.3 SAS Product Manual, Rev. D
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