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ZeusIOPS Fibre Channel3.5-Inch Solid State DriveProduct Manual61000-04522-101: Revision 1.6

x ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveWrite, Erase and Read Error Rate...

98 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveREGULATORY COMPLIANCEMARKING, APPROVALS AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATIONThe SSD may have the following

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 99RADIO FREQUENCY EMISSIONSThe SSD has passed radiated emissions testing (10 meter chamber) with a m

100 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD)The SSD will meet the ESD limits specified in the 61000-4-2 guidelin

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 101CONTACT AND ORDERING INFORMATIONContact Information.Ordering InformationTelephone: 1-949-260-8345

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ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 103INDEXAAltitude ParametersHigh Altitude Limit ... 84Low Altitude Limit ...

104 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveFCP-SCSI CommandsSupported SCSI Commands ...33Unsupported SCSI Commands ...59Fibre Channel

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 105General Description ... 19Performance ... 19RR

106 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveOverview ...60Read Error Correction Bits ...61Re

CERTIFICATION AND WARRANTYFCC Declaration of ConformityLimited WarrantySTEC Inc., Solid State Drives are warranted against defects in material and wor

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive xiRelative Humidity...

STEC Inc.World Headquarters3001 Daimler StreetSanta Ana, CA 92705 USATel: 1-949-260-8345Fax: 1-949-476-1927Web: www.stec-inc.com61000-04522-101: Revis

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ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive xiiiLIST OF TABLES1. Data Transfer Rates ...

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ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive xv58. Management Utility Requirements...

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ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive xviiLIST OF FIGURES1. The ZeusIOPS Fibre Channel Solid State Drive...

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ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 17SCOPEFigure 1. The ZeusIOPS Fibre Channel Solid State DriveOVERVIEWThis product manual describes t

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18 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveSTANDARDS AND REFERENCE DOCUMENTSThis section discusses the formal standards that may apply to the

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 19PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONGENERAL DESCRIPTIONThe ZeusIOPS Fibre Channel Solid State Drive (SSD) is a soli

20 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DrivePERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICSENDURANCEThe useful life of the flash media is limited by the number of

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 21MOUNT TIMEThe amount of time required to initialize and mount a SSD varies according to the operat

22 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveERASE TIMESThe time required to erase the SSD varies according to the total capacity of the drive.

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 23HOT PLUGGINGThe SSD can be inserted or removed to and from a loop during operation. This capabilit

24 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONSPOWER SUPPLYThe following voltage specification applies to the drive powe

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 25GROUNDINGSignal and chassis ground are not connected together in the drive. To ensure minimal EM e

26 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveSEL_ID FUNCTIONThe SEL_n (TTL compatible) inputs (defined when -Parallel ESI is de-asserted) provi

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 27P_ESI_n FUNCTIONThe SEL_N (TTL compatible) inputs and outputs (defined when -Parallel ESI is asser

ZEUSIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive iiiCONVENTIONSThe following icons are used throughout this document to identify additional informati

28 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveSTART_n MATEDThese signals are used to control the motor spin on rotating media drives. Because th

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 29INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONSSSD OPERATIONThe is comprised of the following primary functional blocks:

30 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveSCA-2 INTERFACE CONNECTORThe SSD is equipped with a 40-pin SCA-2 bus connector. The connector is l

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 31CONNECTOR PINOUTThis section provides the pinout of the 40-pin SCA-2 connector, the pinout signal

32 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveFC-AL FEATURESLOOP CONNECTIONSThe SSD features two independent FC-AL ports. These ports may be con

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 33FCP-SCSI COMMANDSSUPPORTED SCSI COMMANDSTable 11 summarizes the SCSI commands supported by SSD. Co

34 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive4Dh Log Sense25h Read Capacity28h Read Extended (10)2Ah Write Extended (10)2Eh Write and Verify (1

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 35REPORT LUNS (A0h)The REPORT LUNS command will request that the peripheral device logical unit inve

36 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveTEST UNIT READY COMMAND (00h)The TEST UNIT READY command provides a method to check if the logical

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 37Notes:1 The FMTPINFO and RTO_REQ bits are not supported and the command is rejected if either of t

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38 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveREAD (6) COMMAND (08h)The READ (6) command requests that the drive transfer data to the initiator.

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 39INQUIRY COMMAND (12h)The INQUIRY command requests that information regarding parameters of the dri

40 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveNote: Please refer to the SCSI specification for further details on the vital product data pages a

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 41MODE (6) SELECT (15h)The MODE (6) SELECT (15h) command is used to change the device information co

42 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveMODE (6) SENSE COMMAND (1Ah)The MODE SENSE (6) command provides a means for a target to report par

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 43START/STOP UNIT (1Bh)The Start/Stop Unit (1Bh) command is used to control the motor in a rotary de

44 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveNote: If any of the counters of the RECEIVE DIAGNOSTICS RESULTS Page 0x80 attain their maximum val

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 45Each Parameter Descriptor in Bytes 26 - 161 is an 8-byte field. Table 26 defines the format.Table

46 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveSEND DIAGNOSTIC (1Dh)The SEND DIAGNOSTIC command is a six byte CDB. The Parameter List Length is t

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 472(MSB)Logical Block Address345(LSB)6Reserved7Reserved8Reserved PMI9 ControlTable 29. Read Capacity

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive vREVISION HISTORYRevision Status Summary SheetRevision Date Sheet(s) Affected0.1 11/30/2006 All. Ini

48 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveREAD (10) EXTENDED (28h)The READ (10) EXTENDED (28h) command requests that the target transfer dat

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 49WRITE EXTENDED (10) (2Ah)The WRITE (10) EXTENDED (2Ah) command requests that the drive write the d

50 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveWRITE BUFFER COMMAND (3Bh)The WRITE BUFFER command is complementary to the READ BUFFER command as

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 51READ BUFFER (3Ch)The READ BUFFER (3Ch) command is complementary to the WRITE BUFFER command as a d

52 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveREAD (10) LONG (3Eh)The READ (10) LONG (3Eh) command is used for ECC (Error Correcting Code) data

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 53Note: The following restrictions apply to the WRITE LONG command:1 The SSD calculates ECC over a 1

54 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveWRITE (10) SAME (41h) COMMANDThe WRITE (10) SAME (41h) command will request that the device server

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 55LOG SENSE COMMAND (4Dh)The LOG SENSE command provides a method for the application client to retri

56 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveMODE (10) SELECT (55h) COMMANDThis command is similar to the Mode (6) Select (15h) command. It is

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 57MODE SENSE (10) COMMAND (5Ah)The MODE SENSE (10) command provides a means for a target to report p

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58 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DrivePERSISTENT RESERVE IN (5Eh) COMMANDThe PERSISTENT RESERVE IN (5Eh) command will obtain information

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 59READ (12) DEFECT DATA (B7h)This command functions the same as READ (10) DEFECT DATA (37h). The def

60 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveSMART SPECIFICATIONOVERVIEWThis section provides the details of the implementation of SMART featur

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 61READ ERROR CORRECTION BITS AND COUNTWhen blocks are read from the flash, the ECC engine will repor

62 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveEVENTS CURRENT VALUESThe LOG SENSE and LOG SELECT commands will report the previously detailed eve

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 63LOG SENSEThe parameters of the table are as follows:BitByte765432100 Operation Code = 4Dh1 Reserve

64 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveLOG SELECTThe parameters of the table are as follows:BitByte765432100 Operation Code = 4Ch1Reserve

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 65As none of the log parameters are changeable, the only LOG SELECT command that is supported is the

66 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveLOG PAGE 2H - WRITE ERRORSThis page enables the host to extract the number of flash WRITE commands

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 67LOG PAGE 3H - READ ERRORSThis page enables the host to extract the number of flash READ commands w

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive viiTABLE OF CONTENTSConventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

68 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveLOG PAGE 2FH - INFORMATIONAL EXCEPTIONS LOG PAGEThis page is the only log page which contains SMAR

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 69LOG PAGE 30H - VENDOR UNIQUE - ERASE ERRORSThis page allows the host to extract the number of flas

70 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveSMART EVENT NOTIFICATION VIA SCSIThe notification and monitoring of SMART events under SCSI system

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 71MODE PAGE 00H - VENDOR UNIQUE THRESHOLD VALUESSince the pages cannot be saved, the PS (Parameters

72 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveMODE PAGE 1CH - INFORMATIONAL EXCEPTIONS CONTROL MODE PAGEThe parameters of the table are as follo

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 73Table 45. MRIE Reporting Method CodesMRIE MRIE The Method of Reporting Informational Exceptions(MR

74 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveTable 46. Events, Sense Codes and Qualifiers5h Generate NO SENSE. The device shall return a check

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 75FIBRE CHANNEL STANDARDOVERVIEWThe Fibre Channel standard has coined various terms that are importa

76 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveAn Arbitrated Loop has certain rules:1 Each port on the loop has an Arbitrated Loop Physical Addre

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 77FABRIC NODE CONNECTIONThe SSD can also be connected to a “fabric” where any node on the fabric can

viii ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveRepairs...

78 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveAn Arbitrated Loop has the following states:A node can be “hot plugged” where it is inserted or re

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 79The Fibre Channel standard is structured into FCP Function Levels, where “FCP” is “Fibre Channel P

80 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DrivePHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICSGENERAL PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICSMATERIALSAll acceptable enclosure material

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 81EXTERIOR DIMENSIONSThe internal components are housed within a machined aluminum alloy enclosure.

82 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICSOVERVIEWThe SSD is subjected to a series of environmental tests to va

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 83MAXIMUM COMPONENT TEMPERATURESCritical drive component temperatures must be kept within certain li

84 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveRELATIVE HUMIDITYTable 52 lists the operating and storage relative humidity criteria for the SSD.T

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 85OPERATING SHOCK AND VIBRATIONFor random vibration, the SSD will perform without errors after being

86 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveINSTALLATIONSYSTEM REQUIREMENTSSCSI CONNECTIONSThe SSD can be installed in an operating system env

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 87For host systems that are not DMP capable, having two paths from the same host machine to the same

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive ixWrite (6) Command (0Ah)...

88 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DrivePOWER-ON FAULT CONDITIONSThe fault codes listed in Table 55 indicate that a fault has been detecte

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 89OPERATIONAL FAULT CODESThe following codes indicate that a fault has been detected during drive op

90 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveSINGLE CHANNEL MODE FOR EARLY REVISION DRIVESOn early revisions of the drive, JP1 did not exist. T

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 91DRIVE ORIENTATIONThe SSD can be installed in any number of orientations within the enclosure. The

92 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DrivePRIMARY HEAT GENERATION AREAFigure 10 indicates the approximate location of the primary heat gener

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 93COOLING REQUIREMENTSIf necessary to maintain the required operating temperature range, the host en

94 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveMOUNTING DIMENSIONSFigure 12 shows relative locations of the mounting holes. Careful attention sho

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 95DRIVE INSTALLATIONTo install the SDD in a server or host system:1 Power down the computer/host sys

96 ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State DriveOPERATING SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONSThe SSD is compatible with Microsoft Windows® and alternative opera

ZeusIOPS 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive 97SSD MANAGEMENT UTILITYThe firmware and hardware on the SSD can be upgraded in the field. The drive