User ManualTable of Contents1.0 Publication overview151.1 Acknowledgements151.2 How to use this manual151.3 General interface description162.0 Introduction to Fibre Channel172.1 General information172.2 Channels vs. networks172.3 The advantages of Fibre Channel183.0 Fibre Channel standards193.1 General information203.1.1 Description of Fibre Channel levels203.1.1.1 FC-0203.1.1.2 FC-1203.1.1.3 FC-1.5203.1.1.4 FC-2203.1.1.5 FC-3203.1.1.6 FC-4213.1.2 Relationship between the levels213.1.3 Topology standards213.1.4 FC Implementation Guide (FC-IG)214.0 Introduction to topologies234.1 Nodes234.2 Ports234.3 Links244.4 Arbitrated loop topology244.5 Topology and port login254.6 Port bypass circuits255.0 Data encoding (FC-1)275.1 Encoding and decoding275.2 Buffer-to-buffer data transfers285.3 Data hierarchy295.3.1 Transmission words295.3.1.1 Data characters295.3.1.2 Special characters295.4 Ordered sets295.4.1 Primitive signals295.4.1.1 Primitive signals used as frame delimiters305.4.1.2 Primitive signals custom made for arbitrated loop topologies325.4.2 Primitive sequences335.4.2.1 Primitive sequences custom made for Arbitrated Loop topologies346.0 Framing protocol (FC-2)376.1 Frames376.1.1 Frame structure376.1.1.1 Start-of-frame (SOF) delimiter386.1.1.2 Frame header386.1.1.3 Data field (payload)426.1.1.4 CRC field426.1.1.5 End-of-frame (EOF) delimiter426.2 Frame sequences426.3 Exchanges426.4 Credit437.0 Classes of service (FC-2)457.1 Class 1457.2 Class 2457.3 Class 3457.3.1 Class 3 flow control467.4 Classes 4 and 5468.0 FC Arbitrated Loop concepts478.1 Arbitrated Loop physical address (AL_PA)478.2 Loop initialization498.2.1 Loop initialization state machine598.2.2 Loop reinitialization608.3 Accessing another L_Port608.3.1 Access fairness618.3.2 Access unfairness628.3.3 Clock skew management628.4 Loop ports628.4.1 Maximum number of NL_Ports628.4.2 Blocking switch emulation638.4.3 Non-meshed environment638.4.4 Assigned AL_PA values649.0 Fibre Channel link services659.1 Basic link services669.1.1 Abort Sequence (ABTS)679.1.2 Basic Accept (BA_ACC)689.1.3 Basic Reject (BA_RJT)699.2 Extended link services709.2.1 Port Login (PLOGI) (02x)729.2.2 Port Logout (PLOGO) (03x)809.2.3 Fabric Login (FLOGI) (04)819.2.4 Process Login (PRLI)869.2.5 Process Logout (PRLO)919.2.6 Third Party Process Logout (TPRLO)959.2.7 Read Link Error Status Block (RLS)999.2.8 Reinstate Recovery Qualifier (RRQ)1029.2.9 Port Discovery (PDISC)1049.2.10 Discover Address (ADISC)1059.2.11 Report Node Capabilities (RNC)1089.2.12 Link Service Reject (LS_RJT)1109.3 FC common transport1119.3.1 Register FC-4 Types Name Service (RFT_ID)11310.0 Enclosure services interface (ESI)11510.1 Discovery process11510.2 8045 mode11610.2.1 8045 ESI pinouts11710.3 8067 mode11810.3.1 8067 ESI command11810.3.2 8067 ESI interface pinouts11910.3.3 8067 information format11910.4 ESI command transfer12010.4.1 ESI read transfer12010.4.2 ESI write transfer12010.5 Enclosure-initiated ESI transfer12110.5.1 EIE Discovery12110.5.2 EIE operations12310.5.3 Enclosure requested information12410.5.3.1 Device Standard Inquiry Data page12710.5.3.2 Device Address page12810.5.3.3 Loop Position Map page13010.5.3.4 Device Identification page13110.5.3.5 Device Temperature page13210.5.3.6 Port Parameters page13310.5.3.7 Link Status page13410.5.3.8 Spin-Down Control Action Specific Bits13710.5.3.8.1 Spin-Down Control Status13710.5.3.9 ESI data validation13811.0 SCSI operations13911.1 SCSI-FCP13911.1.1 FC-4 mapping layer13911.2 FCP CMND14011.2.1 Command Descriptor Block (CDB)14411.2.1.1 Operation Code14411.2.1.2 Logical block address14611.2.1.3 Operation code14611.2.1.4 Relative address bit14611.2.1.5 Transfer length14611.2.1.6 Control byte14711.3 FCP XFER RDY14811.4 FCP DATA15111.5 FCP RSP15411.5.1 Extended Sense Data format15911.5.1.1 Sense Key Specific Valid (SKSV) and Sense Key Specific16111.5.1.2 Current and deferred errors16711.6 Parameter rounding16812.0 Commands16912.1 Change Definition command17412.2 Compare command17412.3 Copy command17412.4 Copy and Verify command17412.5 Format Unit command17512.5.1 Format Unit parameter list17812.5.1.1 Defect List header17812.5.1.2 Initialization Pattern descriptor17912.6 Inquiry command18212.6.1 Vital product data pages18712.6.2 Unit Serial Number page (80h)18812.6.3 Implemented Operating Definition page (81h)18912.6.4 Device Identification page (83h)19012.6.5 Firmware Numbers page (C0h)19312.6.6 Date Code page (C1h)19412.6.7 Jumper Settings page (C2h)19512.6.8 Device Behavior page (C3h)19712.7 Lock-Unlock Cache (10) command19812.8 Lock-Unlock Cache (16) command19912.9 Log Select command20112.10 Log Sense command20412.10.1 Error Counter pages, Write, Read, Read Reverse, and Verify (code 02, 03, 04, and 05h)21012.10.2 Non-Medium Error page (code 06h)21112.10.3 Temperature page (code 0Dh)21212.10.4 Device Self-Test Results Log page (code 10h)21512.10.5 Cache Statistics page (code 37h)21812.10.6 Factory Log page (code 3Eh)21912.11 Mode Select (6) command22012.12 Mode Select (10) command22412.13 Mode Sense (6) command22512.13.1 Unit Attention page (00h)23012.13.2 Error Recovery page (01h)23212.13.3 Disconnect/Reconnect Control page (02h)23512.13.4 Format Parameters page (03h)23712.13.5 Rigid Disc Drive Geometry Parameters page (04h)24012.13.6 Verify Error Recovery page (07h)24212.13.7 Caching Parameters page (08h) for Mode Sense/Mode Select24412.13.8 Mode Sense/Mode Select Control Mode page (0Ah)24712.13.9 Notch page (0Ch)24912.13.10 XOR Control Mode page (10h)25112.13.11 Fibre Channel Interface Control page (19h)25312.13.12 Power Condition page (1Ah)25512.13.13 Informational Exceptions Control page (1Ch)25712.14 Mode Sense (10) command26012.15 Move Medium command26212.16 Persistent Reserve In command26312.16.1 Persistent Reserve In parameter data for read keys26412.16.2 Persistent Reserve In parameter data for read reservation26512.17 Persistent Reserve Out command26812.17.1 Persistent Reserve Out parameter list27012.18 Prefetch (10) command27212.19 Prefetch (16) command27312.20 Prevent/Allow Medium Removal command27512.21 Read (6) command27612.22 Read (10) command27812.23 Read (12) command28012.24 Read (16) command (88h)28212.25 Read Buffer command28412.25.1 Read Combined Descriptor Header and Data mode (000b)28512.25.2 Read Data mode (010b)28512.25.3 Read Buffer descriptor mode (011b)28512.26 Read Capacity (10) command28712.27 Read Capacity (16) command28912.28 Read Defect Data (10) command29112.29 Read Defect Data (12) command29412.30 Read Element Status command29712.31 Read Long command29812.32 Reassign Blocks command29912.33 Receive Diagnostic Results command30112.34 Release (6) command30712.35 Release (10) command30712.36 Report Device Identifier command30812.37 Report LUNs command31012.38 Request Sense command31212.39 Reserve (6) command31312.40 Reserve (10) command31312.40.1 Logical unit reservation31412.40.2 Third-party reservation31412.40.3 Superseding reservations31412.40.4 Parameter list format for third-party addressing31512.41 Rezero Unit command31612.42 Search Data Equal command31612.43 Search Data High command31612.44 Search Data Low command31612.45 Seek (6) command31612.46 Seek (10) command31712.47 Send Diagnostic command31812.47.1 Supported Diagnostic page-Send Diagnostic32112.47.2 Translate Address page-Send Diagnostic32212.47.3 Diagnostic page-Send Diagnostic32312.48 Set Device Identifier command32412.49 Set Limits command32612.50 Start/Stop Unit command32712.51 Synchronize Cache (10) command32812.52 Synchronize Cache (16) command32912.53 Test Unit Ready command33012.54 Verify (10) command33112.55 Verify (12) command33212.56 Verify (16) command33412.57 Write (6) command33612.58 Write (10) command33812.59 Write (12) command34012.60 Write (16) command34212.61 Write and Verify (10) command34412.62 Write and Verify (12) command34512.63 Write and Verify (16) command34712.64 Write Buffer command34912.64.1 Combined Header and Data mode (000b)35112.64.2 Write Data Only mode (010b)35112.64.3 Download Microcode and Save mode (101b)35112.64.4 Download Microcode with Offsets and Save mode (111b)35212.65 Write Long command35312.66 Write Same (10) command35412.67 Write Same (16) command35512.68 XDRead (10) command35612.69 XDRead (32) command35712.70 XDWrite (10) command35912.71 XDWrite (32) command36112.72 XDWriteRead (10) command36312.73 XDWriteRead (32) command36412.74 XPWrite (10) command36612.75 XPWrite (32) command36713.0 Drive features36913.1 Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology36913.2 Self-test operations36913.2.1 Default self-test36913.2.2 Short and extended device self-tests36913.2.3 Device self-test modes37013.2.3.1 Foreground mode37013.2.3.2 Background mode37013.2.3.3 Elements common to foreground and background self-test modes37114.0 Seagate Technology support services373Index407Numerics407A407B408C409D410E412F413G414H415I415J416L416M418N418O419P419Q423R423S425T427U428V429W429X429Size: 5.58 MBPages: 432Language: 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