Document Outline

• 1.0 Publication overview
  • 1.1 Acknowledgements
  • 1.2 How to use this manual
  • 1.3 General interface description
• 2.0 Introduction to Fibre Channel
  • 2.1 General information
  • 2.2 Channels vs. networks
  • 2.3 The advantages of Fibre Channel
• 3.0 Fibre Channel standards
  • 3.1 General information
    • 3.1.1 Description of Fibre Channel levels
      • 3.1.1.1 FC-0
      • 3.1.1.2 FC-1
      • 3.1.1.3 FC-1.5
      • 3.1.1.4 FC-2
      • 3.1.1.5 FC-3
      • 3.1.1.6 FC-4
    • 3.1.2 Relationship between the levels
    • 3.1.3 Topology standards
    • 3.1.4 FC Implementation Guide (FC-IG)
• 4.0 Introduction to topologies
  • 4.1 Nodes
  • 4.2 Ports
  • 4.3 Links
  • 4.4 Arbitrated loop topology
  • 4.5 Topology and port login
  • 4.6 Port bypass circuits
• 5.0 Data encoding (FC-1)
  • 5.1 Encoding and decoding
  • 5.2 Buffer-to-buffer data transfers
  • 5.3 Data hierarchy
    • 5.3.1 Transmission words
      • 5.3.1.1 Data characters
      • 5.3.1.2 Special characters
  • 5.4 Ordered sets
    • 5.4.1 Primitive signals
      • 5.4.1.1 Primitive signals used as frame delimiters
      • 5.4.1.2 Primitive signals custom made for arbitrated loop topologies
    • 5.4.2 Primitive sequences
      • 5.4.2.1 Primitive sequences custom made for Arbitrated Loop topologies
• 6.0 Framing protocol (FC-2)
  • 6.1 Frames
    • 6.1.1 Frame structure
      • 6.1.1.1 Start-of-frame (SOF) delimiter
      • 6.1.1.2 Frame header
      • 6.1.1.3 Data field (payload)
      • 6.1.1.4 CRC field
      • 6.1.1.5 End-of-frame (EOF) delimiter
  • 6.2 Frame sequences
  • 6.3 Exchanges
  • 6.4 Credit
• 7.0 Classes of service (FC-2)
  • 7.1 Class 1
  • 7.2 Class 2
  • 7.3 Class 3
    • 7.3.1 Class 3 flow control
  • 7.4 Classes 4 and 5
• 8.0 FC Arbitrated Loop concepts
  • 8.1 Arbitrated Loop physical address (AL_PA)
  • 8.2 Loop initialization
    • 8.2.1 Loop initialization state machine
    • 8.2.2 Loop reinitialization
  • 8.3 Accessing another L_Port
    • 8.3.1 Access fairness
    • 8.3.2 Access unfairness
    • 8.3.3 Clock skew management
  • 8.4 Loop ports
    • 8.4.1 Maximum number of NL_Ports
    • 8.4.2 Blocking switch emulation
    • 8.4.3 Non-meshed environment
    • 8.4.4 Assigned AL_PA values
• 9.0 Fibre Channel link services
  • 9.1 Basic link services
    • 9.1.1 Abort Sequence (ABTS)
    • 9.1.2 Basic Accept (BA_ACC)
    • 9.1.3 Basic Reject (BA_RJT)
  • 9.2 Extended link services
    • 9.2.1 Port Login (PLOGI) (02x)
    • 9.2.2 Port Logout (PLOGO) (03x)
    • 9.2.3 Fabric Login (FLOGI) (04)
    • 9.2.4 Process Login (PRLI)
    • 9.2.5 Process Logout (PRLO)
    • 9.2.6 Third Party Process Logout (TPRLO)
    • 9.2.7 Read Link Error Status Block (RLS)
    • 9.2.8 Reinstate Recovery Qualifier (RRQ)
    • 9.2.9 Port Discovery (PDISC)
    • 9.2.10 Discover Address (ADISC)
    • 9.2.11 Report Node Capabilities (RNC)
    • 9.2.12 Link Service Reject (LS_RJT)
  • 9.3 FC common transport
    • 9.3.1 Register FC-4 Types Name Service (RFT_ID)
• 10.0 Enclosure services interface (ESI)
  • 10.1 Discovery process
  • 10.2 8045 mode
    • 10.2.1 8045 ESI pinouts
  • 10.3 8067 mode
    • 10.3.1 8067 ESI command
    • 10.3.2 8067 ESI interface pinouts
    • 10.3.3 8067 information format
  • 10.4 ESI command transfer
    • 10.4.1 ESI read transfer
    • 10.4.2 ESI write transfer
  • 10.5 Enclosure-initiated ESI transfer
    • 10.5.1 EIE Discovery
    • 10.5.2 EIE operations
    • 10.5.3 Enclosure requested information
      • 10.5.3.1 Device Standard Inquiry Data page
      • 10.5.3.2 Device Address page
      • 10.5.3.3 Loop Position Map page
      • 10.5.3.4 Device Identification page
      • 10.5.3.5 Device Temperature page
      • 10.5.3.6 Port Parameters page
      • 10.5.3.7 Link Status page
      • 10.5.3.8 Spin-Down Control Action Specific Bits
        • 10.5.3.8.1 Spin-Down Control Status
      • 10.5.3.9 ESI data validation
• 11.0 SCSI operations
  • 11.1 SCSI-FCP
    • 11.1.1 FC-4 mapping layer
  • 11.2 FCP CMND
    • 11.2.1 Command Descriptor Block (CDB)
      • 11.2.1.1 Operation Code
      • 11.2.1.2 Logical block address
      • 11.2.1.3 Operation code
      • 11.2.1.4 Relative address bit
      • 11.2.1.5 Transfer length
      • 11.2.1.6 Control byte
  • 11.3 FCP XFER RDY
  • 11.4 FCP DATA
  • 11.5 FCP RSP
    • 11.5.1 Extended Sense Data format
      • 11.5.1.1 Sense Key Specific Valid (SKSV) and Sense Key Specific
      • 11.5.1.2 Current and deferred errors
  • 11.6 Parameter rounding
• 12.0 Commands
  • 12.1 Change Definition command
  • 12.2 Compare command
  • 12.3 Copy command
  • 12.4 Copy and Verify command
  • 12.5 Format Unit command
    • 12.5.1 Format Unit parameter list
      • 12.5.1.1 Defect List header
      • 12.5.1.2 Initialization Pattern descriptor
  • 12.6 Inquiry command
    • 12.6.1 Vital product data pages
    • 12.6.2 Unit Serial Number page (80h)
    • 12.6.3 Implemented Operating Definition page (81h)
    • 12.6.4 Device Identification page (83h)
    • 12.6.5 Firmware Numbers page (C0h)
    • 12.6.6 Date Code page (C1h)
    • 12.6.7 Jumper Settings page (C2h)
    • 12.6.8 Device Behavior page (C3h)
  • 12.7 Lock-Unlock Cache (10) command
  • 12.8 Lock-Unlock Cache (16) command
  • 12.9 Log Select command
  • 12.10 Log Sense command
    • 12.10.1 Error Counter pages, Write, Read, Read Reverse, and Verify (code 02, 03, 04, and 05h)
    • 12.10.2 Non-Medium Error page (code 06h)
    • 12.10.3 Temperature page (code 0Dh)
    • 12.10.4 Device Self-Test Results Log page (code 10h)
    • 12.10.5 Cache Statistics page (code 37h)
    • 12.10.6 Factory Log page (code 3Eh)
  • 12.11 Mode Select (6) command
  • 12.12 Mode Select (10) command
  • 12.13 Mode Sense (6) command
    • 12.13.1 Unit Attention page (00h)
    • 12.13.2 Error Recovery page (01h)
    • 12.13.3 Disconnect/Reconnect Control page (02h)
    • 12.13.4 Format Parameters page (03h)
    • 12.13.5 Rigid Disc Drive Geometry Parameters page (04h)
    • 12.13.6 Verify Error Recovery page (07h)
    • 12.13.7 Caching Parameters page (08h) for Mode Sense/Mode Select
    • 12.13.8 Mode Sense/Mode Select Control Mode page (0Ah)
    • 12.13.9 Notch page (0Ch)
    • 12.13.10 XOR Control Mode page (10h)
    • 12.13.11 Fibre Channel Interface Control page (19h)
    • 12.13.12 Power Condition page (1Ah)
    • 12.13.13 Informational Exceptions Control page (1Ch)
  • 12.14 Mode Sense (10) command
  • 12.15 Move Medium command
  • 12.16 Persistent Reserve In command
    • 12.16.1 Persistent Reserve In parameter data for read keys
    • 12.16.2 Persistent Reserve In parameter data for read reservation
  • 12.17 Persistent Reserve Out command
    • 12.17.1 Persistent Reserve Out parameter list
  • 12.18 Prefetch (10) command
  • 12.19 Prefetch (16) command
  • 12.20 Prevent/Allow Medium Removal command
  • 12.21 Read (6) command
  • 12.22 Read (10) command
  • 12.23 Read (12) command
  • 12.24 Read (16) command (88h)
  • 12.25 Read Buffer command
    • 12.25.1 Read Combined Descriptor Header and Data mode (000b)
    • 12.25.2 Read Data mode (010b)
    • 12.25.3 Read Buffer descriptor mode (011b)
  • 12.26 Read Capacity (10) command
  • 12.27 Read Capacity (16) command
  • 12.28 Read Defect Data (10) command
  • 12.29 Read Defect Data (12) command
  • 12.30 Read Element Status command
  • 12.31 Read Long command
  • 12.32 Reassign Blocks command
  • 12.33 Receive Diagnostic Results command
  • 12.34 Release (6) command
  • 12.35 Release (10) command
  • 12.36 Report Device Identifier command
  • 12.37 Report LUNs command
  • 12.38 Request Sense command
  • 12.39 Reserve (6) command
  • 12.40 Reserve (10) command
    • 12.40.1 Logical unit reservation
    • 12.40.2 Third-party reservation
    • 12.40.3 Superseding reservations
    • 12.40.4 Parameter list format for third-party addressing
  • 12.41 Rezero Unit command
  • 12.42 Search Data Equal command
  • 12.43 Search Data High command
  • 12.44 Search Data Low command
  • 12.45 Seek (6) command
  • 12.46 Seek (10) command
  • 12.47 Send Diagnostic command
    • 12.47.1 Supported Diagnostic page-Send Diagnostic
    • 12.47.2 Translate Address page-Send Diagnostic
    • 12.47.3 Diagnostic page-Send Diagnostic
  • 12.48 Set Device Identifier command
  • 12.49 Set Limits command
  • 12.50 Start/Stop Unit command
  • 12.51 Synchronize Cache (10) command
  • 12.52 Synchronize Cache (16) command
  • 12.53 Test Unit Ready command
  • 12.54 Verify (10) command
  • 12.55 Verify (12) command
  • 12.56 Verify (16) command
  • 12.57 Write (6) command
  • 12.58 Write (10) command
  • 12.59 Write (12) command
  • 12.60 Write (16) command
  • 12.61 Write and Verify (10) command
  • 12.62 Write and Verify (12) command
  • 12.63 Write and Verify (16) command
  • 12.64 Write Buffer command
    • 12.64.1 Combined Header and Data mode (000b)
    • 12.64.2 Write Data Only mode (010b)
    • 12.64.3 Download Microcode and Save mode (101b)
    • 12.64.4 Download Microcode with Offsets and Save mode (111b)
  • 12.65 Write Long command
  • 12.66 Write Same (10) command
  • 12.67 Write Same (16) command
  • 12.68 XDRead (10) command
  • 12.69 XDRead (32) command
  • 12.70 XDWrite (10) command
  • 12.71 XDWrite (32) command
  • 12.72 XDWriteRead (10) command
  • 12.73 XDWriteRead (32) command
  • 12.74 XPWrite (10) command
  • 12.75 XPWrite (32) command
• 13.0 Drive features
  • 13.1 Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology
  • 13.2 Self-test operations
    • 13.2.1 Default self-test
    • 13.2.2 Short and extended device self-tests
    • 13.2.3 Device self-test modes
      • 13.2.3.1 Foreground mode
      • 13.2.3.2 Background mode
      • 13.2.3.3 Elements common to foreground and background self-test modes
• 14.0 Seagate Technology support services
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