12 Cheetah 10K.7 36GB FC Product Manual, Rev. A
4.2 Seek performance characteristics
4.2.1 Access time [4]
4.2.2 Format command execution time (in minutes)
4.2.3 Generalized performance characteristics
Data buffer transfer rate to/from disc media (one 512-byte sector):
Sustainable disc transfer rate:
Note. 1 Megabyte (MB) = 1,000,000 bytes.
Not including controller overhead
(without disconnect) [1]
Drive level
Read Write
msec
Average—Typical [2] 4.9 5.4
Single Track—Typical [2] 0.45 0.65
Full Stroke—Typical [2] 9.9 10.5
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Maximum (with verify)
25
Maximum (without verify)
13
Minimum sector interleave 1 to 1
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Minimum [3]* 59 MBytes/sec
Maximum [3] 118 MBytes/sec
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Minimum [3]* 39 MBytes/sec
Maximum [3] 80 MBytes/sec
Fibre Channel Interface maximum instantaneous transfer rate
1 GHz 2 GHz
106 Mbytes/sec* per port
(dual port = 212 Mbytes/
sec*)
212 Mbytes/sec* per
port (dual port = 424
Mbytes/sec*)
Sector Sizes
Default is 512-byte data blocks.
Logical block sizes
Default is 512-byte data blocks
Variable 512 to 528 bytes per sector in a multiple of 4 bytes per sector
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Read/write consecutive sectors on a track Yes
