Chapter 1 General Description; Standard Features - Fujitsu MBA3300FD Product Manual

CHAPTER 1
This chapter describes the feature and configuration of the MBA3xxxFD.
The HDDs are high performance large capacity 3.5-inch hard disk drives with an embedded Fibre-Channel
controller.
The interface used to connect the HDDs to the host system complies with NCITS TR-19 Fibre Channel
Private Loop SCSI Direct Attach (FC-PLDA), which is the Fibre Channel PLDA standard covering items
ranging from Fibre Channel physical layers to SCSI command protocols.
The high-speed data transfer and long-distance transmission capabilities of Fibre Channel technology and the
powerful command set the HDDs facilitate creation of high-performance and highly reliable disk subsystems
with large storage capacities.
1.1

Standard Features

(1) Compactness
In a compact enclosure having the 3.5-inch hard disk drive form factor, the HDD contains an FC-AL
controller, which supports the Arbitrated Loop technology (FC-AL), a Fibre Channel technology
defined by the related ANSI standard.
(2) Environmental Protection
The HDDs comply with the Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and
electronic equipment (RoHS) directive issued by European Union (EU).
(3) FC-AL standard
The HDDs provide FC-AL basic functions.
(4) Dual-port support
The HDDs have two pairs of driver and receiver sets for the Fibre Channel to support dual-port
connection.
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General Description
1.1 Standard Features
1.2 Hardware Structure
1.3 System Configuration
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