Austin Labs

Testing
And Training

Serial Attached SCSI

(SAS) 4.0 Protocol
Come investigate the inner workings of the SAS protocol, one of the
(TLC-SAS_24G.2017.03)
most prevalent high-speed storage area networking (SAN) technology.
4 Day Course Outline
Get concrete, detailed answers to your questions:
Fundamental Elements of SAS
SAS PHY Reset and Opening
• How does speed negotiation work?
Connections
• What is an expander?
Expanders and SAS Management
• How does a host find an expander?
Protocol
• How does routing work in an SAS environment?
SAS SCSI Protocol Transport Layer You’ll learn all these things and more in Austin Labs’ comprehensive SAS protocol
SAS SATA Tunneling Protocol training. Based on the latest SAS 4.0 standards, documents, and the latest real-
Transport Layer world test findings from our testing services, our SAS protocol training covers
SCSI Fundamentals 24G SAS and legacy data rates. Each protocol class includes lab time.
Fundamentals of Trace Analysis
Our classes are designed for engineering-minded individuals such as test
Analyzer Configuration
engineers, design engineers, technical product/field support, and SAN
What to Expect administrators who address low-level protocol issues.
Never pay extra to look at trace
captures
Insight into the standard based on Lab time included in every class.
our real world testing experience Outlines are fully customizable for private classes!
Instruction from experts with over
20 years of experience in storage
and networking

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teledynelecroy.com and networking interfaces and protocols. Our engineers and trainers are experts in SCSI, RAID,
iSCSI, SATA, SAS, FC, FCoE, PCIe, NVMe, and networking protocols.

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Fundamental Elements of SAS SAS SCSI Protocol (SSP) Transport Layer
Identify the basic features of and the premises upon which Detail SAS SCSI protocol functionality. Upon completion,
SAS technology has been designed. SAS objects and termi- students are able to:
nology are defined. Upon completion, students are able to: • Identify the frame formats and primitives used for SSP
• Identify the basic features of SAS communications

• Identify the basic role of each SAS layer • Describe the sequence of information units (IU) used to
• Define key SAS concepts and components execute an SCSI command

• Describe the structure of an SAS address
• Identify the format of an SAS primitive
SAS PHY Layer—PHY Reset and Open
Discuss the PHY layer processes involved in initializing an
SAS link. Upon completion, students are able to:
• Describe how SAS out-of-band signaling works
• Discuss the differences between D.C. mode and optical
mode
• Identify the process for speed negotiation
• Describe the contents of the Identify frame
• Describe how connections are managed during SCSI
command processing
• Identify how an SSP connection is created
• Identify how flow control is managed (R_RDY)
SATA Tunneling Protocol Transport Layer
Discuss the SAS SATA tunneling protocol
functionality. Upon completion, students are able to:
• Describe how SATA initialization works. Describe how it
differs from SAS initialization
• Characterize the role of the SAS expander in an STP
connection

• Describe the use of the Open frame • Describe how to create and manage an STP connection
SAS Management Protocol (SMP) SCSI Fundamentals
and Expanders This training section discusses basic aspects of SCSI. Upon
Examine SMP and its relationship to SAS expanders. completion, students are able to:
Determine topology and routing using SAS SMP tasks. Upon • Define initiator and target roles
completion, students are able to: • Describe how SCSI exchanges are tracked
• Identify how an SMP connection is created • Define the read and write work flows
• Explain the unique flow control and acknowledgement • Define relevant frames for each phase
characteristics of an SMP connection
Analyzer Configuration
• Describe the discovery process facilitated in SAS
• Identify how to determine the properties of expanders A guided walk-through of the best practices for analyzer

• Describe how routing is carried out between SAS PHYs configuration and insertion into the test environment.
when an expander is present • How to setup for capture
• What to capture
• How to trigger
Austin Labs Testing Services
We test customers’ products quickly and thoroughly in an enterprise environment to ensure that products will survive the rigorous
demands of mission-critical applications. Customers come to us for our fast turnaround, superior analysis, excellent results, competitive
prices, and, of course, 100% confidentiality. We work hand-in-hand with our customers’ engineers to provide solutions, not just
information. We provide not only the results of our tests, but also the debug, analysis, and regression testing that is needed to ensure
that the products we test perform as expected—not for our customers, but for your customers.
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