Mercury Systems
ASURRE
-Stor
®
SSD
Administrative Guidance
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Rev. 1.5.1 February 2020 © 2020 Mercury Systems. All rights reserved
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TOE Ports
FIPS 140 Interface Type
SATA signal segment
Data Input
SATA signal segment
Data Output
SATA signal segment
Control Input
SATA signal segment
Status Output
SATA power segment
Control Input
SATA power segment
Data Input
SATA power segment
Status Output
SATA power segment, 5V and GND pins
Power
LED indicator Port
Status Output
Write Protect Connector port
Control Input and Status Output
Table 6: TOE Port Summary
LED Color
LED purpose
Blue
and
Green
The LEDs provide immediate visual feedback for the Crypto Officer during TOE configuration.
Crypto Officer Role active
–
Blue LED blinks once per second. Green LED is on.
User Role active
–
Green LED on continuously. Blue LED is off.
Initializing
–
Blue LED blinks 4 times per second. Green LED is off.
Secure Erasing
–
Green LED blinks 4 times per second. Blue LED is off.
Failure
–
Blue LED is on continuously. Green LED is off.
Other LED patterns
–
Reserved.
RED
Solid or flashing indicates TOE is waiting for an encryption key fill operation.
White
Indicates that the SATA interface is operating at 1.5Gb/s when illuminated.
Yellow
Reserved for factory use.
Orange1
Indicates SATA activity in the TOE.
Orange 2
Flashes to indicate that the TOE is waiting for entry of a User ATA Password.
Table 7: LED Indicator Port
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Installing the TOE into a host system
ESD
The
ASURRE-S
tor
®
SSD
utilizes both active and passive techniques to mitigate damage caused by severe electro-static
discharge. Mercury Systems recommends following industry standard ESD precautions and procedures when handling
ASURRE-S
tor
®
SSDs. It is important to note that the enclosure is tied to DC power ground. This provides the most
reliable operation should ESD events occur during normal operation. As an ordering option, the TOE is available with
the enclosure isolated from DC ground.
Installing the TOE in a host computer system
The TOE has 4 mounting screw locations on the bottom side and 2 mounting locations along each of the 100.4 mm
edges. Mercury Systems includes four M3 mm screws in the packaging with each TOE. To avoid damaging the
enclosure and internal electronics, do not attempt to use longer screws unless a maximum insertion depth of 3 mm is
maintained from the outside edge of the enclosure. Connect the SATA signal and SATA power cables from the host to
the corresponding connectors on the
ASURRE-S
tor
®
SSD. The TOE is now ready for operation.
Using the TOE with commercial SATA and power cables
Industry standard SATA connectors have two segments that separate data and power signals from each other. Some
host systems include a single cable that runs from the host computer to the SATA drive, integrating both the power and
data segments into a single cable. Other host systems use separate cables and connectors for the power and data
segments. Mercury Systems
ASURRE-S
tor
®
SSDs
use the “MIL” pin out on the SATA c
onnector power segment. The
“MIL” pin out re
-targets the 3.3 V and 12 V pins (P1, P2, P3, P13, P14, and P15) on the SATA Power Segment to External
