User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerEdge R350 Technical Guide
- Contents
- System overview
- System features and generational comparison
- Chassis views and features
- Processor
- Memory subsystem
- Storage
- Networking
- Expansion cards and expansion card risers
- Power, thermal, and acoustics
- Rack, rails, and cable management
- Supported operating systems
- Dell EMC OpenManage systems management
- Dell Technologies Services
- Dell EMC ProDeploy Enterprise Suite
- Dell EMC Data Migration Service
- Dell EMC ProSupport Enterprise Suite
- Dell EMC ProSupport Plus for Enterprise
- Dell EMC ProSupport for Enterprise
- Dell EMC ProSupport One for Data Center
- ProSupport for HPC
- Support Technologies
- Services for Data Security
- Dell Technologies Education Services
- Dell Technologies Consulting Services
- Dell EMC Managed Services
- Appendix A. Additional specifications
- Appendix B. Standards compliance
- Appendix C Additional resources
Boot Optimized Storage Solution
Boot Optimized Storage Solution (BOSS) is a RAID solution that is designed for boot optimization and provides a separate
RAID/SSD solution allowing customers to maximize server disk slots for data.
Dell provides the following BOSS card for this platform:
● BOSS S2
The HW RAID BOSS-S2 card is a RAID controller with a limited feature set that presents M.2 SATA-only SSDs as either
Non-RAID disks or a single RAID1 volume. BOSS enables support for 240 GB and 480 GB disks from factory installation.
● Hardware: BOSS-S2 controller and carrier (x2)
● Reliability: Enterprise-Class M.2 SATA SSDs
● Supports dual 80 mm, Read Intensive (1DWPD), M.2 devices 240GB/480GB Standard – 960GB/1.9TB QNS
● Accessibility: Rear facing
● Serviceability: Full hot-plug support
● Supports hardware RAID1 and pass-through
● Marvell 88SE9230 SATA RAID controller
● Standard inbox AHCI drivers
● Supports UEFI and legacy boot
● LED for M.2 device
● Controlled firmware upgrade through iDRAC
Figure 10. BOSS-S2 controller
Figure 11. Removing the BOSS S2 card carrier
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