Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Technologies Host Bus Adapter User's Guide HBA355i and HBA355e
- Dell HBA355i and Dell HBA355e
- Dell HBA355i
- Dell HBA355i front card
- Dell HBA355e
- Dell HBA355i and Dell HBA355e technical specifications
- PowerEdge systems supported by Dell HBA355i
- PowerEdge systems supported by Dell HBA355e
- Operating systems supported by Dell HBA355i and Dell HBA355e
- MD1400 and MD1420 enclosure support for Dell HBA355e
- Port support matrix for dual path on the same MD1400 and MD1420 enclosure
- ME484 enclosure support for Dell HBA355e
- Port support matrix for dual path on the same ME484 enclosure
- Tape drive support for Dell HBA355e
- Applications supported by Dell HBA355i and Dell HBA355e
- Dell HBA355e enclosure support
- Features of Dell HBA355i and Dell HBA355e
- Installation and removal of cards
- Safety instructions
- Before working inside your system
- After working inside your system
- Remove the Dell HBA355i adapter
- Install the Dell HBA355i adapter
- Remove the Dell HBA355i front card
- Install the Dell HBA355i front card
- Remove the Dell HBA355e adapter
- Install the Dell HBA355e adapter
- Connect Dell HBA355e to the storage enclosure
- Driver support Dell HBA355i and Dell HBA355e
- Manage Dell HBA355i and Dell HBA355e cards using HII configuration utility
- Updating the firmware of Dell HBA355i and Dell HBA355e
- Getting help
- Troubleshooting
- Known issues
- VendorID and ProductID for tape drives
- System reserved partition after Windows installation
- Device settings in HII shows PCIe slot information
- Intermittent RSODs appears when a faulty drive is connected to HBA
- Selecting drive for operating system installation in legacy mode
- Adapter configuration change message
- Incompatible firmware image when incorrect payload is used
- Additional disks displayed in the command line interface
- Known issues
- Documentation resources
Driver support Dell HBA355i and Dell
HBA355e
The Dell HBA355i and Dell HBA355e cards require software drivers to operate with the supported operating systems.
This chapter contains the procedures for installing the drivers for the Dell HBA355i and Dell HBA355e cards.
NOTE: The driver for Dell HBA355i and Dell HBA355e for VMware ESXi is packaged within the VMware ESXi ISO image
downloaded from Dell. For more information, see the VMware documentation at www.dell.com/virtualizationsolutions. It is
not recommended to have drivers from controllers prior to Dell HBA355i, , and Dell HBA355e on the same system.
The two methods for installing a driver discussed in this chapter are:
● Installing a driver during operating system installation: Use this method if you are performing a new installation of the
operating system and want to include the drivers.
● Updating existing drivers: Use this method if the operating system and the HBA controllers are already installed and you
want to update to the latest drivers.
Topics:
• Creating the device driver media
• Windows driver installation
• Linux driver installation
• Loading the driver while installing an operating system
Creating the device driver media
Use one of the following two methods to create the device driver media:
● Downloading Drivers From The Dell Support Website
● Downloading Drivers From The Dell Systems Service And Diagnostic Tools Media
Download and save Dell HBA355i and Dell HBA355e drivers from
the support site
About this task
To download drivers from the Dell Support website:
Steps
1. Go to www.dell.com/support/home.
2. Enter the service tag of your system in the Choose by Service Tag to get started field or select Choose from a list of
all Dell products.
3. Select the System Type, Operating System, and Category from the drop-down list.
The drivers that are applicable to your selection are displayed.
4. Download the drivers that you require to a USB drive, CD, or DVD.
5. During the operating system installation, use the media that you created to load the driver. For more information on
reinstalling the operating system, see the relevant section for your operating system later in this guide.
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