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
Installing or updating the RPM driver package with KMOD support. If not, proceed with using the native device driver and then
skip to the topic Installing or Updating the RPM Driver Package With KMP Support.
NOTE: The driver update disk (DUD) images are created only for those operating system releases in which the native
(in-box) driver is insufficient for installation. In the event that an operating system is being installed with a corresponding
DUD image, follow the instructions below.
NOTE: To view the complete list of boot loader options, see the installation guide of your operating system.
NOTE: If using out-of-box drivers with RHEL 7 and higher, a tainted kernel message will be displayed in the log. RedHat
does not provide a mechanism to sign external drivers for RHEL.
Install or update a RPM driver package using the KMOD support
Prerequisites
NOTE: This procedure is applicable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x and higher.
About this task
Perform the following steps to install the RPM package with KMOD support:
Steps
1. Uncompress the gzipped tarball driver release package.
2. Install the driver package using the command: rpm –ihv kmodmegaraid_ sas-<version>.rpm.
NOTE: Use rpm -Uvh <package name> when upgrading an existing package.
3. If the previous device driver is in use, you must reboot the system for the updated driver to take effect.
4. Verify the loaded driver version by running the following command: modinfo megaraid_sas.
Install or update a RPM driver package using the KMP support
Prerequisites
NOTE: This procedure is applicable for SUSE Enterprise Linux 15.x.
About this task
Perform the following steps to install the RPM package with KMP support:
Steps
1. Uncompress the gzipped tarball driver release package.
2. Install the driver package using the command: rpm –ihv kmpmegaraid_ sas- <version>.rpm.
NOTE: Use rpm -Uvh <package name> when updating an existing package.
3. If the previous device driver is in use, you must reboot the system for the updated driver to take effect.
4. Verify the loaded driver version by running the following command: modinfo megaraid_sas.
Upgrading the Kernel
About this task
When upgrading to a new kernel, you must reinstall the DKMS-enabled driver packages. Perform the following steps to update
or install the driver for a new kernel:
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