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Dell HBA355i and Dell HBA355e

Dell Technologies Host Bus Adapter 355i (Dell HBA355i) are non–RAID solution cards that can be used as a boot controller and

also as a data controller.

Dell Technologies Host Bus Adapter 355e(Dell HBA355e) is a non-RAID solution card that is used as a data controller by

connecting to external JBODs and tape drives.

The features of the cards include:

● All are PCIe cards with Gen 4 PCIe x eight host interfaces.

● All provide dual SAS/SATA Gen 3 device interfaces.

● Each supports both SAS and SATA drives.

● HBA355i has x16 SAS lanes for a target device and can support up to 16 drives without expander.

● HBA355e has x16 lanes that can be connected to external target devices such as enclosures (ME484, MD1420, and

MD1400) and tape drives(LTO6/7/8).

NOTE: For the safety, regulatory, and ergonomic information that is associated with these devices, and for more

information about the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) or Lifecycle Controller (LC) remote management,

see your platform documentation.

Topics:

• 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

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