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
● PowerEdge R6525
● PowerEdge R7525
Operating systems supported by Dell HBA355i and
Dell HBA355e
See Dell Technologies Enterprise operating systems support for a list of supported operating systems by a specific server for
the Dell HBA355i and Dell HBA355e cards.
NOTE: For the latest list of supported operating systems and driver installation instructions, see the operating system
documentation at www.dell.com/operatingsystemmanuals. For specific operating system service pack requirements, see the
Drivers and Downloads section at www.dell.com/manuals.
MD1400 and MD1420 enclosure support for Dell
HBA355e
Dell HBA355e supports external enclosures MD1420 and MD1400.
The MD enclosure topology rules for Dell HBA355e are:
● The maximum number of enclosures supported for single-path configuration is eight, and dual-path configuration is four.
● A maximum of two enclosures are supported per port when using a daisy chain topology.
● MD1400 and MD1420 can be connected to the same controller at the same time.
● Mixing of MD and ME enclosures or mixing tape drives and MD or ME enclosures on the same controller is not supported.
● Loopback connections of enclosures are not supported.
● Mixing of single-path and dual-path configurations on the same controller is not supported.
● Interleaving of port for multipath configuration is not supported.
● Using Port 1 and Port 2 in a dual-path configuration on the same enclosure is not supported.
Port support matrix for dual path on the same
MD1400 and MD1420 enclosure
The following table lists the combination of the ports on the controller that do and do not support dual-path configurations:
Serial
number
Port 0
connected
Yes/No
Port 1
connected
Yes/No
Port 2
connected
Yes/No
Port 3
connected
Yes/No
Dual path support on the same
MD14xx enclosure
1 Yes - Yes - No
2 Yes - - Yes No
3 - Yes Yes - No
4 - Yes - Yes No
5 Yes Yes - - Yes
6 - - Yes Yes Yes
ME484 enclosure support for Dell HBA355e
Dell HBA355e supports external enclosure ME484.
The ME484 enclosure topology rules for Dell HBA355e are:
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