Dell PowerEdge R540 EMC Boot Optimized Server Storage-S1 Users Guide - Page 5

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1 Overview BOSS-S1 is a simple RAID solution card designed specifically for booting a server's operating system. The card supports up to two 6 Gbps M.2 SATA drives. The BOSS-S1 adapter card has a x8 connector using PCIe gen 2.0 x2 lanes, available only in the low-profile and fullheight form factors. The BOSS-S1 modular card has a dedicated slot in modular servers. NOTE: BOSS-S1 card allows you to create only one virtual disk from the available physical disks. Specifying the size of a virtual disk is not supported. NOTE: There are no status LEDs on the BOSS-S1 card. Figure 1. Features of the BOSS-S1 adaptercard 1. SATA drive connector (2) 2. 80 mm M.2 SATA drive 1 3. 80 mm M.2 SATA drive 2 Figure 2. Features of the BOSS-S1 modular card 1. Modular BOSS-S1 card 2. SATA drive connector 3. 80 mm M.2 SATA drive Topics: • Supported operating systems • Supported PowerEdge systems • BOSS-S1 card specifications • Supported M.2 drives • Management applications for the BOSS-S1 controller Overview 5

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Overview
BOSS-S1 is a simple RAID solution card designed specifically for booting a server's operating system. The card supports up to two 6 Gbps
M.2 SATA drives. The BOSS-S1 adapter card has a x8 connector using PCIe gen 2.0 x2 lanes, available only in the low-profile and full-
height form factors. The BOSS-S1 modular card has a dedicated slot in modular servers.
NOTE:
BOSS-S1 card allows you to create only one virtual disk from the available physical disks. Specifying the size of a
virtual disk is not supported.
NOTE:
There are no status LEDs on the BOSS-S1 card.
Figure 1. Features of the BOSS-S1 adaptercard
1.
SATA drive connector (2)
2.
80 mm M.2 SATA drive 1
3.
80 mm M.2 SATA drive 2
Figure 2. Features of the BOSS-S1 modular card
1.
Modular BOSS-S1 card
2.
SATA drive connector
3.
80 mm M.2 SATA drive
Topics:
Supported operating systems
Supported PowerEdge systems
BOSS-S1 card specifications
Supported M.2 drives
Management applications for the BOSS-S1 controller
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Overview
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