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Operating systems supported by Dell HBA355i Adapter cards See Dell Technologies Enterprise operating systems support for a list of supported operating systems by a specific server for the Dell HBA355i Adapter 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 Adapter Dell HBA355e Adapter supports external enclosures MD1420 and MD1400. To connect to external enclosures, HBA355e Adapter uses the HD Mini-SAS SFF-8644 cables. The MD enclosure topology rules for Dell HBA355e Adapter 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. See Port support matrix for dual path on the MD1400 and MD1420 enclosures Port support matrix for dual path on the MD1400 and MD1420 enclosures The following table lists the combination of the ports on the controller that do and do not support dual-path configurations: Table 2. Port support matrix for dual path on the MD1400 and MD1420 enclosures 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 No Yes No No 2 Yes No No Yes No 3 No Yes Yes No No 4 No Yes No Yes No 5 Yes Yes No No Yes 6 No No Yes Yes Yes 7 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Dell HBA355i Adapter, Dell HBA355i Front, Dell HBA355e Adapter, Dell HBA350i MX, Dell HBA350i Adapter, and Dell 13 HBA350i MM

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Operating systems supported by Dell HBA355i
Adapter cards
See
Dell Technologies Enterprise operating systems support
for a list of supported operating systems by a specific server for
the Dell HBA355i Adapter 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 Adapter
Dell HBA355e Adapter supports external enclosures MD1420 and MD1400. To connect to external enclosures, HBA355e Adapter
uses the HD Mini-SAS SFF-8644 cables.
The MD enclosure topology rules for Dell HBA355e Adapter 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. See
Port support matrix for dual
path on the MD1400 and MD1420 enclosures
Port support matrix for dual path on the MD1400 and
MD1420 enclosures
The following table lists the combination of the ports on the controller that do and do not support dual-path configurations:
Table 2. Port support matrix for dual path on the MD1400 and MD1420 enclosures 
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
No
Yes
No
No
2
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
3
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
4
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
5
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
6
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
7
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Dell HBA355i Adapter, Dell HBA355i Front, Dell HBA355e Adapter, Dell HBA350i MX, Dell HBA350i Adapter, and Dell
HBA350i MM
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