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Introduction to BOSS card
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BOSS card features
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Deploying the BOSS card
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Driver installation
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BOSS troubleshooting
Introduction to BOSS card
BOSS is a simple RAID solution card designed specifically for booting a system's operating system. The card supports up to
two 6 Gbps M.2 SATA drives. The BOSS adapter card has a x8 connector using PCIe gen 2.0 x2 lanes, available only in the
low-profile and half-height form factor. The BOSS modular card has a dedicated slot in blade systems.
NOTE:
There are no status LEDs on the BOSS card.
Figure 86. Features of BOSS card
1. SATA drive connector (2)
2. 80 mm M.2 SATA drive 1
3. 80 mm M.2 SATA drive 2
Supported operating systems
The BOSS card supports the following minimum supported versions of operating systems:
● Microsoft Windows Server 2016
● VMware ESXi 6.0 Update 3
● VMware ESXi 6.5
NOTE:
For the latest list of supported operating systems and driver installation instructions, see the system documentation
at Dell.com/operatingsystemmanuals. For specific operating system service pack requirements, see the Drivers and
Downloads section at Dell.com/support/manuals.
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