Dell BOSS Controller Card Full Height

Dell BOSS Controller Full Height

The Dell BOSS controller card full height is a full-height PCIe storage controller for Dell PowerEdge servers. It provides dedicated M.2 SATA SSD connections for operating system boot drives. It is the full-height version of the Dell BOSS controller, designed for PowerEdge servers that use full-height PCIe card slots rather than the dedicated BOSS connector slot found in newer platforms.

Boot Optimised Storage Architecture

The Dell BOSS controller separates the OS boot drive from the main PERC RAID controller and drive backplane. M.2 SATA SSDs are installed on a dedicated PCIe card. This means all physical drive bays in the PowerEdge server remain available exclusively for application data storage. In storage-intensive PowerEdge deployments where every drive bay is a premium resource, the Dell BOSS controller maximises usable data storage capacity. M.2 SSD boot drives also provide fast server boot times. This reduces the duration of planned restart maintenance windows for South African businesses that must restart servers for updates or configuration changes.

RAID 1 Mirroring for Boot Redundancy

The Dell BOSS controller supports RAID 1 mirroring across two M.2 SATA SSDs (drives not included). RAID 1 mirrors the OS volume across both SSDs simultaneously. If one M.2 SSD fails, the server continues booting from the surviving drive without interruption. For South African businesses running production servers 24/7, this redundant boot drive architecture eliminates the single point of failure of a single OS drive. Replacing the failed M.2 SSD restores the RAID 1 mirror without any server downtime required.

Full-Height PCIe Form Factor

The full-height form factor allows this Dell BOSS controller to be installed in standard full-height PCIe slots found in older Dell PowerEdge tower and rack server models. Verify PCIe slot availability and compatibility with your specific server model before ordering. For full specifications and M.2 SSD compatibility details, visit the Dell official website. Browse all server components at Briggi Tech’s components section.