Manual for BOSS-N1

Name: Manual for BOSS-N1
Brand: Dell
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Brand: Dell

Category: Storage Hardware

Document Type: Manual

Language: EN

Uploaded: Nov. 21, 2025, 7:12 p.m.

Manual Publish Date: 2022-11-01

The Dell Boot Optimized Storage Solution-N1 (BOSS-N1) is a RAID solution designed for booting a server's operating system. It supports 80 mm NVMe M.2 Solid-State Drives (SSDs), PCIe Gen3 x4 host interface, and dual NVMe Gen3 x2 device interfaces. The BOSS-N1 provides features like hot-plugging M.2 drives, secure firmware updates, predictive failure analysis, and auto-rebuild of degraded drives. Management and configuration can be performed using the UEFI RAID Configuration Utility, Dell OpenManage Storage Management, or the BOSS-N1 Command Line Interface (CLI). Firmware updates can be done via OS Dell Update Packages, iDRAC, or Lifecycle Controller. Troubleshooting common issues and getting help are also covered in this guide.

Troubleshooting and error codes

Issue	Corrective Action
BOSS-N1 supports only single drive RAID 0	BOSS-N1 allows physical connections of two M.2 NVMe drives. However, only one M.2 NVMe drive is used to create RAID 0 volume and the other M.2 NVMe drive is not used. Expected behavior. No action is required.
Unwanted 0.0 MB unallocated space entry on BOSS-N1	If no RAID is created on drives connected to BOSS-N1 controller, one unwanted entry of 0.0 MB unallocated space is displayed in the disk selection page during installation of the Windows operating system. Expected behavior. No action is required.
BOSS-N1 HII displays Maximum VD supported as 2	BOSS-N1 HII displays Maximum VD supported as 2. Considering one functional VD and one foreign VD, HII displays Maximum VD supported as 2. Expected behavior. No action is required.
RAID level (between RAID 0 and RAID 1) migration is not supported on BOSS-N1	BOSS-N1 allows physical connections of two M.2 NVMe drives. Either you can create single drive RAID 0 or two drive RAID 1. After this RAID operation, RAID level migration is not supported. Expected behavior. No action is required.