405-AAEI Dell PERC H330 8 Channel PCIe 3.0 x8 Storage Controller

Low-Profile PCIe RAID HBA for Direct-Attached SAS/SATA Storage with the 405-AAEI

The 405-AAEI is a Dell PERC H330 low-profile PCIe adapter designed to provide entry hardware RAID for internal direct-attached storage in rack servers. Based on the LSI LSISAS3008 controller, the 405-AAEI delivers 8 internal SAS/SATA channels and is optimised for stable boot and data volume protection across small-to-medium drive groups where predictable recovery and consistent I/O matter more than advanced caching features.

Architecturally, the 405-AAEI integrates through a PCIe 3.0 x8 host interface to sustain balanced throughput while leaving platform lanes available for NICs, accelerators, or additional HBAs in dense configurations. Storage connectivity is provided via a Mini-SAS HD port supporting SAS 12Gb/s and SATA 6Gb/s links, enabling straightforward backplane attachment and clean internal cabling. Hardware RAID 0/1/5/10/50 is implemented to align with common server profiles such as mirrored boot, parity-protected data volumes, and striped+mirrored virtualisation datastores.

Why Choose the 405-AAEI?

The 405-AAEI is a practical choice when you need enterprise RAID fundamentals in a low-profile form factor without overprovisioning features that add cost or operational complexity. It supports a strong density-to-performance ratio for internal disk sets, helps standardise RAID policy across a fleet, and scales cleanly from single-node departmental servers to multi-node racks that require consistent controller behaviour and predictable serviceability.

Dell engineering focuses on validated interoperability within Dell server platforms, emphasising firmware stability, controlled component qualification, and lifecycle alignment with modern data centre operations. The 405-AAEI fits established Dell manageability and service processes, supporting reliable deployment and long-term maintenance for business-critical storage paths.

Key Applications:

• Boot volume mirroring
• General-purpose file and print services
• SMB virtualisation nodes
• Internal SATA/SAS RAID for rack servers

At Happyware - Server Hardware you benefit from non-binding offers tailored to your configuration and an extended warranty of up to 6 years, enabling predictable procurement and long-term risk management for 405-AAEI deployments.