MarkDymond, I am not seeing any 6GB HBA's part numbers that match both the NX3000 and the R530, so I can't confirm its compatibility. You can try testing the card in the R530, but I am not certain of it's functionality. If it doesn't work and you want to get the compatible 6GB HBA for the R530, the part number is P2R3R. Hope this helps.
Hi, Folks I have a question about transferring a Dell 6Gbps SAS HBA Card from an NX3000 storage server (Windows 2008 Storage Server), to a PowerEdge R530 server (Windows 2012 R2). We bought the card in 2016 so that we could attach an external Quantum LTO5 Half-Height Model C tape drive to the NX3000. I want to move our backup software and tape drive to the R530 and was wondering if the card was compatible with the newer server. The documentation lists Windows Server 2008 R2 as the latest OS that it is compatible with, but the documentation is dated 2012. I can see a 2012 driver available here: [URL] Unfortunately, the R530 is not listed as a compatible system (and I'm not convinced this is the same card). Has anyone successfully used a Dell 6Gbps SAS HBA Card in a Windows 2012 R2 R530 system? Thanks!
Dell 6Gbps SAS HBA Card compatible with R530