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Configuring Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC), Virtual RAID on CPU Intel

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3-4 Configuring Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) System Requirements 1. An Intel® Core™ X series processor (44-lane or 28-lane CPU) (6-core or above) 2. An Intel® VROC Upgrade Key (purchased separately) 3. At least two Intel® NVMe SSDs (to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you use SSDs with identical model and capacity). Intel® VROC Upgrade Key Supported RAID Levels No Key Installed RAID 0 Standard Key RAID 0, 1, 10 Premium Key RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 Installation Guidelines A-1: Hardware Installation Plug the Intel® VROC Upgrade Key into the VROC header on the motherboard, install the Intel® NVMe SSDs in PCIe slot(s), and install the graphics card in the other VMD PCIe slot. VMD1:PCIEX16_1, PCIEX8_1, PCIEX16_2 VMD2:PCIEX8_2, PCIEX16_3, PCIEX8_3, PCIEX16_4 A-2: Creating a RAID Array Step 1: After the system starts, go to the BIOS Setup, make sure Intel® VMD Technology under the BIOS menu is enabled. Step 2: Go to Peripherals\SATA And RST Configuration. Enable SATA Controller(s), set SATA Mode Selection to Intel RST Premium, and enable iRSTe Support. Save the changes and exit BIOS Setup. (Note) The maximum number of hard drives for an OS RAID volume is 6. Configuring a RAID Set - 86 -

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Configuring a RAID Set
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3-4
Configuring Intel
®
Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel
®
VROC)
System Requirements
1. An Intel
®
Core
™
X series processor (44-lane or 28-lane CPU) (6-core or above)
2. An Intel
®
VROC Upgrade Key (purchased separately)
3. At least two Intel
®
NVMe
SSDs (to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you use SSDs with
identical model and capacity).
Intel
®
VROC Upgrade Key
Supported RAID Levels
No Key Installed
RAID 0
Standard Key
RAID 0, 1, 10
Premium Key
RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
Installation Guidelines
A-1: Hardware Installation
Plug the Intel
®
VROC Upgrade Key into the VROC header on the motherboard, install the Intel
®
NVMe SSDs
in PCIe slot(s), and install the graphics card in the other VMD PCIe slot.
VMD1:PCIEX16_1, PCIEX8_1, PCIEX16_2
VMD2:PCIEX8_2, PCIEX16_3, PCIEX8_3, PCIEX16_4
A-2: Creating a RAID Array
Step 1:
After the system starts, go to the BIOS Setup, make
sure
Intel
®
VMD Technology
under the
BIOS
menu
is enabled.
Step 2:
Go to
Peripherals\SATA And RST Configuration
.
Enable
SATA Controller(s)
, set
SATA Mode
Selection
to
Intel RST Premium
, and enable
iRSTe
Support
. Save the changes and exit BIOS Setup.
(
Note
)
The maximum number of hard drives for an OS
R
AID volume is 6.