Supermicro X11QPL User Manual page 156

Super X11QPL User's Manual
15. Use the arrow keys to select All Intel VMD Controllers and press <Enter> to access
the menu items. The following screen will appear. It allows the user to create RAID volumes
and configure settings of NVMe devices as detected by the system.
Note : A single Intel® VMD supported processor supplies 48 PCIe lanes and contains
three Intel® VMD controllers (domains). Refer to the following illustration for more
information.
Intel®
VMD
x16 PCIe
NVMe NVMe
Device Device
* Boot RAID will NOT be
able to cross VMDs.
Processor
Intel® Intel®
VMD VMD
x16 PCIe x16 PCIe
NVMe NVMe
Device Device
* Data RAID will be allowed to cross VMDs and processors.
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Processor
UPI
Intel® Intel®
VMD VMD
x16 PCIe x16 PCIe
NVMe NVMe NVMe
Device Device Device
Intel®
VMD
x16 PCIe
NVMe NVMe
Device Device