Table Of Contents - Intel VROC Quick Configuration Manual

Vmd nvme raid

Table of Contents

Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................................. i

Guide Organization .................................................................................................................................................................................. i

1. Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................ 4

Supported Hardware ........................................................................................................................................................ 4

1.1

Supported Operating Systems* ................................................................................................................................... 4

1.2

2. Preparing Server Hardware and Drivers ................................................................................................................. 5

2.1

Server System ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5

2.2

Intel VROC Hardware Key .............................................................................................................................................. 5

2.3

NVMe* drives ....................................................................................................................................................................... 5

2.4

PCIe switches and retimers ........................................................................................................................................... 5

2.5

Drivers. ................................................................................................................................................................................... 6

3. Intel® Volume Management Device (Intel® VMD) ................................................................................................. 8

3.1

Enabling the Intel® VMD ports ..................................................................................................................................... 8

4. Creating Intel® VROC (VMD NVMe RAID) volumes ............................................................................................ 11

4.1

Accessing the Intel® VROC (VMD NVMe RAID) HII Configuration Utility ................................................. 11

4.2

Creating RAID Volumes Using the Intel® VROC (VMD NVMe RAID) HII Configuration Utility ......... 11

Appendix A.

Glossary ................................................................................................................................................. 15

Appendix B.

Updating Firmware on Intel NVMe drives using the Intel* SSD Data Center Tool ................ 16

List of Tables

Table 1. VROC driver requirements ...................................................................................................................................................... 7

List of Figures

Figure 1. RSTe NVMe release note documentation style ............................................................................................................ 6

Figure 2. Steps to enter the Volume Management Device Port Window ............................................................................. 9

Figure 3. VMD port Example A ................................................................................................................................................................ 9

Figure 4. VMD port Example B ............................................................................................................................................................. 10

Figure 5. Steps to access the Intel® VROC HII configuration utility ...................................................................................... 11

Figure 6. Intel® VROC Managed VMD menu ................................................................................................................................... 12

Figure 7. Create RAID Volume menu ................................................................................................................................................. 12

Figure 8. Completed Create RAID Volume menu ........................................................................................................................ 13

Figure 9. Intel® VROC Managed VMD menu ................................................................................................................................... 14

Figure 10. List of Intel® NVMe drives shown by the isdct tool ............................................................................................... 16

Figure 11. Updating an NVMe drive. ................................................................................................................................................. 16

Intel® VROC Quick Configuration Guide