F.2 Enabling NVMe RAID
RAID for NVMe SSDs must be enabled through the UEFI BIOS.
1. Install the patch as described in the Restrictions and Requirements section on a
previous page.
2. Reboot the server.
3. Press [DEL] key to enter BIOS.
4. Switch to Advanced > Chipset Configuration > North Bridge > IIO Configuration >
Intel® VMD Technology > Intel VMD for Volume Management Device on CPU 4.
5. Enable the VMD according to the following rules.
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For M.2 NVMe or NVMe AIC, enable the VMD according to which AOC card/slot it used.
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For U.2 NVMe, enable all the sub-items for CPU4 under VMD Config for PStack0 and
VMD Config for PStack1.
Example for 8049U-E1CR4T populated with eight U.2 NVMe drives:
CPU4 Configuration
Figure F-2. BIOS VMD Setting Example
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Appendix F: CPU-Based RAID for NVMe