Configuring Intel Vmd; Configuring Vmd Manually - Supermicro SuperServer SYS-512B-WR User Manual

Configuring Intel VMD

VMD must be enabled on PCIe ports which have NVMe drives attached to them in order for
those drives to be added to a VROC RAID configuration. The default BIOS setting for the
NVMe Mode Switch is Auto which automatically enables VMD on all installed NVMe drives.
Note: Without a VROC Key, there is no RAID support with the Auto switch. Only RAID 0 is
supported with the VMD and Manual switches.
NVMe Mode Switch:
Auto: Enables VMD for all NVMe ports if VROC Key is installed.
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VMD: Enables VMD for all NVMe ports despite the lack of the VROC Key.
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Manual: Allows the user to select specific NVMe ports on which to enable VMD.
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The NVMe Mode Switch can be viewed or selected at BIOS > Advanced > Chipset
Configuration > IIO Configuration > NVMe Mode Switch.

Configuring VMD Manually

The steps for manually configuring VMD on specific NVMe ports in UEFI BIOS are shown
below. Example screenshots may differ from your server.
Notes:
If there is an existing RAID configuration, delete the RAID volume associated with the
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VMD controller before disabling the controller. Failure to do so may lead to
unexpected behavior.
The effects of physically changing or swapping a CPU on the VMD controller have not
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been thoroughly tested or documented.
1. Reboot the server and press [DEL] key to access the BIOS options.
2. Switch to Advanced > Chipset Configuration > IIO Configuration.
3. Select NVMe, then select Manual.
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