HighPoint NVMe G5 Data RAID Installation Guide (Linux)
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Prerequisites for a Data-RAID Configuration
In order to configure a non-bootable NVMe RAID array, you will need the following:
1. An NVMe SSD must be installed. At least one NVMe SSD must be installed into or connected to the
NVMe products.
2. A PCIe 5.0 or PCIe 4.0 slot or PCIe3.0 with x8 or x16 lanes. The NVMe products must be installed
into a PCIe 5.0 or PCIe 4.0 slot or PCIe3.0 with x8 or x16 lanes.
3. Your motherboard must have a UEFI BIOS with option ROM settings for third-part devices (such as
the NVMe products, optical drives and USB flash drives). If this is not configured correctly, the system wi
ll fail to load the NVMe products. Please check the NVMe products’s compatibility lists for recommended
motherboards.
4. Secure Boot must be disabled. HighPoint Linux Driver capability has not been signed and certified. If
Secure Boot is enabled, the motherboard will not recognize the NVMe products, and you will be unable to
proceed with installation.
5. Make sure any non-HighPoint drivers are uninstalled for any SSD’s hosted by the NVMe products.
Drivers provided by 3rd party software and manufacturer may prevent the NVMe products from
functioning properly.
Warnings:
1) Failing to remove the NVMe products and SSDs when uninstalling the driver may result in data loss.
2) Always make sure the HighPoint Linux driver is installed before moving NVMe products & RAID
array to another Linux system.
Linux distributions will always load the default NVMe support after the HighPoint Linux driver has been
uninstalled, or if it detects the present of a card when no driver has been loaded – this driver will only
recognize the NVMe SSDs as separate disks.
If the SSDs are recognized separately, any data they contain may be lost – including RAID configuration
data.
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