Intel Optane Memory M Series - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Intel® Optane™ Memory M Series
February 2021 Installation & User Guide
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Contents
1 Overview .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.1 About this Document ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.2 Minimum Requirements ................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.3 Intel® Volume Management Device (Intel® VMD) Support ........................................................................................................ 5
1.4 Limitations/Things to Keep in Mind ........................................................................................................................................................ 5
2 System Configuration Setup .......................................................................................................................................................... 7
2.1 New System Build and Setup ...................................................................................................................................................................... 7
2.2 Upgrade Current System by Adding Intel® Optane™ Memory Device ................................................................................ 7
3 System BIOS Settings....................................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.1 Non-Intel® VMD Capable Platforms ........................................................................................................................................................ 9
3.2 Intel® VMD Capable Platforms ................................................................................................................................................................. 11
4 Operating System Installation .................................................................................................................................................... 12
4.1 Requirements: .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
5 Intel® Optane™ Memory Capable Applications ...................................................................................................................... 13
5.1 Intel® Optane™ Memory and Storage Management Application ........................................................................................ 13
Enabling Acceleration .......................................................................................................................................................... 14
Disabling Acceleration ......................................................................................................................................................... 18
Uninstalling the Application ............................................................................................................................................. 20
6 Additional Features/Capabilities ............................................................................................................................................... 22
6.1 Data Drive Acceleration (DDA) ................................................................................................................................................................. 22
Hardware/Software Requirements .............................................................................................................................. 22
Enable/Disable Acceleration ............................................................................................................................................ 22
6.2 Pinning.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
7 Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................................................................................. 24
7.1 Device Detection Issues ............................................................................................................................................................................... 24
7.2 Cache Rebuild Occurs on Reboot .......................................................................................................................................................... 24
7.3 Hardware Failure .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 24
Fast Media Missing At Boot ............................................................................................................................................... 24
Slower Media Missing at Boot ......................................................................................................................................... 25
Media Failure and Data Recovery .................................................................................................................................. 25
Media Replacement Procedure ...................................................................................................................................... 25
8 Error Related to Last Partition Resizing ................................................................................................................................... 27
9 Verify/Make Changes to Drive Partition Structure (MBR vs GPT) .................................................................................... 28
9.1 Verify Current Drive Partition Structure ............................................................................................................................................. 28
9.2 Convert from MBR to GPT with MBR2GPT.exe ............................................................................................................................. 29
10 Windows Recovery Environment .............................................................................................................................................. 30
10.1 Preparing the Windows 10 OS Recovery (Advanced) ............................................................................................................... 30
11 Legacy Intel® RST/Optane™ Memory Applications ............................................................................................................... 34
11.1 Intel® Optane™ Memory Application .................................................................................................................................................... 34
Enabling Acceleration .......................................................................................................................................................... 38
Disabling Acceleration ......................................................................................................................................................... 41
Uninstalling the Application ............................................................................................................................................. 43
11.2 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Application ................................................................................................................................ 47
Enabling Acceleration .......................................................................................................................................................... 51
Disabling Acceleration ......................................................................................................................................................... 54
Uninstalling the Application ............................................................................................................................................. 56