Intel VROC

Intel® VROC Quick Configuration Guide
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Table of Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................................. i
Guide Organization .................................................................................................................................................................................. i
1. Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................ 4
1.1 Supported Hardware ........................................................................................................................................................ 4
1.2 Supported Operating Systems* ................................................................................................................................... 4
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