Supermicro SuperServer SYS-221BT-DNTR - Configuring Intel VMD; Configuring VMD Manually

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Chapter 6: Optional Components
Figure 6-2. BIOS, Selecting VMD Mode
Conguring 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 conguration. The default BIOS setting for the
NVMe Mode Switch is Auto which automatically enables VMD on all installed NVMe drives.
NVMe Mode Switch :
• Auto Enables VMD for all NVMe ports if VROC Key is installed.
• VMD Enables VMD for all NVMe ports despite the lack of the VROC Key.
• Manual Allows the user to select specic NVMe ports on which to enable VMD.
The NVMe Mode Switch can be viewed or selected at BIOS > Advanced > Chipset
Conguration > North Bridge > IIO Conguration > Intel® VMD Technology.
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.
Conguring VMD Manually
The steps for manually conguring VMD on specic NVMe ports in UEFI BIOS are shown
below. Example screenshots may di󰀨er from your server.
1. Reboot the server and press [DEL] key to access the BIOS options.
2. Switch to Advanced > Chipset Conguration > North Bridge > IIO Conguration >
Intel
®
VMD Technology.
3. Select VMD Mode Switch, then select Manual.
Note that Socket 0 contains CPU1; Socket 1 contains CPU2