How Do I Make a RAID Volume with NVMe* Drives via Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) on Intel® Server Board S2600WF and Intel® Server Board S2600ST Product Family?

I want to make a RAID volume with NVMe* drives via Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC).

1. Connect the NVMe* drives from the backplane to the server board using the onboard Optical Copper Link (OCuLink)* connectors (or PCIe* switches/Retimer) with the OCuLink cables (for example, OCuLink Cable Kit AXXCBL665CVCV). In this article, we will use onboard connectors. In the event only one processor is installed, use either PCIe* SSD0 or PCIe SSD1 connectors as shown below:

   

2. For installed NVMe devices to utilize the Intel® Volume Management Device (Intel® VMD) features of the server board, it must be enabled in BIOS for the appropriate CPU PCIe root ports.
   1. Go to the Advanced / PCI Configuration / Volume Management Device menu as shown below:

      

      

   2. After enabling the VMD OCuLink(s), save and reboot back to the BIOS.
   3. Once in the BIOS:
      1. Go to Advanced / PCI Configuration / UEFI Option ROM Control menu. Scroll down and select Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU.

         

      2. Select All Intel VMD Controllers and select Create RAID Volume as shown below:

         

         

For more information, refer to the How to configure Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) video.