How To Create an Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) RAID Volume on the Intel® Server M50CYP Family
Content Type: Install & Setup | Article ID: 000089810 | Last Reviewed: 01/29/2025
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Environment
Intel® Server M50CYP Family
Description
Unable to create RAID volumes in Intel® Server M50CYP Family.
Resolution
Follow the below steps to configure an Intel® VROC RAID volume:
- Enable the Intel® VMD Controller Domains by accessing BIOS > Advanced > Integrated IO configuration > Volume Management Device. See the below figures as reference.
- Press the key F10 to save the settings. Once the system restarts, press the key F2 to access BIOS.
- Navigate to BIOS > Advanced > PCI configuration > UEFI option ROM control > Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU. See the below figure as reference.
- Select the option All Intel VMD Controllers. This will display the list of drives detected and the menu options to create RAID volumes. See the below figures as reference.
- Create the desired RAID volume by selecting the drives and the RAID level. See the below figures as reference.
| Add-in card NVMe* devices | Intel® Server M50CYP Family systems do not support Intel® VROC for add-in cards NVMe* devices,. The reason is that there is no way of enabling Intel® VMD on any PCIe slots. Drives are detected in BIOS (under the storage controller section), but Intel® VROC RAID volumes cannot be configured on them. |