Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) Trial Period in Windows* Environments

The Intel® VROC package for Windows* comes with a 90-days trial period that will enable Intel® VROC Premium mode for data volumes without requiring an Intel® VROC upgrade key. This allows the user to test and experience the Intel® VROC Premium mode for 90 days. The trial period will begin at the time that the first Intel® VROC RAID volume is created.

Intel® VROC Trial Period Recommendations and Limitations

The following are key limitations with the Intel® VROC trial period:

• The Intel® VROC trial period does not extend to the Intel® VROC UEFI HII environment. As a result, RAID volumes generated in the Intel® VROC Graphical User Interface (GUI) during the trial period will not be seen in the Intel® VROC UEFI HII interface.
• Intel recommends not attempting to migrate a system drive into a RAID volume during the Intel® VROC trial period. This is to prevent the system from becoming unbootable because the trial period does not extend to the Intel® VROC UEFI HII environment.
• Intel recommends not using RAID volumes for any mission critical data during the Intel® VROC trial period. It is only intended for evaluation purposes and the data cannot be guaranteed (either in the Intel® VROC UEFI HII environment or after the period expires).
• There is no option to disable the Intel® VROC trial period.

Intel® VROC Trial Period Usage

Since the Intel® VROC trial period mode only applies to platforms that do not have Intel® VROC upgrade keys installed, the System Report will report that Intel® VROC is in Pass-Thru mode.

Prior to initiating the trial period (by creating a RAID volume) the Intel® VROC GUI will show no indication of a trial period being activated. After Intel® VROC GUI has been installed, the trial period will begin once the first trial RAID volume is created.

Trial Period Status Notification Band

The status of the trial period is displayed in the Intel® VROC GUI Home page with a yellow band.

During the trial period, the Intel® VROC UEFI HII will not display the RAID volumes and will show the attached drives as non-RAID disks.

Trial Period Expiration Notification

After 90 days, the trial period will expire and be displayed in the Intel® VROC GUI as below. After the end of the trial period, any RAID volume generated will be displayed in the Intel® VROC GUI, but they will not be accessible. Once the Intel® VROC upgrade key is installed in the platform (either during the trial period or after the trial period expires) the environment will become operational, and all RAID volumes will be accessible as normal.