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SuperServer 5039MP-H8TNR User's Manual
F.2 Enabling NVMe RAID
RAID for NVMe SSDs must be enabled through the UEFI BIOS.
1. Install the patch as described in the Restrictions and Requirements section on a
previous page.
2. Reboot the server.
3. Press [DEL] key to enter BIOS.
4. Switch to
Advanced > Chipset Configuration > North Bridge > IIO Configuration >
Intel® VMD Technology > CPU1
.
5.
Enable
the VMD according to the following rules.
•
For U.2 NVMe, enable all the sub-items under each PStack.
•
For M.2 NVMe or NVMe AIC, enable the VMD according to which AOC card/slot it used.
An example U.2 configuration follows.
Figure F-2. A BIOS VMD Setting Example
(different server)
6.
Press [F4] to save the configuration and reboot the system.
7. Press [DEL] to enter BIOS.
8. Switch to
Advanced > Intel(R) Virtual RAID on CPU > All Intel VMD Controllers >
Create RAID Volume
.
9. Set
Name
.
10. Set
RAID Level
.
11. If cross-controller RAID is required, select
Enable RAID spanned over VMD Controller
as shown in Figure F-4.
