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Using the VROC Function on the ES3000
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Using the VROC Function on the ES3000 V5.
Overview
The Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (VROC) is a solution provided by Intel for user RAID
volume management. Employing the Intel V5 Purley CPU platform, this solution uses the
Volume Management Device (VMD) interface to create and manage virtual storage pools for
NVMe SSDs. The Intel VROC uses the architecture to implement NVMe RAID. The Intel
VROC function can be used on the ES3000 V5 to easily expand the RAID solution with
flexible drives.
Usage Restriction
To use the VROC function on the ES3000 V5, the operating system, hardware, and driver
must meet the following requirements:
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Supported OSs:
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Windows Server 7 SP2, Windows Server 10, Windows Server 2012 R2, and
Windows Server 2016
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RHEL 7.3 or later
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SLES 12 SP3 or later
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Hardware
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V5 series CPUs are required.
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To use the VROC function, purchase the Intel VROC KEY and install it on the
server. For details about how to purchase and install the VROC KEY, see the Intel
official website.
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Driver
If the VROC is used on Windows, install the RSTe suite provided by Intel, including the
Intel VMD driver and NVMe driver.
To download the suite, visit
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/
and search for VROC in
the search column.
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