Migrating from Intel® VROC to VROC™ by Graid Technology

This guide is for teams running Intel® VROC today who are evaluating a move to VROC™ by Graid Technology. It outlines why a migration may be worthwhile and the high-level steps involved in planning one.

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Step-by-step migration procedures and tooling are still being finalized. This page describes the planning framework only; detailed instructions will be published as VROC™ by Graid Technology reaches general availability. For migration assistance today, contact Graid Technology.

Why Consider Migrating

Intel® VROC remains fully documented and supported — by Graid Technology — in the Intel® VROC section of this site. At the same time, parts of the Intel® VROC ecosystem have reached or are approaching end of life. Teams planning new deployments or hardware refreshes may therefore want a software RAID path with a longer forward roadmap.

VROC™ by Graid Technology is positioned as that path: a software-defined NVMe* RAID solution backed by Graid Technology.

If you are still deciding between solutions, start with Why VROC™ by Graid Technology.

Before You Begin

A safe storage migration starts with the same groundwork regardless of the target solution:

1. Inventory the current deployment — record the Intel® VROC version, operating systems, server platforms, NVMe* drives, and the RAID levels and volume layouts in use.
2. Back up all data — ensure current, verified backups exist for every volume before making any changes.
3. Review compatibility — confirm that your servers, drives, and operating systems are supported by the target solution. Supported configurations will be published in the Product Information section.
4. Plan a maintenance window — migrations that re-create volumes require downtime; schedule accordingly.
5. Validate in a test environment — where possible, rehearse the migration on non-production hardware first.

Migration Path

A typical migration follows four phases:

1. Assess — complete the inventory and compatibility review above.
2. Prepare — stage the VROC™ by Graid Technology software and confirm that backups are current.
3. Migrate — transition volumes to VROC™ by Graid Technology. Detailed procedures to be published.
4. Verify — confirm volume health, data integrity, and performance after the transition.

Note

Detailed, environment-specific migration procedures for Windows*, Linux*, and VMware* ESXi* will be added to this guide as they become available.

Get Migration Help

Graid Technology can help you scope and plan a migration from Intel® VROC. For assistance, contact Graid Technology.

Related

• Why VROC™ by Graid Technology
• Intel® VROC documentation