Resources for Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC)
Environment
Intel® VROC
Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) is an enterprise RAID solution that unleashes the performance of NVMe* SSDs. Intel® VROC is enabled by a feature in Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors called Intel® Volume Management Device (Intel® VMD), an integrated controller inside the CPU PCIe root complex. NVMe* SSDs are directly connected to the CPU, allowing the full performance potential of fast storage devices to be realized. Intel® VROC enables these benefits without the complexity, cost, and power consumption of traditional hardware RAID host bus adapter (HBA) cards placed between the drives and the CPU.
Learn more about Intel® VROC in the resources below, as well as in the Intel® VROC product support page by Graid Technology.
New to Intel® VROC?
Check out this Overview of Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) to know more about Intel® VROC.
Looking for the latest Intel® VROC release?
- Windows* users, refer to How to Get the Latest Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) Driver for Windows*
- Linux* users, refer to How to Get the Latest Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) Driver for Linux*
- VMware* ESXi* users, refer to the following download pages:
- Intel® VROC Driver and Management Tool for VMware* ESXi* 7.x
- Intel® VROC Driver and Management Tool for VMware* ESXi* 8.x
- For VMware* ESXi* 9.0 and later, only an inbox Intel® VROC driver is available. Async/add-in drivers are no longer provided. Additionally, the Intel® VROC and LED Management Tool for VMware ESXi** is discontinued for VMware* ESXi* 9.0 and later.
SKUs & Licensing
- Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) SKUs and Licensing
- Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) Hardware Key Installation Guide
Guides & Resources
User Guides
Technical Product Specifications
Release Notes
Additional Resources
- Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) User Guide for Ubuntu* 18.04.3/4 LTS Server
- Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) User Guide for Red Hat Enterprise Linux* (RHEL*)
- Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) User Guide for VMware* ESXi* Linux* Virtual Machines Direct Assign
Product Information
Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) Supported Configurations
- Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) RAID Levels Support List
- Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) Processors Support List
- Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) Platforms and Chipsets Support List
- Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) Hardware Configurations Support List
- Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) NVMe* Drives Support List
- Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) Operating System Support List
Out-of-Band (OOO) Management
- Redfish* Schema Resources for Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC)
- Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) Redfish* REST API
Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) Feature
Product Announcements
- Announcement: Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) Support on X299 Platforms
- Announcement: Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise (Intel® RSTe) and Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) Consolidation
- Announcement: End-of-Life (EOL) for the Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) Hardware Key “Intel SSD Only”
Looking for technical support?
Refer to Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) Technical Support for End Users