Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) SKUs and Licensing
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.
Intel® VROC supports the below feature sets (SKUs) that requires a licensing mechanism to activate.
Consult with your platform provider |
Purchase the proper licensing from your platform provider. Consult with the platform provider for their specific licensing details. |
Intel® VROC SKUs
Intel® VROC offers basic functionality included with PCH. Option to add three RAID enabled feature sets (Standard, Premium, RAID1 Only).
Features | Pass-Thru (Included with PCH) | Standard SKU | Premium SKU | RAID1 Only SKU ** | |
Intel® VMD | Hot-plug | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Fault Isolation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
LED Management | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
NVMe* RAID | Bootable RAID | No | Yes | Yes | RAID 1 Only |
RAID 0/1/10 | No | Yes | Yes | RAID 1 Only | |
RAID 5 | No | No | Yes | No | |
SATA RAID | SATA RAID on PCH
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
** RAID1 Only SKU is available starting with 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors via Intel® On Demand only.
Intel® VROC Licensing
Two licensing options are offered as mechanisms to acquire Intel® VROC licenses:
Intel® VROC Hardware Key
Hardware key inserted into a motherboard header to enable the desired Intel® VROC feature set.
SKU | Item Name | Item Description |
Standard | VROCSTANMOD | Intel® VROC Standard SKU (RAID 0/1/10) |
Premium | VROCPREMMOD | Intel® VROC Premium SKU (RAID 0/1/5/10) |
Looking for hardware key installation instructions? |
Refer to the Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) Hardware Key Installation Guide for instructions on how to install the Intel® VROC hardware key in the server board. |
Intel® On Demand
Intel® On Demand activation model is a solution managed primarily by hardware providers to enable license-based activation of selected CPU features and software throughout Intel® Xeon® CPU lifecycle. Depending on the hardware provider, licenses can be purchased to enable Intel® VROC (available with 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors) during manufacturing or in field as an upgrade.
SKU | Item Name | Item Description |
Standard | VROCST | Intel® VROC Standard SKU (RAID 0/1/10) |
Premium | VROCPR | Intel® VROC Premium SKU (RAID 0/1/5/10) |
RAID1 Only | VROCBT | Intel® VROC RAID1 Only SKU (RAID 1) |