Article ID: 000056951 Content Type: Install & Setup Last Reviewed: 07/05/2023

Is It Possible to Create a RAID Using PCIe* M.2 SSD NVMe*?

Environment

* Intel® Server Board S2600WF * 2 PCIe SSD NVMe M.2 2TB * Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC - Premium) VROCPREMMOD

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Summary

Possibility to create a RAID 0 or 1 using an PCIe* M.2 SSD NVMe* on the Intel® Server Board S2600WF

Description

Is the PCIe* SSD M.2 NVMe* can  be used to create a RAID using the embedded RAID solution?

Resolution

Neither Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology 2 (Intel® ESRT2) or the Intel® RSTe have RAID support PCIe M.2 SSDs when installed to the M.2 connectors on the server board.

Note

RAID support for NVMe* SSDs using Intel® RSTe and Intel® VROC requires that the PCIe* bus lanes be routed directly from the CPU. On this server board, the PCIe* bus lanes routed to the onboard M.2 connectors are routed from the Intel chipset (PCH). The Intel® ESRT2 onboard RAID option does not support PCIe* devices.​

Additional information

Refer to the Technical Product Specification on section 6.3.1.1 Embedded RAID Support, for more information.