Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU

Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) is an enterprise, hybrid RAID solution, specifically designed for NVMe* SSDs connected directly to the CPU. Intel® VROC is made possible by the new CPU feature Intel® Volume Management Device, Intel® VMD, a new hardware architecture on Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors. Intel® VMD enhances the 48 preexisting PCIe* lanes for dependable NVMe connections. Intel® VROC capitalizes on Intel® VMD for a simpler RAID solution that requires no additional hardware. It provides compelling RAID performance that unleashes the full potential of NVMe drives.