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ThinkStation P920
Thunderbolt 3 Setup and Configuration [en, ar, bg, cs, da, de, el, es, es, fi, fr, he, hr, hu, id, it, ja, ko, nb, nl, pl, pt, pt, ro, ru, sh, sk, sl, sv, th, tr, uk, zc, zh]
19 pgs1.77 Mb0
Windows 10 Installation Guide [en, ar, bg, cs, da, de, el, es, es, fi, fr, he, hr, hu, id, it, ja, ko, nb, nl, pl, pt, pt, ro, ru, sh, sk, sl, sv, th, tr, uk, zc, zh]
21 pgs2.08 Mb0
Onboard/Integrated Intel Storage Configuration [en, ar, bg, cs, da, de, el, es, es, fi, fr, he, hr, hu, id, it, ja, ko, nb, nl, pl, pt, pt, ro, ru, sh, sk, sl, sv, th, tr, uk, zc, zh]
26 pgs2.4 Mb0
RTX GPU Support Matrix [en, ar, bg, cs, da, de, el, es, es, fi, fr, he, hr, hu, it, ja, ko, nb, nl, pl, pt, pt, ro, ru, sh, sk, sl, sr, sv, th, tr, uk, zc, zh]
9 pgs1.35 Mb0
Windows 7 Installation Guide [en, ar, bg, cs, da, de, el, es, es, fi, fr, he, hr, hu, id, it, ja, ko, nb, nl, pl, pt, pt, ro, ru, sh, sk, sl, sv, th, tr, uk, zc, zh]
21 pgs894.3 Kb0
Ubuntu Linux Setup Guide [en, ar, bg, cs, da, de, el, es, es, fi, fr, he, hr, hu, id, it, ja, ko, nb, nl, pl, pt, pt, ro, ru, sh, sk, sl, sv, th, tr, uk, zc, zh]
25 pgs2.71 Mb0
Broadcom Storage Configuration [en, ar, bg, cs, da, de, el, es, es, fi, fr, he, hr, hu, it, ja, ko, nb, nl, pl, pt, pt, ro, ru, sh, sk, sl, sv, th, tr, uk, zc, zh]
31 pgs2.54 Mb0
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Linux Setup Guide [en, ar, bg, cs, da, de, el, es, es, fi, fr, he, hr, hu, it, ja, ko, nb, nl, pl, pt, pt, ro, ru, sh, sk, sl, sv, th, tr, uk, zc, zh]
21 pgs2.06 Mb0
Debian Linux Setup Guide [en, ar, bg, cs, da, de, el, es, es, fi, fr, he, hr, hu, it, ja, ko, nb, nl, pl, pt, pt, ro, ru, sh, sk, sl, sv, th, tr, uk, zc, zh]
32 pgs2.75 Mb0
Power Configuration [en, ar, bg, cs, da, de, el, es, es, fi, fr, he, hr, hu, it, ja, ko, nb, nl, pl, pt, pt, ro, ru, sh, sk, sl, sv, th, tr, uk, zc, zh]
22 pgs1.72 Mb0
User Guid [ru]
184 pgs36.14 Mb0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Setup Guide [en, ar, bg, cs, da, de, el, es, es, fi, fr, he, hr, hu, it, ja, ko, nb, nl, pl, pt, pt, ro, ru, sh, sk, sl, sv, th, tr, uk, zc, zh]
30 pgs3.03 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [it]
2 pgs1.05 Mb0
User Guid [es]
182 pgs36.13 Mb0
User Guid [sv]
174 pgs36.06 Mb0
User Guid [de]
184 pgs36.13 Mb0
User Guid [nb]
176 pgs36.07 Mb0
User Guid [pt]
180 pgs36.11 Mb0
User Guid [sl]
180 pgs36.1 Mb0
Memory Configurations [en, ar, bg, cs, da, de, el, es, es, fi, fr, he, hr, hu, it, ja, ko, nb, nl, pl, pt, pt, ro, ru, sh, sk, sl, sv, th, tr, uk, zc, zh]
9 pgs1.13 Mb0
User Guid [el]
186 pgs36.15 Mb0
User Guid [fi]
176 pgs36.06 Mb0
User Guid [fr]
184 pgs36.13 Mb0
User Guid [ja]
184 pgs16.22 Mb0
User Guid [ar]
168 pgs36.29 Mb0
User Guid [hu]
186 pgs36.1 Mb0
User Guid [bg]
186 pgs36.13 Mb0
User Guid [cs]
180 pgs36.09 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [ar]
2 pgs1.67 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [da]
2 pgs1.33 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [pt]
2 pgs1.05 Mb0
User Guid [it]
184 pgs36.12 Mb0
User Guid [pl]
182 pgs36.09 Mb0
User Guid [sh]
182 pgs36.11 Mb0
User Guid [th]
208 pgs36.15 Mb0
User Guid [zc]
174 pgs15.71 Mb0
User Guid [zh]
170 pgs15.86 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [de]
3 pgs1.06 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [hr]
2 pgs1.19 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [ro]
2 pgs1.12 Mb0
User Guid [en, ar, bg, cs, da, de, el, es, es, fi, fr, he, hr, hu, it, ja, ko, nb, nl, pl, pt, pt, ro, ru, sh, sk, sl, sv, th, tr, uk, zc, zh]
168 pgs36.03 Mb0
User Guid [hr]
182 pgs36.09 Mb0
User Guid [ko]
178 pgs15.59 Mb0
User Guid [uk]
180 pgs36.11 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [cs]
2 pgs1.2 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [es, es]
3 pgs1.09 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [fr]
2 pgs1.14 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [pl]
2 pgs1.2 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [sh]
2 pgs1.12 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [tr]
2 pgs1.19 Mb0
User Guid [da]
174 pgs36.08 Mb0
User Guid [he]
162 pgs36.17 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [hu]
2 pgs1.06 Mb0
Safety, Warranty & Setup Guide [ja]
2 pgs1.09 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [nb]
2 pgs1.63 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [sk]
2 pgs1.21 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [sl]
2 pgs1.19 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [zh]
2 pgs1.87 Mb0
Hardware Maintenance Manual [en, ar, bg, cs, da, de, el, es, es, fi, fr, he, hr, hu, it, ja, ko, nb, nl, pl, pt, pt, ro, ru, sh, sk, sl, sv, th, tr, uk, zc, zh]
248 pgs46.83 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [en, zh]
2 pgs2.3 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [bg]
2 pgs1.21 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [el]
2 pgs1.21 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [fi]
2 pgs1.63 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [he]
2 pgs1.51 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [ko]
2 pgs1.04 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [nl]
2 pgs1.05 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [pt]
2 pgs1.05 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [ru]
2 pgs1.22 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [sv]
2 pgs1.63 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [th]
2 pgs1.23 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [uk]
2 pgs1.22 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [zc]
2 pgs1.11 Mb0
User Guid [en, es, zh]
174 pgs36.07 Mb0
User Guid [nl]
182 pgs36.11 Mb0
User Guid [pt]
182 pgs36.12 Mb0
User Guid [ro]
184 pgs36.12 Mb0
User Guid [sk]
182 pgs36.09 Mb0
User Guid [tr]
180 pgs36.07 Mb0

Lenovo ThinkStation P920, ThinkStation P720 Intel Virtual Raid on CPU (VROC) Support [en, ar, bg, cs, da, de, el, es, es, fi, fr, he, hr, hu, it, ja, ko, nb, nl, pl, pt, pt, ro, ru, sh, sk, sl, sv, th, tr, uk, zc, zh]

LENOVO THINKSTATION P920, P720
INTEL VIRTUAL RAID ON CPU (VROC) SUPPORT
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Contents
SECTION 1 – INTEL VIRTUAL RAID ON CPU (VROC) [OVERVIEW]
SECTION 2 – VROC SUPPORT/LIMITATIONS BY PLATFORM
SECTION 3 – HOW TO INSTALL THE VROC DEVICE
SECTION 4 – HOW TO CONFIGURE THE VROC DEVICE
SECTION 5 – HOW TO CREATE THE M.2 RAID ARRAY
SECTION 6 – DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY
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Section 1 – Intel Virtual RAID On CPU (VROC)
Intel Virtual RAID on CPU (VROC) provides an enterprise RAID solution on platforms that support Intel Volume Management Device (VMD).
Intel Volume Management Device (VMD) provides support for RAID on PCIe NVMe Solid State
Drives. Intel VMD’s can use a minimum of 4 PCIe lanes and a maximum of 16 PCIe lanes. There can essentially be up to 4 NVMe SSD’s per Intel VMD.
Intel VROC, combined with Intel RSTe 5.0 and VMD, allows bootable RAID on PCIe NVMe SSDs directly attached to the CPU PCIe lanes.
There are two types of VROC’s supported on Lenovo Workstations:
Intel Virtual RAID on CPU (VROC) – Basic
o Supports RAID 0, 1, and 10.
Intel Virtual RAID on CPU (VROC) – Premium
o Supports RAID 0, 1, 10, and 5.
See Intel documentation for more details on Intel Virtual RAID On CPU (VROC):
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/memory-and-storage/ssd-
software/000024498.html
Basic
Premium
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ThinkStation P920
PCIE Slot 1
VMD0
VMD1
VMD2
PCIE Slot 4
VMD0
VMD1
VMD2
PCIE Slot 2
PCIE Slot 3
M.2 Slot 1
M.2 Slot 2
ThinkStation P720
CPU1
CPU0
PCIE Slot 8
VMD0
VMD1
VMD2
PCIE Slot 3
VMD0
VMD1
VMD2
PCIE Slot 1
M.2 Slot 1
M.2 Slot 2
PCIE Slot 2
CPU1
CPU0
PCIE Slot 6
PCIE Slot 7
PCIE Slot 4
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Section 2 – VROC Support/Limitations by Platform
The screenshots below correlate with the diagrams above in Section 1 in regards to Intel VMD. Refer to the motherboard diagrams in Section 3 to correlate the PCIe labels with the actual PCIe slot locations.
ThinkStation P720
ThinkStation P920
“CPU 0 Port 2”
o PCIE Slot 2 (x16 slot)
“CPU 0 Port 3
o M.2 Slot 1 (x4 slot) o M.2 Slot 2 (x4 slot) o PCIE Slot 3 (x8 slot)
“CPU 1 Port 1”
o PCIE Slot 1 (x16 slot)
“CPU 0 Port 1”
o PCIE Slot 3 (x16 slot)
“CPU 0 Port 3
o M.2 Slot 1 (x4 slot) o M.2 Slot 2 (x4 slot) o PCIE Slot 2 (x4 slot) o PCIE Slot 4 (x4 slot)
“CPU 1 Port 1”
o PCIE Slot 8 (x16 slot)
“CPU 1 Port 2”
o PCIE Slot 6 (x16 slot)
“CPU 1 Port 3”
o PCIE Slot 7 (x16 slot)
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