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How to Boot Linux from Intel® Optane™ Persistent Memory
Introduction
In this article, I will demonstrate how to configure a system with Intel Optane Persistent Memory (PMem) and use part of the PMem as a boot device. This little known feature can reduce boot times for those that need it.
The basic steps include:
- Configure the Persistent Memory in AppDirect Interleaved
- Create two small SECTOR namespaces, one per Region
- Install the OS and select one or both of the namespaces (single disk install, or mirrored LVM)
Configure the Persistent Memory
The following figure shows how we will provision the persistent memory.
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How to Boot Linux from Intel® Optane™ Persistent Memory
Introduction
In this article, I will demonstrate how to configure a system with Intel Optane Persistent Memory (PMem) and use part of the PMem as a boot device. This little known feature can reduce boot times for those that need it.
The basic steps include:
Configure the Persistent Memory in AppDirect Interleaved
Create two small SECTOR namespaces, one per Region
Install the OS and select one or both of the namespaces (single disk install, or mirrored LVM)
Read More