Hello, disclaimer: I do not have Optane hardware, all the following is supposition
you will probably be interested in reading some of the links mentioned here: https://nvdimm.wiki.kernel.org/start I would imagine that you could use the pmem memmap kernel parameter to launch the Debian installer: https://nvdimm.wiki.kernel.org/how_to_choose_the_correct_memmap_kernel_parameter_for_pmem_on_your_system I would read (I did not do it) this blog to have a global idea: https://www.suse.com/communities/blog/nvdimm-enabling-suse-linux-enterprise-12-service-pack-2/ https://www.suse.com/communities/blog/nvdimm-enabling-part-2-intel/