Cisco Systems 9266CV-8i Replacing DIMMs, Memory Performance Guidelines and Population Rules, 3-18

Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server

Installing or Replacing Server Components

Replacing DIMMs

This section includes the following topics:

•Memory Performance Guidelines and Population Rules, page 3-18

•DIMM Replacement Procedure, page 3-22

Caution DIMMs and their sockets are fragile and must be handled with care to avoid damage during installation.

Caution Cisco does not support 3rd-party DIMMs. Using non-Cisco DIMMs in the server might result in system problems or damage to the motherboard.

Note To ensure the best server performance, it is important that you are familiar with memory performance guidelines and population rules before you install or replace memory.

Memory Performance Guidelines and Population Rules

This section describes the type of memory that the server requires and its effect on performance. The section includes the following topics:

•DIMM Slot Numbering, page 3-18

•DIMM Population Rules, page 3-19

•DIMM Sparing and Rank Sparing, page 3-21

•Memory Mirroring, page 3-21

DIMM Slot Numbering

Figure 3-12shows the numbering of the DIMM slots.

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