With memory sparing enabled, the system memory available to the operating system is reduced by one rank per channel. For example, in a
NOTE: Memory sparing does not offer protection against a
NOTE: Both Advanced ECC/Lockstep and Optimizer modes support Memory Sparing.
Memory Mirroring
Memory Mirroring offers the strongest DIMM reliability mode compared to all other modes, providing improved uncorrectable
Memory installation guidelines:
•Memory modules must be identical in size, speed, and technology.
•DIMMs installed in memory sockets with white release levers must be identical and similar rule applies for sockets with black and green release tabs. This ensures that identical DIMMs are installed in matched pairs - for example, A1 with A2, A3 with A4, A5 with A6, and so on.
Sample memory configurations
The following tables show sample memory configurations for one and two processor configurations that follow the appropriate memory guidelines stated in this section.
NOTE: 16 GB
NOTE: 1R, 2R and 4R in the following tables indicate
Table 1. Memory
System Capacity | DIMM Size (in | Number of | DIMM Rank, Organization, | DIMM Slot Population | |
(in GB) | GB) | DIMMs | and Frequency |
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2 | 2 | 1 | 1R, x8, 1333 MT/s, | A1 | |
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| 1R, x8, 1600 MT/s |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 1R, x8, 1333 MT/s, | A1, A3 | |
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| 1R, x8, 1600 MT/s |
| |
8 | 2 | 4 | 1R, x8, 1333 MT/s, | A1, A2, A3, A4 | |
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| 1R, x8, 1600 MT/s |
| |
12 | 2 | 6 | 1R, x8, 1333 MT/s, | A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6 | |
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| 1R, x8, 1600 MT/s |
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16 | 2 | 8 | 1R, x8, 1333 MT/s | A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8 | |
| 4 | 4 | 2R, x8, 1333 MT/s, | A1, A2, A3, A4 | |
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| 2R, x8, 1600 MT/s |
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24 | 2 | 12 | 1R, x8, 1333 | MT/s | A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, A9, A10, |
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| A11, A12 |
| 4 | 6 | 2R, x8, 1333 | MT/s, | A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6 |
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| 2R, x8, 1600 | MT/s |
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48 | 4 | 12 | 2R, x8, 1333 | MT/s | A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, A9, A10, |
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| A11, A12 |
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