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Mirroring mode:

 

 

 

DIMM Installation Options - Mirroring Mode

 

 

 

DIMM

DIMM1

DIMM2

DIMM3

DIMM4

DIMM5

DIMM6

DIMM7

DIMM8

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Usable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Memory

4

512 MB

-

512 MB

-

512 MB

-

512 MB

-

1 GB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 GB

-

1 GB

-

1 GB

-

1 GB

-

2 GB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 GB

-

2 GB

-

2 GB

-

2 GB

-

4 GB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 GB

-

4 GB

-

4 GB

-

4 GB

-

8 GB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

512 MB

512 MB

512 MB

512 MB

512 MB

512 MB

512 MB

512 MB

2 GB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 GB

1 GB

1 GB

1 GB

1 GB

1 GB

1 GB

1 GB

4 GB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 GB

2 GB

2 GB

2 GB

2 GB

2 GB

2 GB

2 GB

8 GB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 GB

4 GB

4 GB

4 GB

4 GB

4 GB

4 GB

4 GB

16 GB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sparing mode

For the sparing mode, follow the online spare FBDIMM configuration requirements (in addition to general configuration requirements) below:

When only DIMM1 and DIMM3 are being used, they must be fully populated with dual-rank FBDIMMs.

If DIMM1 and DIMM3, and DIMM2 and DIMM4 are being used, they must be fully populated.

If installed, DIMM1 and DIMM3, and DIMM2 and DIMM4 must contain FBDIMMs with identical part numbers.

If installed, DIMM5 and DIMM7, and DIMM6 and DIMM8 must also contain FBDIMMs with identical part numbers.

In the online spare mode, FBDIMMs must be populated as specified in the following table:

 

DIMM Installation Options - Sparing Mode

 

DIMM

DIMM1 and

DIMM2 and

DIMM5 and

DIMM6 and

 

DIMM3

DIMM4

DIMM7

DIMM8

 

 

 

 

 

2*

X

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

4

X

X

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

8

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

* Use only DIMM1 and DIMM3 with dual-rank FBDIMMs.

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