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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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