QuickSpecs

HP ProLiant DL380 Generation 5

Memory

Online spare memory configuration

Online spare FBDIMM configuration requirements (in addition to general configuration requirements):

When only bank A is being used, it must be fully populated with dual-rank FBDIMMs.

If banks A and C are being used, they must be fully populated.

If installed, bank A and bank C must contain FBDIMMs with identical part numbers.

If installed, bank B and bank D must also contain FBDIMMs with identical part numbers.

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

 

Branch 0

Branch 0

Branch 1

Branch 1

Configuration

Bank A

Bank C

Bank B

Bank D

 

1A and 3A

2C and 4C

5B and 7B

6D and 8D

1*

X

-

-

-

2

X

X

-

-

3

X

X

X

X

*NOTE: Configuration 1 is only supported if using bank A, populated with dual-rank FBDIMMs. All FBDIMMs 1GB and above are dual-rank.

After installing FBDIMMs, use RBSU to configure the system for online spare memory support ("Configuring online spare memory" on page 57).

Mirrored memory configuration

Mirrored memory FBDIMM configuration requirements (in addition to general configuration requirements):

Banks A and B must be fully populated.

Bank A and bank B must contain FBDIMMs with identical part numbers. If installed, bank C and bank D must also contain FBDIMMs with identical part numbers.

When using mirrored memory mode, FBDIMMs must be populated as specified in the following table:

Configuration

Bank A

Bank B

Bank C

Bank D

1A and 3A

5B and 7B

2C and 4C

6D and 8D

 

1

X

X

-

-

2

X

X

X

X

NOTE: After installing FBDIMMs, use RBSU to configure the system for mirrored memory support ("Configuring mirrored memory" on page 57).

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