memory modules are installed in matched pairs—for example, A1 with A2, A3 with A4, A5 with A6, and
so on.
Table 28. Processor configuration
Processor
Configuration
Memory population
rules
Memory population
information
Single CPU
Memory population order
{1,2}, {3,4}
See Memory mirroring note
Sample memory configurations
The following tables show sample memory configurations for single and dual processor configurations
that follow the appropriate memory guidelines.
NOTE: 1R, 2R, and 4R in the following tables indicate single-rank, dual-rank, and quad-rank
memory modules respectively.
Table 29. Memory configurations—single processor
System
capacity (in
GB)
Memory
modules
size (in GB)
Number of
memory
modules
Memory module rank,
organization, and
frequency
Memory module slot population
4
4
1
1R, x8, 2133 MT/s,
1R, x8, 1866 MT/s
A1
8
4
2
1R, x8, 2133 MT/s,
1R, x8, 1866 MT/s
A1, A2
16
4
4
1R, x8, 2133 MT/s,
1R, x8, 1866 MT/s
A1, A2, A3, A4
8
2
2R, x8, 2133 MT/s,
2R, x8, 1866 MT/s
A1, A2
24
4
6
1R, x8, 2133 MT/s,
1R, x8, 1866 MT/s
A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6
32
8
4
2R, x8, 2133 MT/s,
2R, x8, 1866 MT/s
A1, A2, A3, A4
16
2
2R, x8, 2133 MT/s,
2R, x8, 1866 MT/s
A1, A2
32
1
2R, x8, 2133 MT/s,
2R, x8, 1866 MT/s
A1
48
8
6
2R, x8, 2133 MT/s,
A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6
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