HP ProLiant DL388, User Manual

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Multi-processor Online Spare population order
For Online Spare mode configurations with a multiple processors, populate the DIMM slots for each
processor in the following order:
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RDIMM
o
First: A, B, and C
o
Next: D, E, and F
o
Last: G, H, and I
•
UDIMM
o
First: A, B, and C
o
Last: D, E, and F
o
Do not populate slots G, H, and I.
After installing the DIMMs, use RBSU to configure the system for online spare memory support (" Configuring
online spare memory " on page 74 ).
Mirrored Memory population guidelines
For Mirrored Memory mode configurations, observe the following guidelines:
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Observe the general DIMM slot population guidelines (on page 49 ).
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Always install DIMMs in channels 1 and 2 for each installed processor.
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Do not install DIMMs in channel 3 for any processor.
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DIMMs installed on channel 1 and channel 2 of an installed processor must be identical.
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In multi-processor configurations, each processor must have a valid Mirrored Memory configuration.
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In multi-processor configurations, each processor may have a different valid Mirrored Memory
configuration.
Single-processor Mirrored Memory population order
For Mirrored Memory mode configurations with a single processor, populate the DIMM slots in the following
order:
•
RDIMM
o
First: A and B
o
Next: D and E
o
Last: G and H
o
Do not populate slots C, F, or I.
•
UDIMM
o
First: A and B
o
Last: D and E
o
Do not populate slots C, F, G, H, or I.
After installing the DIMMs, use RBSU to configure the system for Mirrored Memory support (" Configuring
mirrored memory " on page 74 ).