Optimizer Mode
This mode supports Single Device Data Correction (SDDC) only for memory modules that use x4 device width. It does not impose any
specific slot population requirements.
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Dual processor: Populate the slots in round robin sequence starting with processor 1.
NOTE:
Processor 1 and processor 2 population should match.
Table 14. Memory population rules
Processor
Configuration
Memory population
Memory population information
Single processor
Optimizer (Independent
channel) population order
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,
12
•
DIMMs must be populated in the order
specified.
•
Odd number of DIMM population is allowed
NOTE:
Odd number of DIMMs will
result in unbalanced memory
configurations, which in turn will
result in performance loss. It is
recommended to populate all
memory channels identically with
identical DIMMs for best
performance.
•
Optimizer population order is not traditional for
4 and 8 DIMM installations of single processor.
– For 4 DIMMs: A1, A2, A4, A5
– For 8 DIMMs: A1, A2, A4, A5, A7, A8, A10,
A11
Mirror population order
{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} {7, 8, 9, 10,
11, 12}
Mirroring is supported with 6 or 12 DIMMs per
processor.
Single rank sparing
population order
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,
12
•
DIMMs must be populated in the order
specified.
•
Requires two ranks or more per channel.
Multi rank sparing
population order
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,
12
•
DIMMs must be populated in the order
specified.
•
Requires three ranks or more per channel.
Fault resilient population
order
{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} {7, 8, 9, 10,
11, 12}
Supported with 6 or 12 DIMMs per processor.
Dual processor (Start
with processor1.
processor1 and
processor 2 population
should match)
Optimized (Independent
channel) population order
A{1}, B{1},
A{2}, B{2},
A{3}, B{3},
A{4}, B{4},
A{5}, B{5},
A{6}, B{6}
Odd number of DIMM population per processor is
allowed.
NOTE:
Odd number of DIMMs will result in
unbalanced memory configurations, which
in turn will result in performance loss. It is
recommended to populate all memory
channels identically with identical DIMMs
for best performance.
Optimizer population order is not traditional for 8
and 16 DIMMs installations for dual processor.
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