HP DL580 ProLiant DL580 Generation 4 Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 59

General memory configuration requirements, Single- and dual-rank DIMMs, Advanced, ECC memory

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General memory configuration requirements The following configuration requirements apply regardless of the AMP mode. • DIMMs must be installed in pairs. • DIMM pairs within a memory bank must contain DIMMs with the same part number. • Always populate the DIMMs in sequential order per bank: Bank A and then Bank B. • Always populate the memory boards in sequential order: Board 1, Board 2, Board 3, and Board 4. Any deviation from this requirement results in the server defaulting to Advanced ECC ("Advanced ECC memory" on page 60) on the next reboot. • Dual-rank DIMMs ("Single- and dual-rank DIMMs" on page 59) must be populated before single-rank DIMMs (dual-rank DIMMs must be in the lower bank). • The following table lists all valid combinations of single- and dual-rank DIMM configurations for a memory board. "Single" indicates a bank of single-rank DIMMs. "Dual" indicates a bank of dualrank DIMMs. NOTE: A bank contains two DIMMs. Configuration 1 2 3 4 5 Bank A Single Single Dual Dual Dual Bank B - Single - Single Dual • The server can be configured for any AMP mode in RBSU. RBSU displays a warning message if the selected AMP mode is not supported by the current DIMM configuration. However, if the DIMM configuration at POST does not match the AMP mode selected in RBSU, the server defaults to Advanced ECC ("Advanced ECC memory" on page 60). When this occurs, a message displays during POST and the status LED for the configured AMP mode flashes amber. • Unpopulated memory boards (those without any installed DIMMs) can be installed in the server for storing extra memory boards. • If your server contains more than 4 GB of memory, consult your operating system documentation for additional requirements. Single- and dual-rank DIMMs PC2-3200 DIMMs can either be single- or dual-rank. While it is not normally important for you to differentiate between these two types of DIMMs, certain DIMM configuration requirements are based on these classifications. Certain configuration requirements exist with single- and dual-rank DIMMs that allow the architecture to optimize performance. A dual-rank DIMM is similar to having two separate DIMMs on the same module. Although only a single DIMM module, a dual-rank DIMM acts as if it were two separate DIMMs. The primary reason for the existence of dual-rank DIMMs is to provide the largest capacity DIMM given the Removal and replacement procedures 59

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Removal and replacement procedures
59
General memory configuration requirements
The following configuration requirements apply regardless of the AMP mode.
•
DIMMs must be installed in pairs.
•
DIMM pairs within a memory bank must contain DIMMs with the same part number.
•
Always populate the DIMMs in sequential order per bank: Bank A and then Bank B.
•
Always populate the memory boards in sequential order: Board 1, Board 2, Board 3, and Board 4.
Any deviation from this requirement results in the server defaulting to Advanced ECC ("
Advanced
ECC memory
" on page
60
) on the next reboot.
•
Dual-rank DIMMs ("
Single- and dual-rank DIMMs
" on page
59
) must be populated before single-rank
DIMMs (dual-rank DIMMs must be in the lower bank).
•
The following table lists all valid combinations of single- and dual-rank DIMM configurations for a
memory board. "Single" indicates a bank of single-rank DIMMs. "Dual" indicates a bank of dual-
rank DIMMs.
NOTE:
A bank contains two DIMMs.
Configuration
Bank A
Bank B
1
Single
—
2
Single
Single
3
Dual
—
4
Dual
Single
5
Dual
Dual
•
The server can be configured for any AMP mode in RBSU. RBSU displays a warning message if the
selected AMP mode is not supported by the current DIMM configuration. However, if the DIMM
configuration at POST does not match the AMP mode selected in RBSU, the server defaults to
Advanced ECC ("
Advanced ECC memory
" on page
60
). When this occurs, a message displays
during POST and the status LED for the configured AMP mode flashes amber.
•
Unpopulated memory boards (those without any installed DIMMs) can be installed in the server for
storing extra memory boards.
•
If your server contains more than 4 GB of memory, consult your operating system documentation for
additional requirements.
Single- and dual-rank DIMMs
PC2-3200 DIMMs can either be single- or dual-rank. While it is not normally important for you to
differentiate between these two types of DIMMs, certain DIMM configuration requirements are based on
these classifications.
Certain configuration requirements exist with single- and dual-rank DIMMs that allow the architecture to
optimize performance. A dual-rank DIMM is similar to having two separate DIMMs on the same module.
Although only a single DIMM module, a dual-rank DIMM acts as if it were two separate DIMMs. The
primary reason for the existence of dual-rank DIMMs is to provide the largest capacity DIMM given the