HP ProLiant DL380p HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 Server User Guide - Page 51
Online Spare memory configuration, Lockstep memory configuration
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Online Spare memory configuration Online spare memory provides protection against degraded DIMMs by reducing the likelihood of uncorrected memory errors. This protection is available without any operating system support. Online spare memory protection dedicates one rank of each memory channel for use as spare memory. The remaining ranks are available for OS and application use. If correctable memory errors occur at a rate higher than a specific threshold on any of the non-spare ranks, the server automatically copies the memory contents of the degraded rank to the online spare rank. The server then deactivates the failing rank and automatically switches over to the online spare rank. Lockstep memory configuration Lockstep mode provides protection against multi-bit memory errors that occur on the same DRAM device. Lockstep mode can correct any single DRAM device failure on x4 and x8 DIMM types. The DIMMs in each channel must have identical HP part numbers. General DIMM slot population guidelines Observe the following guidelines for all AMP modes: • Install DIMMs only if the corresponding processor is installed. • When two processors are installed, balance the DIMMs across the two processors. • White DIMM slots denote the first slot of a channel (Ch 1-A, Ch 2-B, Ch 3-C, Ch 4-D). • Do not mix LRDIMMs, UDIMMs, or RDIMMs. • Do not install more than two UDIMMs per channel. UDIMMs should not be installed in slots Ch 1-I, Ch 2-J, Ch 3-K, or Ch 4-L. • When two processors are installed, install the DIMMs in sequential alphabetical order balanced between the two processors: P1-A, P2-A, P1-B, P2-B, P1-C, P2-C, and so on. For detailed memory configuration rules and guidelines, use the Online DDR3 Memory Configuration Tool on the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/ddr3memory-configurator). DIMM speeds are supported as indicated in the following table. Populated slots (per channel) 1 1 2 3 Rank Single- or dual-rank Quad-rank Single- or dual-rank Single- or dual-rank Speeds supported (MT/s) 1333, 1600 1333 1333 1066 Advanced ECC population guidelines For Advanced ECC mode configurations, observe the following guidelines: • Observe the general DIMM slot population guidelines (on page 51). • DIMMs may be installed individually. Hardware options installation 51