Dell PowerEdge R640 EMC PowerEdge R640 Installation and Service Manual - Page 97
Optimizer Mode, Table 54. Memory operating modes continued, Table 55. Memory population rules
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Table 54. Memory operating modes (continued) Memory Operating Mode Single Rank Spare Mode Multi Rank Spare Mode Dell Fault Resilient Mode Description Mirror Mode require that the memory modules be identical in size, speed, and technology, and they must be populated in sets of 6 per processor. Single Rank Spare Mode allocates one rank per channel as a spare. If excessive correctable errors occur in a rank or channel, while the operating system is running, they are moved to the spare area to prevent errors from causing an uncorrectable failure. Requires two or more ranks to be populated in each channel. Multi Rank Spare Mode allocates two ranks per channel as a spare. If excessive correctable errors occur in a rank or channel, while the operating system is running, they are moved to the spare area to prevent errors from causing an uncorrectable failure. Requires three or more ranks to be populated in each channel. With single rank memory sparing enabled, the system memory available to the operating system is reduced by one rank per channel. For example, in a dual-processor configuration with 24x 16 GB dual-rank memory modules, the available system memory is: 3/4 (ranks/channel) × 24 (memory modules) × 16 GB = 288 GB, and not 24 (memory modules) × 16 GB = 384 GB. For multi rank sparing, the multiplier changes to 1/2 (ranks/channel). NOTE: To use memory sparing, this feature must be enabled in the BIOS menu of System Setup. NOTE: Memory sparing does not offer protection against a multi-bit uncorrectable error. The Dell Fault Resilient Mode if enabled, the BIOS creates an area of memory that is fault resilient. This mode can be used by an OS that supports the feature to load critical applications or enables the OS kernel to maximize system availability. NOTE: This feature is only supported in Gold and Platinum Intel processors. NOTE: Memory configuration has to be of same size DIMM, speed, and rank. 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. • Dual processor: Populate the slots in round robin sequence starting with processor 1. NOTE: Processor 1 and processor 2 population should match. • Quad processor: Populate the slots in round robin sequence starting with processor 1. NOTE: Processor 1, processor 2, processor 3, and processor 4 population should match. Table 55. Memory population rules Processor Configuration Single processor Optimizer (Independent channel) population order Memory population Memory population information 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 Installing and removing system components 97