Dell PowerEdge R740 EMC NVDIMM-N Persistent Memory User Guide - Page 3

Dell EMC NVDIMM-N Persistent Memory User Guide, iDRAC NVDIMM-N Management

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Contents Chapter 1: Introduction...5 Chapter 2: Change list...6 Chapter 3: NVDIMM-N Overview...7 Normal Operation...7 Backup to Flash...8 Restore from Flash...9 Chapter 4: Hardware...10 Server Hardware Configuration...10 Modular Chassis Hardware Configuration...14 NVDIMM-N Module Details...14 Battery...15 Minimum Platform Firmware Versions...17 Chapter 5: BIOS...18 BIOS Configuration Settings for NVDIMM-N...18 BIOS Error Messages...22 Chapter 6: iDRAC NVDIMM-N Management 24 iDRAC Graphical User Interface...24 NVDIMM-N Status...24 BBU Status...25 Log Messaging Errata...26 Remote Management...26 NVDIMM-N Error Reporting...26 Chapter 7: Server Behavior with NVDIMM-Ns 29 Shutdown...29 Boot...29 Automatic Shutdown and Save...30 Chapter 8: DIMM Configuration Changes 31 Chapter 9: Windows...32 BIOS Requirements...32 Set Up...32 Windows Drivers...32 Storage Class Memory in Windows Server 2016...33 Device manager...33 Identifying the right NVDIMM-N disks...33 NVDIMM-N health status and properties...36 Contents 3

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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Chapter 2: Change list
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Chapter 3: NVDIMM-N Overview
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7
Normal Operation
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Backup to Flash
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Restore from Flash
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Chapter 4: Hardware
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Server Hardware Configuration
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Modular Chassis Hardware Configuration
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NVDIMM-N Module Details
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Battery
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Minimum Platform Firmware Versions
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Chapter 5: BIOS
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BIOS Configuration Settings for NVDIMM-N
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BIOS Error Messages
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Chapter 6: iDRAC NVDIMM-N Management
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iDRAC Graphical User Interface
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NVDIMM-N Status
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BBU Status
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Log Messaging Errata
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Remote Management
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NVDIMM-N Error Reporting
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Chapter 7: Server Behavior with NVDIMM-Ns
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Shutdown
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Boot
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Automatic Shutdown and Save
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Chapter 8: DIMM Configuration Changes
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Chapter 9: Windows
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BIOS Requirements
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Set Up
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Windows Drivers
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Storage Class Memory in Windows Server 2016
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Device manager
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Identifying the right NVDIMM-N disks
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NVDIMM-N health status and properties
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Contents
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