Advanced ecc population guidelines, Online spare population, Lockstep memory population guidelines – HP ProLiant BL660c Gen8 Server Blade User Manual
Page 38: Population order, Installing a dimm

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Advanced ECC population guidelines
For Advanced ECC mode configurations, observe the following guidelines:
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Observe the general DIMM slot population guidelines (on page
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DIMMs may be installed individually.
Online spare population
For Online Spare memory mode configurations, observe the following guidelines:
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Observe the general DIMM slot population guidelines (on page
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Each channel must have a valid online spare configuration.
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Each channel can have a different valid online spare configuration.
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Each populated channel must have a spare rank:
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A single dual-rank DIMM is not a valid configuration.
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LRDIMMs are treated as dual-rank DIMMs.
Lockstep Memory population guidelines
For Lockstep memory mode configurations, observe the following guidelines:
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Observe the general DIMM slot population guidelines (on page
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DIMM configuration on all channels of a processor must be identical.
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In multi-processor configurations, each processor must have a valid Lockstep Memory configuration.
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In multi-processor configurations, each processor may have a different valid Lockstep Memory
configuration.
Population order
For memory configurations with a single processor or multiple processors, populate the DIMM slots in the
following order:
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LRDIMM: Sequentially in alphabetical order (A through H)
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RDIMM: Sequentially in alphabetical order (A through H)
After installing the DIMMs, use RBSU to configure Advanced ECC or online spare memory support.
Installing a DIMM
CAUTION:
To avoid damage to the hard drives, memory, and other system components, the air
baffle, drive blanks, and access panel must be installed when the server is powered up.
1.
Power down the server ("
" on page
2.
Remove the server blade (on page
3.
Remove the access panel (on page
4.
Remove all DIMM baffles ("
" on page
5.
Locate the DIMM tool ("
" on page
) and remove it from the DIMM baffle.