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DCPMM installation: Memory Mode

In this mode, DCPMMs act as volatile system memory, while DRAM DIMMs act as cache.

Memory Mode - one processor​

Table 1. Memory Mode with one processor

  • D: DRAM DIMMs

  • P: DC Persistent Memory Module (DCPMM)

ConfigurationProcessor 1
1234 5678
2 DCPMMs and 6 DIMMsDDDP PDDD
Table 2. Supported DCPMM capacity in Memory Mode with one processor
Total DCPMMsTotal DIMMsProcessor Family128 GB DCPMM256 GB DCPMM512 GB DCPMM
26L √√
M √√
Other √ 

Memory Mode - two processors​

Table 3. Memory Mode with two processors

  • D: DRAM DIMMs

  • P: DC Persistent Memory Module (DCPMM)

ConfigurationProcessor 1Processor 2
1234 567189101112 13141516
4 DCPMMs and 12 DIMMsDDDP PDDDDDDP PDDD
Table 4. Supported DCPMM capacity in Memory Mode with two processors
Total DCPMMsTotal DIMMsProcessor Family128 GB DCPMM256 GB DCPMM512 GB DCPMM
412L √√
M √ 
Other