Memory module installation order
Memory modules must be installed in a specific order based on the memory configuration that you implement on your node.
Note
List of supported memory module is different for 1st generation (Skylake) and 2nd generation (Cascade Lake) Intel Xeon processors. Make sure to install compatible memory modules to avoid system error.For a list of supported DIMMs, see: Lenovo ServerProven website.
See the following table for channel information of DIMMs around a processor.
| Integrated Memory Controller (iMC) | Controller 1 | Controller 0 | ||||||
| Channel | Channel 2 | Channel 1 | Channel 0 | Channel 0 | Channel 0 | Channel 0 | Channel 1 | Channel 2 |
| DIMM connector (Processor 1) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| DIMM connector (Processor 2) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
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