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Memory module installation order

DIMMs must be installed in a specific order based on the memory configuration that you implement on your compute 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.

The following memory configurations are available:

Independent memory mode population sequence​

For information about independent memory mode, see Independent memory mode.

Memory mirroring population sequence​

For information about memory mirroring, see Memory mirroring mode.

Memory rank sparing population sequence​

For information about memory rank sparing, see Memory rank sparing mode.