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App Direct Mode

In this mode, PMEMs act as independent and persistent memory resources directly accessible by specific applications, and DRAM DIMMs act as system memory. Ensure that the ratio of total DRAM DIMM capacity to total PMEM capacity within a processor is between 1:1 and 1:8.

With one processor

Table 1. Memory population in App Direct Mode with one processor
  • D: DRAM DIMMs

  • P: Persistent Memory Module (PMEM)

ConfigurationCPU 1
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1 PMEM and 6 DIMMs*DDPDDDD
1 PMEM and 8 DIMMs*D DPD D  D D D D
2 PMEMs and 12 DIMMsDDDDPDDDDPDDDD
4 PMEMs and 4 DIMMsP D P D  D P D P
4 PMEMs and 8 DIMMsDDPDDPPDDPDD
8 PMEMs and 8 DIMMsDPDPDPDPPDPDPDPD
Note
* Not-interleaved mode only. Does not support 100% interleaved mode.

With two processors

Table 2. Memory population in App Direct Mode with two processors
  • D: DRAM DIMMs

  • P: Persistent Memory Module (PMEM)

ConfigurationCPU 1
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2 PMEM and 12 DIMMs*DDPDDDD
2 PMEM and 16 DIMMs*D DPD D  D D D D
4 PMEMs and 24 DIMMsDDDDPDDDDPDDDD
8 PMEMs and 8 DIMMsP D P D  D P D P
8 PMEMs and 16 DIMMsDDPDDPPDDPDD
16 PMEMs and 16 DIMMsDPDPDPDPPDPDPDPD
ConfigurationCPU 2
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2 PMEM and 12 DIMMs*DDPDDDD
2 PMEM and 16 DIMMs*D DPD D  D D D D
4 PMEMs and 24 DIMMsDDDDPDDDDPDDDD
8 PMEMs and 8 DIMMsP D P D  D P D P
8 PMEMs and 16 DIMMsDDPDDPPDDPDD
16 PMEMs and 16 DIMMsDPDPDPDPPDPDPDPD
Note
* Not-interleaved mode only. Does not support 100% interleaved mode.