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Installation order: memory sparing with two processors

Memory module installation order for memory sparing with two processors installed in the server.

The following table shows the DIMM population sequence for memory sparing when two processors are installed.

  • Processors 1 and 2 are installed on the system board.

Note
  1. An even number of DIMMs is required for memory sparing.

  2. This mode only applies to single-rank memory modules. When installing DIMMs consisting of more than two ranks, including dual-rank, quad-rank or octal-rank memory modules, refer to Independent memory mode instead.

Table 1. Memory sparing with two processors
TotalProcessor 1Processor 2Total
DIMMs123456 789101112131415161718 192021222324DIMMs
4       78           1920    4
656 78 19206
8    56 78        1718 1920    8
1056 789101718 192010
12    56 78910      1718 19202122  12
143456 789101718 1920212214
16  3456 78910    15161718 19202122  16
183456 78910111215161718 1920212218
20  3456 789101112  15161718 19202122232420
22123456 78910111215161718 19202122232422
24123456 789101112131415161718 19202122232424