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Table 39. Memory operating modes (continued)
Memory Operating Mode
Single Rank Spare Mode
Multi Rank Spare Mode
Dell Fault Resilient Mode
Optimizer Mode
This mode supports Single Device Data Correction (SDDC) only for memory modules that use x4 device width. It does not
impose any specific slot population requirements.
● Dual processor: Populate the slots in round robin sequence starting with processor 1.
NOTE:
Processor 1 and processor 2 population should match.
Table 40. Memory population rules
Processor
Configuration
Single processor
Optimizer (Independent
channel) population order
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Installing and removing system components
Description
Single Rank Spare Mode allocates one rank per channel as a
spare. If excessive correctable errors occur in a rank or
channel, while the operating system is running, they are
moved to the spare area to prevent errors from causing an
uncorrectable failure. Requires two or more ranks to be
populated in each channel.
Multi Rank Spare Mode allocates two ranks per channel as a
spare. If excessive correctable errors occur in a rank or
channel, while the operating system is running, they are
moved to the spare area to prevent errors from causing an
uncorrectable failure. Requires three or more ranks to be
populated in each channel.
With single rank memory sparing enabled, the system
memory available to the operating system is reduced by one
rank per channel.
For example, in a
dual-processor configuration with 24x 16 GB dual-rank
memory
modules, the available system memory is: 3/4 (ranks/channel)
×
24 (memory modules) × 16 GB = 288 GB, and not 24 (memory
modules) × 16 GB = 384 GB. For multi rank sparing, the
multiplier changes to 1/2 (ranks/channel).
NOTE:
To use memory sparing, this feature must be
enabled in the BIOS menu of System Setup.
NOTE:
Memory sparing does not offer protection against
a multi-bit uncorrectable error.
The Dell Fault Resilient Mode if enabled, the BIOS creates
an area of memory that is fault resilient. This mode can be
used by an OS that supports the feature to load critical
applications or enables the OS kernel to maximize system
availability.
NOTE:
This feature is only supported in Gold and Platinum
Intel processors.
NOTE:
Memory configuration has to be of same size
DIMM, speed, and rank.
Memory population
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
11, 12
Memory population information
● DIMMs must be populated in the order
specified.
● Odd number of DIMM population is allowed
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