Memory Cartridge Population Guidelines - HP ProLiant DL580 User Manual

If the configuration is two quad-rank 8-GB DIMMs and six dual-rank 8-GB DIMMs in a single
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cartridge configuration, the quad-rank DIMMs can be located in either of the corresponding white
DIMM pairs (1A/8A or 3B/6B) as long as they are installed at the end point of the DDR3 channel.
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AMP modes Advanced ECC, Online Spare, and Mirrored Memory have further requirements beyond
the ones listed here. For additional memory configuration requirements, see the corresponding AMP
sections:
Advanced ECC memory population guidelines (on page 50)
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Online Spare memory population guidelines (on page 50)
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Mirrored Memory population guidelines (on page 51)
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Memory cartridge population guidelines

This server contains eight memory cartridge slots in the processor memory drawer.
Observe the following guidelines:
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Do not mix standard memory cartridges and (E7) memory cartridges.
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Do not use (E7) memory cartridges in servers that shipped with standard memory cartridges.
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Populate memory cartridge slots for a processor only if the corresponding processor is installed:
Processor 1 connects to the memory cartridge in slots 1 and 2.
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Processor 2 connects to the memory cartridge in slots 3 and 4.
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Processor 3 connects to the memory cartridge in slots 5 and 6.
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Processor 4 connects to the memory cartridge in slots 7 and 8.
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Memory is only accessible to the system if the associated processor is installed. Do not install memory
cartridges in cartridge slots without the corresponding processor installed.
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The minimum memory cartridge population is one per processor. For best performance, two memory
cartridges per processor are recommended.
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Due to higher memory access latencies, HP does not recommend installing a processor without its
corresponding memory cartridges.
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To maximize performance in multi-processor configurations, distribute the total memory capacity evenly
across all processors.
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