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Option
Description
Current State of
Specifies the current state of the memory operating mode.
Memory Operating
Mode
Node Interleaving
Specifies if Non-Uniform Memory Architecture (NUMA) is supported. If this field is set to Enabled, memory
interleaving is supported if a symmetric memory configuration is installed. If this field is set to Disabled, the system
supports NUMA (asymmetric) memory configurations. This option is set to Disabled by default.
ADDDC Setting
Enables or disables ADDDC Setting feature. When Adaptive Double DRAM Device Correction (ADDDC) is enabled,
failing DRAM's are dynamically mapped out. When set to Enabled it can have some impact to system performance
under certain workloads. This feature is applicable for x4 DIMMs only. This option is set to Enabled by default.
Opportunistic Self-
Enables or disables opportunistic self-refresh feature. This option is set to Disabled by default.
Refresh
Persistent Memory
This field controls Persistent Memory on the system. This option is only available if the persistent memory module
is installed in the system.
Persistent Memory details
The Persistent Memory screen details can be found in the NVDIMM-N User Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
Processor Settings
You can use the Processor Settings screen to view the processor settings and perform specific functions such as enabling virtualization
technology, hardware prefetcher, logical processor idling, and opportunistic self-refresh.
Viewing Processor Settings
To view the Processor Settings screen, perform the following steps:
1
Power on, or restart your system.
2
Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE:
If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then
restart your system and try again.
3
On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
4
On the System BIOS screen, click Processor Settings.
Processor Settings details
The Processor Settings screen details are explained as follows:
NOTE:
The Memory Operating Mode option can have different default and available options based on the
memory configuration of your system.
NOTE:
The Dell Fault Resilient Mode option establishes an area of memory that is fault resilient. This
mode can be used by an operating system that supports the feature to load critical applications or
enables the operating system kernel to maximize system availability.
Pre-operating system management applications
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