HPE Persistent Memory modules use the standard DIMM form factor and are installed alongside DIMMs in a
server memory slot. HPE Persistent Memory modules are designed for use only with second-generation Intel
Xeon Scalable processors, and are available in the following capacities:
• 128 GB
• 256 GB
• 512 GB
HPE Persistent Memory module-processor compatibility
HPE Persistent Memory modules are supported only in servers with second-generation Intel Xeon Scalable
processors installed.
HPE Persistent Memory population information
For specific population and configuration information, see the memory population guidelines on the Hewlett
Packard Enterprise website (http://www.hpe.com/docs/memory-population-rules).
System requirements for HPE Persistent Memory module support
IMPORTANT: Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends that you implement best practice configurations
for high availability (HA) such as clustered configurations.
Before installing HPE Persistent Memory modules, make sure that the following components and software are
available:
• A supported HPE ProLiant Gen10 server or Synergy compute module using second-generation Intel Xeon
Scalable processors. For more information, see the product QuickSpecs on the Hewlett Packard
Enterprise website (http://www.hpe.com/support/persistentmemoryQS).
• HPE DDR4 Standard Memory RDIMMs or LRDIMMs (the number will vary based on your chosen
configuration).
• Supported firmware and drives:
◦ System ROM version 2.10 or later
◦ Server Platform Services (SPS) Firmware version 04.01.04.296
◦ HPE iLO 5 Firmware version 1.43
◦ HPE Innovation Engine Firmware version 2.1.x or later
Download the required firmware and drivers from the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website (http://
www.hpe.com/info/persistentmemory).
• A supported operating system:
◦ Windows Server 2012 R2 with persistent memory drivers from Hewlett Packard Enterprise
◦ Windows Server 2016 with persistent memory drivers from Hewlett Packard Enterprise
◦ Windows Server 2019
◦ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6
◦ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0
◦ SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
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