• 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
210 or later
◦ Server Platform Services (SPS) Firmware version 040104296
◦ HPE iLO 5 Firmware version 143
◦ HPE Innovation Engine Firmware version 21.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
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◦ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 80
◦ SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
◦ SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 with SUSE-SU-20190224-1 kernel update
◦ SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 with SUSE-SU-20191550-1 kernel update
◦ VMware vSphere 67 U2 + Express Patch 10 (ESXi670-201906002) or later (supports App Direct and Memory
modes)
◦ VMware vSphere 65 U3 or later (supports Memory mode)
• Hardware and licensing requirements for optional encryption of the HPE Persistent Memory modules:
◦ HPE TPM 20 (local key encryption)
◦ HPE iLO Advanced License (remote key encryption)
◦ Key management server (remote key encryption)
For more information, see the HPE Persistent Memory User Guide on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website (http://
www.hpe.com/info/persistentmemory-docs).
Installing HPE Persistent Memory modules
Use this procedure only for new HPE Persistent Memory module installations. If you are migrating this HPE Persistent
Memory module from another server, see the HPE Persistent Memory User Guide on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise
website (http://www.hpe.com/info/persistentmemory-docs).
Prerequisites
Before you perform this procedure, make sure that you have the following items available:
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