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Chapter 3: Maintenance and Component Installation
Note: Please refer to the drawing on the next page for the locations of DIMM modules.
Symmetric Population within 1 CPU Socket
Modes
P1-
DIMMF1
P1-
DIMMF2
P1-
DIMME1
P1-
DIMME2
P1-
DIMMD1
P1-
DIMMD2
P1-
DIMMA2
P1-
DIMMA1
P1-
DIMMB2
P1-
DIMMB1
P1-
DIMMC2
P1-
DIMMC1
Channel
Cong.
AD DRAM1 DCPMM DRAM1 DCPMM DRAM1 DCPMM DCPMM DRAM1 DCPMM DRAM1 DCPMM DRAM1 2-2-2
MM DRAM1 DCPMM DRAM1 DCPMM DRAM1 DCPMM DCPMM DRAM1 DCPMM DRAM1 DCPMM DRAM1 2-2-2
AD + MM DRAM3 DCPMM DRAM3 DCPMM DRAM3 DCPMM DCPMM DRAM3 DCPMM DRAM3 DCPMM DRAM3 2-2-2
AD DRAM1 - DRAM1 - DRAM1 DCPMM DCPMM DRAM1 - DRAM1 - DRAM1 2-1-1
MM DRAM2 - DRAM2 - DRAM2 DCPMM DCPMM DRAM2 - DRAM2 - DRAM2 2-1-1
AD + MM DRAM3 - DRAM3 - DRAM3 DCPMM DCPMM DRAM3 - DRAM3 - DRAM3 2-1-1
AD DRAM1 - DRAM1 DCPMM DRAM1 DCPMM DCPMM DRAM1 DCPMM DRAM1 - DRAM1 2-2-1
MM DRAM1 - DRAM1 DCPMM DRAM1 DCPMM DCPMM DRAM1 DCPMM DRAM1 - DRAM1 2-2-1
AD + MM DRAM3 - DRAM3 DCPMM DRAM3 DCPMM DCPMM DRAM3 DCPMM DRAM3 - DRAM3 2-2-1
AD DCPMM - DRAM1 - DRAM1 - - DRAM1 - DRAM1 - DCPMM 1-1-1
MM DCPMM - DRAM1 - DRAM1 - - DRAM1 - DRAM1 - DCPMM 1-1-1
AD + MM DCPMM - DRAM3 - DRAM3 - - DRAM3 - DRAM3 - DCPMM 1-1-1
AD DCPMM - DRAM1 DRAM1 DRAM1 DRAM1 DRAM1 DRAM1 DRAM1 DRAM1 - DCPMM 2-2-1
Asymmetric Population within 1 CPU Socket
Modes
P1-
DIMMF1
P1-
DIMMF2
P1-
DIMME1
P1-
DIMME2
P1-
DIMMD1
P1-
DIMMD2
P1-
DIMMA2
P1-
DIMMA1
P1-
DIMMB2
P1-
DIMMB1
P1-
DIMMC2
P1-
DIMMC1
Channel
Cong.
AD DRAM1 - DRAM1 - DRAM1 - DCPMM DRAM1 - DRAM1 - DRAM1 2/1-1-1
AD* DRAM1 - DRAM1 - DRAM1 - DCPMM DRAM1 - DRAM1 - DRAM1 2/1-1-1
Legend (for the two tables above)
DDR4 Type Capacity
DRAM1 RDIMM 3DS RDIMM LRDIMM 3DS LRDIMM Any Capacity
DRAM2 RDIMM - -
Refer to Validation Matrix (DDR4 DIMMs
validated with DCPMM) below.
DRAM3 RDIMM 3DS RDIMM LRDIMM -
Note: DDR4 single rank x8 is not available for DCPMM Memory Mode or App-Direct Mode.
Legend (-for the two tables above)
Capacity
DCPMM
• * 2nd socket has no DCPMM DIMM
• For MM, general NM/FM ratio is between 1:4 and 1:16. Excessive capacity for FM can be used for AD. (NM = Near
Memory; FM = Far Memory)
• For each individual population, rearrangements between channels are allowed as long as the resulting population is
compliant with the PDG rules for the 82xx/62xx/52xx/42xx platform.
• For each individual population, please use the same DDR4 DIMM in all slots.
• For each individual population, sockets are normally symmetric with exceptions for 1 DCPMM per socket and 1 DCPMM
per node case. Currently, DCPMM modules operate at 2666 MHz.
• No mixing of DCPMM and NVMDIMMs within the same platform is allowed.
• This DCPMM population guide targets a balanced DCPMM-to-DRAM-cache ratio in MM and MM + AD modes.