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Dell VxRail E660, E660F, and E660N Installation and Service Manual

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Intel Persistent Memory 200 series (BPS) installation guidelines

The following are the recommended guidelines for installing Intel Persistent Memory 200 series (BPS) memory modules:
  • Each system supports maximum of one Intel Persistent Memory 200 series (BPS) memory module per channel.
    NOTE:If two different Intel Persistent Memory 200 series capacities are mixed, an F1/F2 warning is displayed as the configuration is not supported.
  • Intel Persistent Memory 200 series can be mixed with RDIMM, LRDIMM, and 3DS LRDIMM.
  • Mixing of DDR4 DIMM types (RDIMM, LRDIMM, and 3DS LRDIMM), within channels, for Integrated Memory Controller (iMC), or across sockets are not supported.
  • Mixing of Intel Persistent Memory 200 series operating modes (App Direct Mode, Memory Mode) is not supported.
  • If only one DIMM is populated on a channel, then the DIMM should always be populated in the first slot in that channel (white slot).
  • If a Intel Persistent Memory 200 series and a DDR4 DIMM are populated on the same channel, always plug Intel Persistent Memory 200 series on second slot (black slot).
  • If the Intel Persistent Memory 200 series is configured in Memory Mode, the recommended DDR4 to Intel Persistent Memory 200 series capacity ratio is 1:4 to 1:16 per iMC.
  • Intel Persistent Memory 200 series cannot be mixed with other capacities of Intel Persistent Memory 200 series or with NVDIMMs.
  • Intel Persistent Memory 200 series of different capacities are not allowed.
  • VMware ESXi boot takes longer time when higher capacity of Intel Persistent Memory 200 series are configured in App Direct Mode (AP). This behavior is known as Address Range Scrub (ARS). This is an expected behavior as the background ARS is going on the interleave sets and it must be completed prior to mounting the pMem datastore on ESXi.
  • In App Direct Mode, sockets can be populated symmetrically or asymmetrically.
  • In Memory Mode (MM), sockets can be populated symmetrically.
  • Memory mode is not supported for the 6+1, 8+1 and 12+2 configurations irrespective of DDR to Intel Persistent Memory 200 series capacity ratio.
  • In VMware ESXI environment, if BPS goal is changed between App Direct Mode and Memory Mode, it is recommended to sanitize the Intel Persistent Memory 200 series before creating a new goal.
  • Populate Intel Persistent Memory 200 series in DIMM slot 1, unless Intel Persistent Memory 200 series is the only DIMM in that channel, and then populate in DIMM slot 0.

For more information about the supported Intel Persistent Memory 200 series (BPS) configurations, see the Dell Intel Persistent Memory 200 series (BPS) User's Guide at https://www.dell.com/support/home/products/server_int/server_int_poweredge.

NOTE:There are limited configurations available for dual socket servers with only one processor populated.

The following table describes the internal memory channels of the listed BPS configurations:

Configuration Shorthand Number of CPU per system Number of RDIMM/LRDIMMs per CPU Number of BPS per CPU Mode support iMC 2 iMC 3 iMC 1 iMC 0
App Direct Memory Mode Channel 1 (5/F) Channel 0 (4/E) Channel 1 (7/H) Channel 0 (6/G) Channel 0 (2/C) Channel 1 (3/D) Channel 0/A Channel 1/B
A/B7 A/B15 A/B3 A/B11 A/B8 A/B16 A/B4 A/B12 A/B10 A/B2 A/B14 A/B6 A/B9 A/B1 A/B13 A/B5
A/B6 A/B14 A/B2 A/B10 A/B8 A/B16 A/B4 A/B12 A/B11 A/B3 A/B15 A/B7 A/B9 A/B1 A/B13 A/B5
BPS1 4+4 1 or 2 4 4 Y NA B - R - B - R - - R - B - R - B
BPS2 6+1 1 or 2 6 1 Y NA R - R - - - R - - R - B - R - R
BPS3 8+1 1 or 2 8 1 Y NA R - R - R - R - - R - R B R - R
BPS4 8+4 1 or 2 8 4 Y Y R - R B R - R B B R - R B R - R
BPS5 8+8 1 or 2 8 8 Y Y R B R B R B R B B R B R B R B R
BPS6 12+2 1 or 2 12 2 Y NA B - R R R R R R R R R R R R - B
BPS7 - 2 28 4 Y NA R B R R R B R R R R B R R R B R

The following table lists the BPS configurations in App Direct Mode for the single-socket configurations of VxRail E660 and E660F:

Configuration Total No of RDIMMs/ LRDIMMs Total No of Intel Persistent Memory 200 series (BPS) DIMMs 1 RDIMM/LRDIMM capacity (GB) 1 Intel Persistent Memory 200 series (BPS) capacity (GB) Total Standard Memory Capacity (GB) Total PM Capacity (GB) Total Memory (GB)
BPS1 4 4 16 128 64 1024 576
4 4 32 128 128 1024 640
4 4 64 128 256 1024 768
4 4 128 128 512 1024 1024
4 4 16 256 64 2048 1088
4 4 32 256 128 2048 1152
4 4 64 256 256 2048 1280
4 4 128 256 512 2048 1536
4 4 16 512 64 4096 2112
4 4 32 512 128 4096 2176
4 4 64 512 256 4096 2304
4 4 128 512 512 4096 2560
BPS2 6 1 16 128 96 256 224
6 1 32 128 192 256 320
6 1 64 128 384 256 512
6 1 128 128 768 256 896
6 1 16 256 96 512 352
6 1 32 256 192 512 448
6 1 64 256 384 512 640
6 1 128 256 768 512 1024
6 1 16 512 96 1024 608
6 1 32 512 192 1024 704
6 1 64 512 384 1024 896
6 1 128 512 768 1024 1280
BPS3 8 1 16 128 128 256 256
8 1 32 128 256 256 384
8 1 64 128 512 256 640
8 1 128 128 1024 256 1152
8 1 16 256 128 512 384
8 1 32 256 256 512 512
8 1 64 256 512 512 768
8 1 128 256 1024 512 1280
8 1 16 512 128 1024 640
8 1 32 512 256 1024 768
8 1 64 512 512 1024 1024
8 1 128 512 1024 1024 1536
BPS4 8 4 16 128 128 1024 640
8 4 32 128 256 1024 768
8 4 64 128 512 1024 1024
8 4 128 128 1024 1024 1536
8 4 16 256 128 2048 1152
8 4 32 256 256 2048 1280
8 4 64 256 512 2048 1536
8 4 128 256 1024 2048 2048
8 4 16 512 128 4096 2176
8 4 32 512 256 4096 2304
8 4 64 512 512 4096 2560
8 4 128 512 1024 4096 3072
BPS5 8 8 16 128 128 2048 1152
8 8 32 128 256 2048 1280
8 8 64 128 512 2048 1536
8 8 128 128 1024 2048 2048
8 8 16 256 128 4096 2176
8 8 32 256 256 4096 2304
8 8 64 256 512 4096 2560
8 8 128 256 1024 4096 3072
8 8 16 512 128 8192 4224
8 8 32 512 256 8192 4352
8 8 64 512 512 8192 4608
8 8 128 512 1024 8192 5120
BPS6 12 2 16 128 192 256 448
12 2 32 128 384 256 640
12 2 64 128 768 256 1024
12 2 128 128 1536 256 1792
12 2 16 256 192 512 704
12 2 32 256 384 512 896
12 2 64 256 768 512 1280
12 2 128 256 1536 512 2048
12 2 16 512 192 1024 1216
12 2 32 512 384 1024 1408
12 2 64 512 768 1024 1792
12 2 128 512 1536 1024 2560

The following table lists the BPS configurations in App Direct Mode for the dual-socket configurations of VxRail E660 and E660F:

Configuration Total No of RDIMMs/ LRDIMMs Total No of Intel Persistent Memory 200 series (BPS) DIMMs 1 RDIMM/LRDIMM capacity (GB) 1 Intel Persistent Memory 200 series (BPS) capacity (GB) Total Standard Memory Capacity (GB) Total PM Capacity (GB) Total Memory (GB)
BPS1 8 8 16 128 128 1024 1152
8 8 32 128 256 1024 1280
8 8 64 128 512 1024 1536
8 8 128 128 1024 1024 2048
8 8 16 256 128 2048 2176
8 8 32 256 256 2048 2304
8 8 64 256 512 2048 2560
8 8 128 256 1024 2048 3072
8 8 16 512 128 4096 4224
8 8 32 512 256 4096 4352
8 8 64 512 512 4096 4608
8 8 128 512 1024 4096 5120
BPS2 12 2 16 128 192 256 448
12 2 32 128 384 256 640
12 2 64 128 768 256 1024
12 2 128 128 1536 256 1792
12 2 16 256 192 512 704
12 2 32 256 384 512 896
12 2 64 256 768 512 1280
12 2 128 256 1536 512 2048
12 2 16 512 192 1024 1216
12 2 32 512 384 1024 1408
12 2 64 512 768 1024 1792
12 2 128 512 1536 1024 2560
BPS3 16 2 16 128 256 256 512
16 2 32 128 512 256 768
16 2 64 128 1024 256 1280
16 2 128 128 2048 256 2304
16 2 16 256 256 512 768
16 2 32 256 512 512 1024
16 2 64 256 1024 512 1536
16 2 128 256 2048 512 2560
16 2 16 512 256 1024 1280
16 2 32 512 512 1024 1536
16 2 64 512 1024 1024 2048
16 2 128 512 2048 1024 3072
BPS4 16 8 16 128 256 1024 1280
16 8 32 128 512 1024 1536
16 8 64 128 1024 1024 2048
16 8 128 128 2048 1024 3072
16 8 16 256 256 2048 2304
16 8 32 256 512 2048 2560
16 8 64 256 1024 2048 3072
16 8 128 256 2048 2048 4096
16 8 16 512 256 4096 4352
16 8 32 512 512 4096 4608
16 8 64 512 1024 4096 5120
16 8 128 512 2048 4096 6144
BPS5 16 16 16 128 256 2048 2304
16 16 32 128 512 2048 2560
16 16 64 128 1024 2048 3072
16 16 128 128 2048 2048 4096
16 16 16 256 256 4096 4352
16 16 32 256 512 4096 4608
16 16 64 256 1024 4096 5120
16 16 128 256 2048 4096 6144
16 16 16 512 256 8192 8448
16 16 32 512 512 8192 8704
16 16 64 512 1024 8192 9216
16 16 128 512 2048 8192 10240
BPS6 24 4 16 128 384 512 896
24 4 32 128 768 512 1280
24 4 64 128 1536 512 2048
24 4 128 128 3072 512 3584
24 4 16 256 384 1024 1408
24 4 32 256 768 1024 1792
24 4 64 256 1536 1024 2560
24 4 128 256 3072 1024 4096
24 4 16 512 384 2048 2432
24 4 32 512 768 2048 2816
24 4 64 512 1536 2048 3584
24 4 128 512 3072 2048 5120

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