> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 24 March 2010 15:19 > To: Nick Lunt > Subject: RE: R900 RAM Configuration > > This link might help > > http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/per900/en/hom/_sectioc.ht > m > #wp1082885 > > Jens > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nick Lunt > Sent: 24 March 2010 16:09 > To: linux-poweredge-Lists; linux-poweredge-Lists > Subject: R900 RAM Configuration > > Hi > > we have an R900 with 32 x 2GB DIMMs in, so the server has no free DIMM > slots. > All the DIMMs are DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS . > > We need to increase the RAM from 64GB to a minimum of 103GB (based on > our calculations), so really I guess we'd be looking at increasing the > RAM to 104GB, or just going for a nice round 128GB :) > > Can anyone recommend the best upgrade method for this ? > Do we need to keep RAM in banks all the same size ? > How many DIMMs are in each bank ? > > Basically is there anything we need to be aware of when removing some > DIMMs and adding larger ones ?
Right, that doc says 4 risers must be installed at all times. Seen as we have 32 DIMMs does that mean we have 8 risers ? I.e. A1,B1,C1,D1 is a full riser. A1,B2,C2,D2 is another riser, etc ? Status: OK DIMM A1 DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS 2048 MB Status: OK DIMM B1 DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS 2048 MB Status: OK DIMM C1 DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS 2048 MB Status: OK DIMM D1 DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS 2048 MB Status: OK DIMM A2 DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS 2048 MB Status: OK DIMM B2 DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS 2048 MB Status: OK DIMM C2 DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS 2048 MB Status: OK DIMM D2 DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS 2048 MB Status: OK DIMM A3 DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS 2048 MB Status: OK DIMM B3 DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS 2048 MB Status: OK DIMM C3 DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS 2048 MB Status: OK DIMM D3 DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS 2048 MB Status: OK DIMM A4 DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS 2048 MB Status: OK DIMM B4 DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS 2048 MB Status: OK DIMM C4 DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS 2048 MB Status: OK DIMM D4 DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS 2048 MB Status: OK DIMM A5 DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS 2048 MB Status: OK DIMM B5 DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS 2048 MB Status: OK DIMM C5 DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS 2048 MB Status: OK DIMM D5 DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS 2048 MB Status: OK DIMM A6 DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS 2048 MB Status: OK DIMM B6 DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS 2048 MB Status: OK DIMM C6 DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS 2048 MB Status: OK DIMM D6 DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS 2048 MB Status: OK DIMM A7 DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS 2048 MB Status: OK DIMM B7 DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS 2048 MB Status: OK DIMM C7 DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS 2048 MB Status: OK DIMM D7 DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS 2048 MB Status: OK DIMM A8 DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS 2048 MB Status: OK DIMM B8 DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS 2048 MB Status: OK DIMM C8 DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS 2048 MB Status: OK DIMM D8 DDR2 FB-DIMM-SYNCHRONOUS 2048 MB So if I changed A1 to a 4GB DIMM then I should change A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7 and A8 to 4GB DIMMs too ? Thanks Nick. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4972 (20100324) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com _______________________________________________ Linux-PowerEdge mailing list [email protected] https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq
