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Nutanix - AOS 4.7 - Supported Memory Configurations
Nutanix - AOS 4.7 - Supported Memory Configurations
This chapter shows DIMM installation order for all Nutanix G4 and G5 platforms. Use the rules and guidelines in this topic to remove, replace, or
add memory.
Memory performance is most efficient with a balanced configuration, where every memory channel contains the same number of DIMMs.
Unbalanced configurations are supported, but be aware that these configurations result in lower performance.
Each CPU is associated with four memory channels. Memory channels contain either two or three DIMM slots, depending on the motherboard.
Two DIMMs per channel (2DPC) memory channels have one blue slot and one black slot each, as shown in the figure below:
Three DIMMs per channel (3DPC) memory channels have one blue slot and two black slots each, as shown in the figure below:
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Make sure the DIMMs you are replacing or adding are of the same type, capacity, and manufacturer as the other DIMMs in the channel, or
Remove all DIMMs from the channel and repopulate the channel with new DIMMs that are all of the same type, capacity, and manufacturer.
Note: DIMM slots on the motherboard are most commonly labeled as A1, A2, and so on. However, some software tools may report DIMM slot labels in a different format, such as 1A, 2A, or
CPU1, CPU2, or DIMM1, DIMM2.
2 12 (Unbalanced) A1, B1, C1, D1, E1, F1, G1, H1 (blue slots)
2 20 (Unbalanced) A1, B1, C1, D1, E1, F1, G1, H1 (blue slots)
A2, B2, C2, D2, E2, F2, G2, H2 (black slots)
DIMM Restrictions
Within a node, all DIMM slots must be populated with DIMMs of the same type and capacity. For example, RDIMMs and LRDIMMs cannot be
mixed in the same node.
Within each memory channel, all DIMMs must come from the same manufacturer.