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Memory plugging for models 590 and 595

Provides guidelines for installing memory in a model 590 or 595 system.

For optimum performance, memory should be installed based on the following plugging order.

Notes:
  1. All memory in a node must be of the same size and type. There are two types of memory, DDR1 and DDR2. DDR1 is only offered as CuOD and DDR2 is only offered as non-CuOD.
  2. Mixing of memory technologies within a node is not allowed. Because the voltage required by DDR 1 and DDR 2 devices is not the same, an individual node must be populated with only DDR 1 based cards or only with DDR 2 based cards.
  3. Memory cards must be plugged in pairs. A valid minimum memory configuration within a node is 2 pairs of cards. Likewise a valid minimum memory configuration for a multinode system is 2 pairs of cards per processor node.
  4. Not all of the memory cards seat in the same direction, for proper memory card seating, refer to Removing and replacing parts on Model 590 and 595.

The memory card plugging sequence within a single node is identified in the following table.

Memory card plugging order Location
Memory card 1 (MCM 0) Px-C2
Memory card 2 (MCM 0) Px-C4
Memory card 3 (MCM 1) Px-C10
Memory card 4 (MCM 1) Px-C12
Memory card 5 (MCM 0) Px-C14
Memory card 6 (MCM 0) Px-C15
Memory card 15 (MCM 1) Px-C24
Memory card 16 (MCM 1) Px-C25
Memory card 8 (MCM 0) Px-C17
Memory card 9 (MCM 0) Px-C18
Memory card 12 (MCM 1) Px-C21
Memory card 13 (MCM 1) Px-C22
Memory card 7 (MCM 0) Px-C16
Memory card 10 (MCM 0) Px-C19
Memory card 11 (MCM 1) Px-C20
Memory card 14 (MCM 1) Px-C23

For a multinode system the plugging sequence for memory cards is identified in the following table. For a 1 node system, use Column 1. For a 2 node system use column 2. For a 3 node system use column 3. For a 4 node system use column 4.

1 node (16 processor server) 2 node (32 processor server) 3 node (48 processor server) 4 node (64 processor server)
Node 0, Memory card 1 Node 0, Memory card 1 Node 0, Memory card 1 Node 0, Memory card 1
Node 0, Memory card 2 Node 0, Memory card 2 Node 0, Memory card 2 Node 0, Memory card 2
Node 0, Memory card 3 Node 1, Memory card 1 Node 1, Memory card 1 Node 1, Memory card 1
Node 0, Memory card 4 Node 1, Memory card 2 Node 1, Memory card 2 Node 1, Memory card 2
Node 0, Memory card 5 Node 0, Memory card 3 Node 2, Memory card 1 Node 2, Memory card 1
Node 0, Memory card 6 Node 0, Memory card 4 Node 2, Memory card 2 Node 2, Memory card 2
Node 0, Memory card 15 Node 1, Memory card 3 Node 0, Memory card 3 Node 3, Memory card 1
Node 0, Memory card 16 Node 1, Memory card 4 Node 0, Memory card 4 Node 3, Memory card 2
Node 0, Memory card 8 Node 0, Memory card 5 Node 1, Memory card 3 Node 0, Memory card 3
Node 0, Memory card 9 Node 0, Memory card 6 Node 1, Memory card 4 Node 0, Memory card 4
Node 0, Memory card 12 Node 1, Memory card 5 Node 2, Memory card 3 Node 1, Memory card 3
Node 0, Memory card 13 Node 1, Memory card 6 Node 2, Memory card 4 Node 1, Memory card 4
Node 0, Memory card 7 Node 0, Memory card 15 Node 0, Memory card 5 Node 2, Memory card 3
Node 0, Memory card 10 Node 0, Memory card 16 Node 0, Memory card 6 Node 2, Memory card 4
Node 0, Memory card 11 Node 1, Memory card 15 Node 1, Memory card 5 Node 3, Memory card 3
Node 0, Memory card 14 Node 1, Memory card 16 Node 1, Memory card 6 Node 3, Memory card 4
  Node 0, Memory card 8 Node 2, Memory card 5 Node 0, Memory card 5
  Node 0, Memory card 9 Node 2, Memory card 6 Node 0, Memory card 6
  Node 1, Memory card 8 Node 0, Memory card 15 Node 1, Memory card 5
  Node 1, Memory card 9 Node 0, Memory card 16 Node 1, Memory card 6
  Node 0, Memory card 12 Node 1, Memory card 15 Node 2, Memory card 5
  Node 0, Memory card 13 Node 1, Memory card 16 Node 2, Memory card 6
  Node 1, Memory card 12 Node 2, Memory card 15 Node 3, Memory card 5
  Node 1, Memory card 13 Node 2, Memory card 16 Node 3, Memory card 6
  Node 0, Memory card 7 Node 0, Memory card 8 Node 0, Memory card 15
  Node 0, Memory card 10 Node 0, Memory card 9 Node 0, Memory card 16
  Node 1, Memory card 7 Node 1, Memory card 8 Node 1, Memory card 15
  Node 1, Memory card 10 Node 1, Memory card 9 Node 1, Memory card 16
  Node 0, Memory card 11 Node 2, Memory card 8 Node 2, Memory card 15
  Node 0, Memory card 14 Node 2, Memory card 9 Node 2, Memory card 16
  Node 1, Memory card 11 Node 0, Memory card 12 Node 3, Memory card 15
  Node 1, Memory card 14 Node 0, Memory card 13 Node 3, Memory card 16
    Node 1, Memory card 12 Node 0, Memory card 8
    Node 1, Memory card 13 Node 0, Memory card 9
    Node 2, Memory card 12 Node 1, Memory card 8
    Node 2, Memory card 13 Node 1, Memory card 9
    Node 0, Memory card 7 Node 2, Memory card 8
    Node 0, Memory card 10 Node 2, Memory card 9
    Node 1, Memory card 7 Node 3, Memory card 8
    Node 1, Memory card 10 Node 3, Memory card 9
    Node 2, Memory card 7 Node 0, Memory card 12
    Node 2, Memory card 10 Node 0, Memory card 13
    Node 0, Memory card 11 Node 1, Memory card 12
    Node 0, Memory card 14 Node 1, Memory card 13
    Node 1, Memory card 11 Node 2, Memory card 12
    Node 1, Memory card 14 Node 2, Memory card 13
    Node 2, Memory card 11 Node 3, Memory card 12
    Node 2, Memory card 14 Node 3, Memory card 13
      Node 0, Memory card 7
      Node 0, Memory card 10
      Node 1, Memory card 7
      Node 1, Memory card 10
      Node 2, Memory card 7
      Node 2, Memory card 10
      Node 3, Memory card 7
      Node 3, Memory card 10
      Node 0, Memory card 11
      Node 0, Memory card 14
      Node 1, Memory card 11
      Node 1, Memory card 14
      Node 2, Memory card 11
      Node 2, Memory card 14
      Node 3, Memory card 11
      Node 3, Memory card 14

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Last updated: Fri, Oct 30, 2009