HP ProLiant DL580 Generation 2 Server and HP ProLiant ML570 Generation 2 Server Hot-Add Memory

Contents
Abstract.......................................................................................................... 5
Audience Assumptions ................................................................................ 5
Purpose of this Document............................................................................ 5
Hot-Add Memory Installation on HP ProLiant DL580 Generation 2 and
ML570 Generation 2 Servers ........................................................................ 6
Overview ............................................................................................................................ 6
Description ......................................................................................................................... 7
Hot-Add Functionality..................................................................................................7
Hot-Add versus Hot-Mirror ..........................................................................................7
Requirements for a Hot-Add Functionality Upgrade ......................................................... 8
Supported Operating Systems.......................................................................................8
Memory Mode Requirements for Hot-Add ..................................................................8
DIMM Configuration Requirements for Hot-Add........................................................9
Configuring the Servers for Hot-Add Functionality ................................. 10
Hot-Plug Memory Configuration Utility.......................................................................... 10
RBSU Options.................................................................................................................. 11
Typical Hot-Add Board Insertion with an Empty Memory Slot ...................................... 13
Changing Dual-Board Hot-Plug Memory Mirroring to Hot-Add Without Removing the
Memory Board ................................................................................................................. 14
Additional Considerations When Upgrading to Hot-Add Functionality . 15
Test for Faulty DIMMs Before a Hot-Add Board Insertion............................................. 15
Hot-Add Functionality and Applications ......................................................................... 15
HP ProLiant DL580 Generation 2 and HP ProLiant ML570 Generation 2 Server Hot-Add Memory 3
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