Skip to main content
  • Place orders quickly and easily
  • View orders and track your shipping status
  • Enjoy members-only rewards and discounts
  • Create and access a list of your products
  • Manage your Dell EMC sites, products, and product-level contacts using Company Administration.

Dell EMC PowerEdge MX740c Installation and Service Manual

NVDIMM-N memory module installation guidelines

The following are the recommended guidelines for installing NVDIMM-N memory modules:
  • Each system supports memory configurations with 1, 2, 4, 6, or 12 NVDIMM-Ns.
  • Supported configurations have dual processors and a minimum of 12x RDIMMs.
  • Maximum of 12 NVDIMM-Ns can be installed on each system.
  • NVDIMM-Ns or RDIMMs must not be mixed with LRDIMMs.
  • DDR4 NVDIMM-Ns must be populated only on the black release tabs on processor 1 and 2.
  • All slots on configurations 3, 6, 9, and 12 can be used, but a maximum of 12 NVDIMM-Ns can be installed in a system.
NOTE NVDIMM-N memory slots are not hot-pluggable.

For more information about the supported NVDIMM-N configurations, see the NVDIMM-N User Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.

Table 1. Supported NVDIMM-N for dual processor configurationsThis table lists the supported NVDIMM-N configurations for dual processor systems.
Configuration Description Memory population rules
RDIMMs NVDIMM-N
Configuration 1 12x 16 GB RDIMMs, 1x NVDIMM-N

Processor1  {A1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
Processor2  {B1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}

Processor1 {A7}

Configuration 2 12x 32 GB RDIMMs, 1x NVDIMM-N

Same for all 12x RDIMM configurations. See Configuration 1.

Processor1 {A7}

Configuration 3 23x 32 GB RDIMMs, 1x NVDIMM-N

Processor1 {A1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12}  
Processor2 {B1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11}  

Processor2 {B12}

Configuration 4 12x 16 GB RDIMMs, 2x NVDIMM-Ns

Same for all 12x RDIMM configurations. See Configuration 1.

Processor1 {A7}

Processor2 {B7}

Configuration 5 12x 32 GB RDIMMs, 2x NVDIMM-Ns

Same for all 12x RDIMM configurations.  See Configuration 1.

Processor1 {A7}

Processor2 {B7}

Configuration 6 22x 32 GB RDIMMs, 2x NVDIMM-Ns

Processor1 {A1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11}
Processor2 {B1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11}

Processor1 {A12}

Processor2 {B12}

Configuration 7 12x 16 GB RDIMMs, 4x NVDIMM-Ns

Same for all 12x RDIMM configurations. See Configuration 1.

Processor1 {A7, A8}

Processor2 {B7, B8}

Configuration 8 22x 32 GB RDIMMs, 4x NVDIMM-Ns

Same for all 12x RDIMM configurations. See Configuration 1.

Processor1 {A7, A8}

Processor2 {B7, B8}

Configuration 9 20x 32 GB RDIMMs, 4x NVDIMM-Ns

Processor1 {A1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}
Processor2 {B1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}

Processor1 {A11, 12}

Processor2 {B11, 12}

Configuration 10 12x 16 GB RDIMMs, 6x NVDIMM-Ns

Same for all 12x RDIMM configurations. See Configuration 1.

Processor1 {A7, 8, 9}

Processor2 {B7, 8, 9}

Configuration 11 12x 32 GB RDIMMs, 6x NVDIMM-Ns

Same for all 12x RDIMM configurations. See Configuration 1.

Processor1 {A7, 8, 9}

Processor2 {B7, 8, 9}

Configuration 12 18x 32 GB RDIMMs, 6x NVDIMM-Ns

Processor1 {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}
Processor2 {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}

Processor1 {A10, 11, 12}

Processor2 {B10, 11, 12}

Configuration 13 12x 16 GB RDIMMs, 12x NVDIMM-Ns

Same for all 12x RDIMM configurations. See Configuration 1.

Processor1 {A7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12}

Processor2 {B7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12}

Configuration 14 12x 32 GB RDIMMs, 12x NVDIMM-Ns

Same for all 12x RDIMM configurations. See Configuration 1.

Processor1 {A7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12}

Processor2 {B7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12}


Rate this content

Accurate
Useful
Easy to understand
Was this article helpful?
0/3000 characters
  Please provide ratings (1-5 stars).
  Please provide ratings (1-5 stars).
  Please provide ratings (1-5 stars).
  Please select whether the article was helpful or not.
  Comments cannot contain these special characters: <>()\