Users Guide

Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................. 5
Chapter 2: Change list...................................................................................................................6
Chapter 3: NVDIMM-N Overview................................................................................................... 7
Normal Operation.................................................................................................................................................................7
Backup to Flash....................................................................................................................................................................8
Restore from Flash..............................................................................................................................................................9
Chapter 4: Hardware....................................................................................................................10
Server Hardware Configuration......................................................................................................................................10
Modular Chassis Hardware Configuration....................................................................................................................14
NVDIMM-N Module Details............................................................................................................................................. 14
Battery..................................................................................................................................................................................15
Minimum Platform Firmware Versions.......................................................................................................................... 17
Chapter 5: BIOS...........................................................................................................................18
BIOS Configuration Settings for NVDIMM-N............................................................................................................. 18
BIOS Error Messages....................................................................................................................................................... 22
Chapter 6: iDRAC NVDIMM-N Management................................................................................. 24
iDRAC Graphical User Interface.................................................................................................................................... 24
NVDIMM-N Status......................................................................................................................................................24
BBU Status................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Log Messaging Errata.................................................................................................................................................26
Remote Management.......................................................................................................................................................26
NVDIMM-N Error Reporting...........................................................................................................................................26
Chapter 7: Server Behavior with NVDIMM-Ns..............................................................................29
Shutdown............................................................................................................................................................................ 29
Boot...................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Automatic Shutdown and Save..................................................................................................................................... 30
Chapter 8: DIMM Configuration Changes..................................................................................... 31
Chapter 9: Windows.................................................................................................................... 32
BIOS Requirements...........................................................................................................................................................32
Set Up.................................................................................................................................................................................. 32
Windows Drivers................................................................................................................................................................32
Storage Class Memory in Windows Server 2016.......................................................................................................33
Device manager........................................................................................................................................................... 33
Identifying the right NVDIMM-N disks...................................................................................................................33
NVDIMM-N health status and properties..............................................................................................................36
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