Install Guide

Enabling Dell Fault Resilient Memory

The following conditions must be fulfilled before you enable base FRM:

• ESXi 7.0 must be deployed on one of the following PowerEdge servers:

Table 1. PowerEdge servers

yx4x PowerEdge Servers yx3x PowerEdge Servers

R940xa R930

R940 R830

R840 R730xd

R740xd R730

R740 R630

R640 M830

M640 M630

FC640 FC830

T640 FC630

MX740c T630

MX840c

• The BIOS version on your system must be 1.0.4 or later for yx3x Dell EMC PowerEdge servers.

• The memory modules must be populated on the memory channels to support Mirror Mode. For more information, see your system

Owner’s Manual at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.

• You need vSphere Enterprise or Enterprise Plus licensing to enable the VMware Reliable Memory technology.

To enable FRM on your system, complete the following steps:

1. Turn on your system.

The Dell EMC logo is displayed.

2. Press F2 to display the Setup menu.

After the system boot is completed, the System BIOS configuration menu is displayed.

3. Using the up-arrow and down-arrow keys, select the System Setup options, and then select the Memory Settings screen.

4. Select Dell Fault Resilient Mode as Memory Operating Mode.

CAUTION:

It is recommended that you do not modify other settings unless you are familiar with the settings.

Modifying settings could cause your system to fail to boot or function properly.

5. Press Enter, and follow the on-screen instructions to save these changes.

6. Restart your system.

NOTE: No further configuration changes are required for ESXi to use the reliable memory region.

Dell EMC NVDIMM-N persistent memory

Persistent Memory (pMem) is a new paradigm in computing which provides ultra fast storage class memory technology. The NVDIMM-N

resides in a standard memory slot, placing data close to the processor. The following Dell EMC PowerEdge servers support NVDIMM-N

specific to VMware ESXi:

• R640

• R740

• R740xd

• R940

• T640

• MX740c

• MX840c

Installing vSphere 7.0