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system fails to boot with "System DIMM configuration is not supported"

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Applies to

  • FAS8200
  • FAS8020
  • FAS2620
  • AFF8080
  • FAS8300
  • AFF A400

Issue

The storage system fails to boot and halts by itself. The following error message is reported when the storage system boots:

Example:

System DIMM configuration is not supported on FAS8200
Please check the DIMM placement on SLOT-1 SLOT-2 ...
Halting...

Example:

DIMM missing in slot DIMM-2

DIMM missing in slot DIMM-3

System DIMM configuration is not supported by FAS8020

Example:

System DIMM configuration is not supported on FAS2620
Please check the DIMM placement on SLOT-1 ...
Halting...

 

 

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