System requirements for persistent memory module support

IMPORTANT:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends that you implement best-practice configurations such as clustered configurations for high availability (HA).

Before installing persistent memory modules, make sure that the following components and software are available:

  • A supported HPE ProLiant Gen10 Plus server or Synergy compute module using third-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors.

    For more information, see the product QuickSpecs on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website (https://www.hpe.com/support/persistentmemoryQS).

  • HPE DDR4 Standard Memory RDIMMs or LRDIMMs (the number will vary based on your chosen configuration).

  • Supported firmware and drivers:

    • System ROM version 1.40 or later

    • Server Platform Services (SPS) Firmware version 04.04.04.053

    • HPE iLO 5 Firmware version 2.44

    • HPE Innovation Engine Firmware version 1.0.0.20 or later

      Download the required firmware and drivers from the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website (https://www.hpe.com/info/persistentmemory).

  • A supported operating system:

    • Windows Server 2016 with persistent memory drivers from Hewlett Packard Enterprise

    • Windows Server 2019

    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9 and later

    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 and later

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 and later

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 and later

    • VMware vSphere 7.0 U2 and later

    • VMware vSphere 6.7 U3 with P03

  • Hardware and licensing requirements for optional encryption of the persistent memory modules:

    • HPE TPM 2.0 (local key encryption)

    • HPE iLO Advanced License (remote key encryption)

    • Key management server (remote key encryption)

For more information, see the Intel Optane persistent memory 200 series for HPE User Guide on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website (https://www.hpe.com/info/persistentmemory-docs).