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Memory Upgrade for Dell PowerVault DL2300

Dell PowerVault DL2300 memory upgrade specification, PowerVault DL2300 maximum memory, memory speed, and memory upgrade options.

Upgrade memory on Dell PowerVault DL2300 upto a maximum of 192 GB
PC3-10600 DDR3 Reg.ECC DIMMs, with maximum per slot in 24 Slots memory slots. The Dell PowerVault DL2300 takes the PC3-10600 DDR3 Reg.ECC DIMMs Memory Type.

Dell PowerVault DL2300 Memory Upgrade Specification
Standard Memory Maximum Memory Memory Expansion CPU Type Model/Chipset
32 GB 192 GB
PC3-10600 DDR3 Reg.ECC DIMMs
24 Slots Intel Xeon E5-2640 6-core (2.5Ghz) Check Dell Manual Support for memory configuration guidelines.
 

Dell PowerVault DL2300 Memory Upgrade options.

What are memory sockets or slots and how are these divided into bank?

 

Memory Sockets or Slots are the place where memory RAM modules are inserted in the motherboard. The Dell PowerVault DL2300 has 24 Slots memory expansion slots. A memory bank is a group of memory expansion sockets, a bank must be completely filled with memory modules of the same size and type in order for the system to recognize and address the memory. i.e. :

2 sockets (2 banks of 1) This indicates that there are 2 memory slots. These are divided into 2 banks, and each bank consists of one memory slot. So you can add memory one piece at a time for the system to use.

3 sockets (3 banks of 1) This indicates that there are 3 memory slots. These are divided into 3 banks, and each bank consists of one memory slot. So you can add memory one piece at a time for the system to use.

4 sockets (2 banks of 2) This indicates that there are 4 memory slots. These are divided into 2 banks, and each bank consists of two memory slots. So you must add memory two pieces at a time (they must be the same size and type of memory) in order for the system to benefit from the upgrade.

8 sockets (4 banks of 2) This indicates that there are 8 memory slots. These are divided into 4 banks, and each bank consists of two memory slots. So you must add memory two pieces at a time (they must be the same size and type of memory) in order for the system to benefit from the upgrade.

12 sockets (3 banks of 4) This indicates that there are 12 memory slots. These are divided into 3 banks, and each bank consists of four memory slots. So you must add memory four pieces at a time (and they must be the same size and type of memory) in order for the system to benefit from the upgrade.