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In this mode, some percentage of DCPMM capacity is directly accessible to specific applications (App
Direct), while the rest serves as system memory. The App Direct part of DCPMM is displayed as persistent
memory, while the rest of DCPMM capacity is displayed as system memory. DRAM DIMMs act as cache
in this mode.
The total displayed volatile system memory in this mode is the DCPMM capacity that is invested in system
memory.
• Memory Mode (100% of DCPMM capacity acts as system memory):
In this mode, DCPMMs act as volatile system memory, while DRAM DIMMs act as cache.
The total displayed volatile system memory in this mode is the sum of DCPMM capacity.
DCPMM Management options
DCPMMs can be managed with the following tools:
• Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager (LXPM)
To open LXPM, power on the system and press F1 as soon as the logo screen appears. If a password has
been set, enter the password to unlock LXPM.
Go to UEFI Setup ➙ System Settings ➙ Intel Optane DCPMMs to configure and manage DCPMMs.
For more details, see
Note: If the text-based interface of Setup Utility opens instead of Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager,
go to System Settings ➙ <F1> Start Control and select Tool Suite. Then, reboot the system and press
F1 as soon as the logo screen appears to open Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager.
• Setup Utility
To enter Setup Utility:
1. Power on the system and press F1 to open LXPM.
2. Go to UEFI Settings ➙ System Settings, click on the pull-down menu on the upper right corner of
the screen, and select Text Setup.
3. Reboot the system, and press F1 as soon as the logo screen appears.
Go to System Configuration and Boot Management ➙ System Settings ➙ Intel Optane DCPMMs to
configure and manage DCPMMs.
• Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI
Some management options are available in commands that are executed in the path of Lenovo XClarity
Essentials OneCLI in the operating system. See
lenovo/onecli_t_download_use_tcscli.html
OneCLI.
Following are the available management options:
• Intel Optane DCPMM details
Select this option to view the following details concerning each of the the installed DCPMMs:
– Firmware version
– Configuration status
– Raw capacity
– Memory capacity
– App Direct capacity
– Unconfigured capacity
– Inaccessible capacity
https://sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/help/topic/LXPM/using_LXPM.html
to learn how to download and use Lenovo XClarity Essentials
https://sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/help/topic/toolsctr_cli_
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