How do I check the maximum memory size supported by the server board BIOS?
From:
How to check the Maximum supported Memory by motherboard Bios (document ID 1680534.1)
Suitable for:
Linux os-version Oracle Linux 5.0 to Oracle Linux 6.5 [Release OL5 to Ol6u5]
Linux x86-64
Linux x86
Goal:
Get the maximum memory size supported by the server board BIOS
Solution:
A simple dmidecode query will get this value
# dmidecode-t 16SMBIOS 2.7 present. Handle 0x0041, DMI type, bytesphysical Memory arraylocation:system Board Or motherboarduse:system memoryerror Corr Ection type:nonemaximum capacity:32 gberror information handle:not providednumber of Devices:4
Therefore, in the example above, the server board BIOS can accommodate up to 32GB of memory
If more than 32GB of memory is installed on the motherboard, the operating system will still find the maximum 32GB memory.
Translator Note: The results of my virtual machine query are as follows:
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