Not all memory is shown in the BIOS is usable to the operating system.
Issue
- The dmidecode command shows a larger amount of RAM modules in the machine than memory available.
- Less memory is showing as usable compared to the amount of RAM in the system.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 - All architectures
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 - All architectures
- HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 system.
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