topic Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory modules Apache Pass in Intel® Optane™ Persistent Memory https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-Optane-Persistent-Memory/Intel-Optane-DC-Persistent-Memory-modules-Apache-Pass/m-p/1715805#M541 <P>Hi. I am an Intel Partner and&nbsp;I have an Intel S2600WFT server board with firmware 17 (last one released when discontinued)&nbsp; with four Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory modules&nbsp; Apache Pass (≈126 GiB each). They are currently running firmware <STRONG>01.02.00.5446</STRONG> and ipmctl <STRONG>1.x</STRONG>.<BR />When enabling 2LM Memory Mode under Windows Server Datacenter 2025, the system experiences a BSOD (storport.sys).<BR />I need the latest <STRONG>02.x firmware</STRONG> for these PMem DIMMs and the matching <STRONG>ipmctl 2.x Windows package</STRONG>, which Intel documentation indicates resolves this known issue.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>These are the current specs of my Intel Server.</P><P>S2600WFT</P><P>2&nbsp;<SPAN>Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6230 CPU</SPAN></P><P><STRONG>Memory</STRONG>:</P><UL><LI><P>192 GB DDR4 DRAM (standard DIMMs)</P></LI><LI><P>4 × Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory DIMMs, 126 GiB each (≈504 GiB total)</P></LI></UL><P>DimmID | Capacity | HealthState | ActionRequired | LockState | FWVersion<BR />0x0001 | 126.4 GiB | Healthy | 0 | Disabled | 01.02.00.5446<BR />0x0101 | 126.4 GiB | Healthy | 0 | Disabled | 01.02.00.5446<BR />0x1001 | 126.4 GiB | Healthy | 0 | Disabled | 01.02.00.5446<BR />0x1101 | 126.4 GiB | Healthy | 0 | Disabled | 01.02.00.5446</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Memory Resources:</P><P>Capacity=505.6 GiB<BR />MemoryCapacity=0.0 GiB<BR />AppDirectCapacity=504.0 GiB<BR />UnconfiguredCapacity=0.0 GiB<BR />InaccessibleCapacity=1.6 GiB<BR />ReservedCapacity=0.0 GiB</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Current IPMCTL version 1.x</P><H2>The Issue</H2><UL><LI><P>When configuring PMem for <STRONG>2LM Memory Mode (MemoryMode=100)</STRONG>, the server BSODs on boot.</P></LI><LI><P>Crash dump shows <STRONG>storport.sys</STRONG> fault during early initialization.</P></LI><LI><P>BIOS set to Volatile Memory Mode → 2LM.</P></LI><LI><P>Reverting to 1LM (DRAM only) boots fine.</P></LI></UL><H2>Request to Intel</H2><UL><LI><P>Please provide:</P><OL><LI><P>Latest <STRONG>Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory Firmware (02.x branch)</STRONG> for Apache Pass DIMMs.</P></LI><LI><P>Matching <STRONG>ipmctl 2.x Windows package</STRONG> (management tool + driver).</P></LI></OL></LI></UL><BLOCKQUOTE><P>This firmware/tool combination is documented to resolve 2LM boot issues on modern Windows Server kernels.</P></BLOCKQUOTE><P>You can email me or PM me if you need my partner # or anything else.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thank you,</P><P>Lyle Epstein</P><P>Kortek Solutions</P><P>Intel Partner</P> Mon, 08 Sep 2025 21:12:23 GMT LyleEpstein 2025-09-08T21:12:23Z Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory modules Apache Pass https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-Optane-Persistent-Memory/Intel-Optane-DC-Persistent-Memory-modules-Apache-Pass/m-p/1715805#M541 <P>Hi. I am an Intel Partner and&nbsp;I have an Intel S2600WFT server board with firmware 17 (last one released when discontinued)&nbsp; with four Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory modules&nbsp; Apache Pass (≈126 GiB each). They are currently running firmware <STRONG>01.02.00.5446</STRONG> and ipmctl <STRONG>1.x</STRONG>.<BR />When enabling 2LM Memory Mode under Windows Server Datacenter 2025, the system experiences a BSOD (storport.sys).<BR />I need the latest <STRONG>02.x firmware</STRONG> for these PMem DIMMs and the matching <STRONG>ipmctl 2.x Windows package</STRONG>, which Intel documentation indicates resolves this known issue.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>These are the current specs of my Intel Server.</P><P>S2600WFT</P><P>2&nbsp;<SPAN>Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6230 CPU</SPAN></P><P><STRONG>Memory</STRONG>:</P><UL><LI><P>192 GB DDR4 DRAM (standard DIMMs)</P></LI><LI><P>4 × Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory DIMMs, 126 GiB each (≈504 GiB total)</P></LI></UL><P>DimmID | Capacity | HealthState | ActionRequired | LockState | FWVersion<BR />0x0001 | 126.4 GiB | Healthy | 0 | Disabled | 01.02.00.5446<BR />0x0101 | 126.4 GiB | Healthy | 0 | Disabled | 01.02.00.5446<BR />0x1001 | 126.4 GiB | Healthy | 0 | Disabled | 01.02.00.5446<BR />0x1101 | 126.4 GiB | Healthy | 0 | Disabled | 01.02.00.5446</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Memory Resources:</P><P>Capacity=505.6 GiB<BR />MemoryCapacity=0.0 GiB<BR />AppDirectCapacity=504.0 GiB<BR />UnconfiguredCapacity=0.0 GiB<BR />InaccessibleCapacity=1.6 GiB<BR />ReservedCapacity=0.0 GiB</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Current IPMCTL version 1.x</P><H2>The Issue</H2><UL><LI><P>When configuring PMem for <STRONG>2LM Memory Mode (MemoryMode=100)</STRONG>, the server BSODs on boot.</P></LI><LI><P>Crash dump shows <STRONG>storport.sys</STRONG> fault during early initialization.</P></LI><LI><P>BIOS set to Volatile Memory Mode → 2LM.</P></LI><LI><P>Reverting to 1LM (DRAM only) boots fine.</P></LI></UL><H2>Request to Intel</H2><UL><LI><P>Please provide:</P><OL><LI><P>Latest <STRONG>Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory Firmware (02.x branch)</STRONG> for Apache Pass DIMMs.</P></LI><LI><P>Matching <STRONG>ipmctl 2.x Windows package</STRONG> (management tool + driver).</P></LI></OL></LI></UL><BLOCKQUOTE><P>This firmware/tool combination is documented to resolve 2LM boot issues on modern Windows Server kernels.</P></BLOCKQUOTE><P>You can email me or PM me if you need my partner # or anything else.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thank you,</P><P>Lyle Epstein</P><P>Kortek Solutions</P><P>Intel Partner</P> Mon, 08 Sep 2025 21:12:23 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-Optane-Persistent-Memory/Intel-Optane-DC-Persistent-Memory-modules-Apache-Pass/m-p/1715805#M541 LyleEpstein 2025-09-08T21:12:23Z