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How many your memory capacity?

Use dmidecode to count memory slots, identify empty slots, and inspect the installed RAM capacity and location in a Linux server.

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This oneline bash script can show you how much your memory capacity and their slot.

How many your total memory slot?

Terminal window
$ dmidecode --type 17|grep 'Locator'|grep -v 'Bank'|wc -l
32

How many your available memory slot?

Terminal window
$ dmidecode --type 17|egrep 'No\ Module\ Installed'|cat -n
     1          Size: No Module Installed
     2          Size: No Module Installed
     3          Size: No Module Installed
     4          Size: No Module Installed
     5          Size: No Module Installed
     6          Size: No Module Installed
     7          Size: No Module Installed
     8          Size: No Module Installed
     9          Size: No Module Installed
    10          Size: No Module Installed
    11          Size: No Module Installed
    12          Size: No Module Installed
    13          Size: No Module Installed
    14          Size: No Module Installed
    15          Size: No Module Installed
    16          Size: No Module Installed
    17          Size: No Module Installed
    18          Size: No Module Installed
    19          Size: No Module Installed
    20          Size: No Module Installed
    21          Size: No Module Installed
    22          Size: No Module Installed
    23          Size: No Module Installed
    24          Size: No Module Installed

How many your size and used memory slot?

Terminal window
$ dmidecode --type 17|egrep 'Size|Locator'|egrep -v 'Bank|No\ Module\ Installed|Locator' | cat -n
     1          Size: 64 GB
     2          Size: 64 GB
     3          Size: 64 GB
     4          Size: 64 GB
     5          Size: 64 GB
     6          Size: 64 GB
     7          Size: 64 GB
     8          Size: 64 GB