Creating a CacheCade Logical Drive
Perform these steps to create a CacheCade logical drive.
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Select Configure > CacheCade – SSD Caching Configuration on the Server Dashboard or the Controller Dashboard.
The CacheCade – SSD Caching Configuration window opens.
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Select a RAID level for the array.
For example, select RAID 0.
- (Optional) – Click Compare and Select to view the detailed information on each RAID level.
- Click Next.
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Click Add SSD Drives to add SSD drives to the array.
The Available Unconfigured SSD Drives window appears.
- Select the SSD drives and click Add SSD Drives.
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Click Add CacheCade – SSD Caching Logical Drives to add CacheCade logical drives to the array.
The CacheCade – SSD Caching Logical Drive Settings window appears.Note:
You can create only one CacheCade – SSD Caching logical drive as the full capacity of the logical drive is used for the creation of the CacheCade – SSD Caching logical drive.
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Enter a name for the CacheCade – SSD Caching logical drive in the CacheCade – SSD Caching Logical Drive Name field.
The logical drive name can have a maximum of 15 characters.
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Specify the write policy for the CacheCade – SSD Caching logical drives.
The options follow:
- Write Back
- Write Through
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Click Add CacheCade – SSD Caching Logical Drives.
The newly created CacheCade – SSD Caching logical drives appears in the CacheCade – SSD Caching Configuration window just below the Add CacheCade – SSD Caching Logical Drives section.
If you want to modify the CacheCade – SSD Caching logical drives settings before finishing the configuration, click the
icon.
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Click Finish.
A message appears stating that the configuration is complete.