Administrator Guide

• Management Network — Configure with a destination network that can communicate to all the

VSAs that participate in the Fluid Cache cluster.

• iSCSI Network 1, ISCSI Network 2 — Configure with a destination network that is connected to

the iSCSI network. Using the network, the VSAs communicate to the Compellents that have the

storage you want to cache.

NOTE: If you have configured Fluid Cache to access the Compellent storage through Fibre

Channel, then do not change the default settings for the iSCSI destination networks.

9. Click Next.

The Ready to Complete window is displayed.

10. In the Ready to Complete window, review your deployment settings, and click Finish to start the

deployment.

NOTE: Do not select the Power on after deployment option after adding the VSAs.

A dialog box displays the progress, which may take several minutes. When processing is complete,

the VSA appears in the list of VSAs in vCenter.

11. Repeat this procedure for all servers in the Fluid Cache cluster.

NOTE: Do not attempt to install more than one VSA on an ESXi host. There must be only one VSA

configured for each ESXi host.

NOTE: Make sure that the VSA is not migrated to another ESXi host using vMotion.

NOTE: If you need to set a custom MAC address or choose a different network for the management

connection other than the default selection, right-click the VM, choose Edit Settings, and then edit

the

Network Adapter settings.

Mapping Hardware

1. In the vSphere Windows client, right-click a Fluid Cache VM and select Edit Settings.

The Virtual Machine Properties window is displayed.

2. In the Hardware tab, click Add.

The Add Hardware window is displayed.

3. In the Add Hardware window, select PCI Device from the list of device types, and then click Next.

4. Select the first cache device from the drop-down menu. Cache devices compatible with Fluid Cache

contain either “Micron RealSSD” or “Samsung Electronics” in their name.

5. Select the Mellanox Virtual Function from the drop-down menu.

6. Click Next.

The Ready to Complete window is displayed.

7. In the Ready to Complete window, click Finish.

You may see a vCenter message indicating that data are no longer accessible to the host server.

Accept the message, and then continue.

8. Repeat steps 3–6 for all remaining cache devices.

9. Repeat steps 3–6 for the network adapter virtual function. This is the item whose name contains

“Virtual Function” in its description.

NOTE: Do not add the same device twice.

10. If Fibre Channel is used to access your Compellent Arrays, repeat steps 3 to 6 for the Fibre Channel

HBAs that are connected to the Compellent Arrays that have the storage you want to cache.