Administrator Guide

The two iSER physical functions of the network adapter are displayed, and also the bonded interface.

The bonded interface is within the VSA, while the two iSER interfaces are on the ESXi host.

NOTE: The bonded and two iSER interfaces must be on the same subnet.

13. Select one of the iSER interfaces and press <Enter> to associate this interface with a virtual function:

a. Enter the IP address for the interface and press <Enter>.

b. Enter the subnet mask for the interface and press <Enter>.

14. Select the second iSER interface and press <Enter> to configure the interface, then enter an IP

address for the second interface and press <Enter> again.

The subnet mask does not need to be re-entered. The second interface automatically uses the

subnet mask entered for the first interface.

NOTE: If you choose not configure the second iSER interface, failover is not available for the

system.

15. Select the bonded interface and press <Enter> to configure the interface, then enter an IP address for

the bonded interface and press <Enter> again.

16. Select Finalize Setup and press <Enter>.

NOTE: To check VSA connectivity, all of the cache network interfaces (iSER and bonded) should

be pingable from each ESXi host.

Fluid Cache Dependencies

Fluid Cache Dependencies for Creating a Fluid Cache Cluster

• Fluid Cache for VMware is delivered as an OVA. Therefore, to install Fluid Cache on ESXi host, make

sure to create a local data store and install the OVA on the local data store.

• After the Virtual Storage Appliances (VSAs) are installed and configured, use Dell Compellent

Enterprise Manager to create and configure a Fluid Cache Cluster.

• It is not mandatory for you to configure DNS for the Fluid Cache to work. However, if you have DNS

configured, make sure that the DNS server works correctly.

• Before creating a cluster, make sure a VMware vCenter server is properly functioning. Fluid Cache

uses VMware vCenter to verify the ESXi server on which the Fluid Cache is running.

Fluid Cache Dependencies for Fluid Cache Configuration

• Use Dell Compellent Enterprise Manager to do the following:

– Configure the Fluid Cache cluster

– Add or remove nodes

– Add or remove cache devices

– Map or unmap volumes

• Use the VMware vCenter server to enable adding or removing nodes to the cluster.

NOTE: If Dell Compellent Enterprise Manager or VMware vCenter server runs on virtual machines,

then make sure it does not resides on cache volumes.

Fluid Cache Dependencies for Starting Fluid Cache VSAs

• Make sure the VMware vCenter server is functioning, because if VSA has stopped functioning or is

manually turned off, the VMware vCenter server enables VSA to join the Fluid Cache cluster.