Administrator Guide

Fluid Cache for SAN Cluster Creation and

Management Operations

After you configure and validate the Fluid Cache for SAN components, use Enterprise Manager to create

and manage the Fluid Cache Environment as described in the following sections.

• Creating a Fluid Cache Cluster. See Creating a Fluid Cache Cluster

• Managing a Fluid Cache Cluster Environment. See Managing a Fluid Cache Cluster Environment

• Maintaining a Fluid Cache Cluster Environment. See Maintaining Fluid Cache Environments

Creating a Fluid Cache Cluster

• At least one cache server must be installed, cabled, and able to communicate with a Storage Center

running version 6.5.1 or later.

– To make the cluster fully redundant, use at least three servers.

– To use write-back caching, at least two cache devices must be present in the cluster and installed

in separate servers.

– To use write-through caching, at least one cache device must be present in the cluster.

• Your Enterprise Manager user account must have the Administrator or Volume Manager privilege. In

addition, you must have admin (root) access to at least one of the cache servers.

• The Fluid Cache license file must reside on the system running the Dell Storage Client and is used to

create the cluster, or a share available to it.

• At least one Storage Center must be added to Enterprise Manager.

1. Log in to Enterprise Manager as a user with Administrator or Volume Manager privileges.

2. In Enterprise Manager’s Storage view, expand Storage Centers if necessary, and then select a Storage

Center.

3. In the Storage pane, select Dell Storage.

4. In the Summary tab, click Configure Fluid Cache Cluster to launch the configuration wizard. (Do not

click Add FluidFS Cluster.)

The Discover Fluid Cache Servers page of the configuration wizard is displayed.

5. Type or select appropriate data in the Discover Fluid Cache Servers window.

a. In the Host or IP Address box, type the host name or IP address associated with the management

network of any available Fluid Cache VSA.

NOTE: Do not reference a physical server here.