Administrator Guide

NOTE: Except for the entries in this Discover Fluid Cache Servers window, all other

references to Fluid Cache servers in this document and in Enterprise Manager refer to the

ESXi host and not the VSA. There is no further use of the VSA name or IP address when

managing Fluid Cache.

b. The Port box is autopopulated. Change only if necessary.

c. In the User Name box, type the username for the VSA, which is fldc.

d. In the User Password box, type the password for the VSA. The default value is calvin.

NOTE: If you change these default properties on any node in a Fluid Cache cluster, you

must change them on all nodes. The login and password must be the same on all nodes in

the Fluid Cache cluster.

e. Click Next.

The Select Servers window is displayed.

6. By default, all available servers are selected. Clear the check box next to unwanted servers or select

the Unselect All option, and then select three or more servers to be included. (Click Select All to use

all available servers again.)

7. Click Next.

The Cluster Settings page of the configuration wizard is displayed.

8. Type or select appropriate data in the Cluster Settings window.

a. In the Name box, enter a name for the cluster.

b. Click Browse next to the License File box.

The Select Fluid Cache License File dialog box is displayed.

c. Browse to the location of the license file, select the file, and then click Save.

d. Verify that the license file and path displayed are correct and click Next.

The system processes for a few minutes while the cluster is created and the system automatically

identifies compatible servers and devices on the network. After this process is completed, the

Select Devices window is displayed.

9. By default, all available Fluid Cache devices are selected. Clear the check box next to unwanted

devices or select the

Unselect All option, and then select the required devices. (Select the Select All

option to use all available devices again.)

CAUTION: You will lose any existing data on the cache devices when they are added to the

Fluid Cache cluster. Back up this data before proceeding.

10. Click Next.

The Select Storage Centers page of the configuration wizard is displayed.

11. In the Select Storage Centers page, select one or more Storage Centers to include in the Fluid

Cache cluster, and then click

Finish.

After a delay while the system processes, the Storage pane contains a new top-level folder named

Fluid Cache Clusters. Inside this folder is the Fluid Cache cluster that was just created. Fluid Cache

clusters are denoted by a blue circle with the letters FC.

Select the Fluid Cache cluster. In the Summary tab, different areas of the window show the cluster's

status, servers, devices, and other information.

Note that the servers listed are not the physical servers you added earlier, in the Select Servers

window, but the ESXi hosts in the SAN. Also, the IP addresses listed next to these hosts are not the IP

addresses of the ESXi hosts, but the management network addresses of the VSAs.

After creating a Fluid Cache cluster, map volumes to the cluster. See Mapping Volumes.