Administrator Guide
The Assign Storage Centers window is displayed.
5. In the Assign Storage Centers window, select one or more Storage Centers to be added.
6. Click OK.
Remove a Storage Center from a Fluid Cache cluster
Use Enterprise Manager to remove a Storage Center from a Fluid Cache cluster while keeping the cluster.
1. Click the Storage view.
2. In the Storage pane, expand Fluid Cache Clusters if necessary and select the Fluid Cache cluster.
3. In the Cache or Summary tab, expand Storage Centers if necessary, select the Storage Center to be
removed and click Remove Storage Center from Cluster. The Remove Storage Center from Cluster
dialog box appears.
4. Click OK.
NOTE: The Storage Center cannot be removed if the cluster has volumes mapped to it.
Reconnect a Fluid Cache Cluster to a Storage Center
Use Enterprise Manager to reconnect a Storage Center to a Fluid Cache.
1. Click the Storage view.
2. In the Storage pane, expand Fluid Cache Clusters if necessary and select the Fluid Cache cluster.
3. In the Cache tab, select Storage Centers and click Reconnect Host Cache Cluster to Storage Center.
Adding Hardware to a VSA
Before adding cache devices or network adapters to a Fluid Cache cluster, do the following:
1. Log in to the vSphere Windows client.
2. Right-click a VSA under the ESXi host, and click Power → Power Off.
3. Confirm that you are turning off the VSA by clicking OK in the Confirm Shutdown dialog box.
4. Select the ESXi host.
5. In the Hardware area of the Configuration tab, click Advanced Settings → Edit.
The Mark Devices for Passthrough window is displayed.
6. Select the cache devices for passthrough and click OK.
The DirectPath I/O Configuration window is displayed.
7. In the DirectPath I/O Configuration window, click Refresh to display the SSDs you just entered.
8. Restart the ESXi host to make the SSDs available.
9. In the Virtual Machines tab, right-click the VM, and then select Edit Settings.
The Virtual Machine Properties window is displayed.
10. In the Hardware tab, click Add.
The Add Hardware window is displayed.
11. In the Add Hardware window, select PCI Device from the list of device types, and then click Next.
12. 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.
13. Click Next.
The Ready to Complete window is displayed.
14. In the Ready to Complete window, click Finish.
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