Administrator Guide

Configuring the VSA............................................................................................................................23
Fluid Cache Dependencies.................................................................................................................25
Fluid Cache Dependencies for Creating a Fluid Cache Cluster..................................................25
Fluid Cache Dependencies for Fluid Cache Configuration.........................................................25
Fluid Cache Dependencies for Starting Fluid Cache VSAs.......................................................... 25
Configuring ESXi Storage Adapter Settings..................................................................................26
5 Fluid Cache for SAN Cluster Creation and Management Operations.......27
Creating a Fluid Cache Cluster........................................................................................................... 27
Managing a Fluid Cache Cluster Environment.................................................................................. 29
Configuring Fluid Cache Volumes................................................................................................29
Mapping Volumes in Fluid Cache.................................................................................................29
Removing Volume Mappings........................................................................................................30
Deleting a Volume From a Fluid Cache Cluster........................................................................... 31
Adding Servers to a Fluid Cache Cluster.......................................................................................31
Removing a Server from a Fluid Cache Cluster........................................................................... 32
Adding Cache Devices to a Fluid Cache Cluster..........................................................................33
Setting Storage Capacity for each Cache Server.........................................................................33
Removing a Cache Device from a Fluid Cache Cluster.............................................................. 34
Reactivate a Cache Device Attached to a Fluid Cache Cluster...................................................34
Reactivate a Volume on a Fluid Cache Cluster............................................................................34
Adding a Storage Center to a Fluid Cache Cluster......................................................................34
Remove a Storage Center from a Fluid Cache cluster................................................................ 35
Reconnect a Fluid Cache Cluster to a Storage Center................................................................35
Adding Hardware to a VSA............................................................................................................35
Change the License for a Fluid Cache cluster............................................................................. 36
Send Fluid Cache Cluster Information Using Dell SupportAssist................................................36
Shutting Down a Fluid Cache Cluster.......................................................................................... 36
Enable Server Load Equalizing for Storage Center Volumes.......................................................37
Maintaining Fluid Cache Environments..............................................................................................37
Rolling Upgrade of Fluid Cache....................................................................................................37
Upgrading Fluid Cache Cluster host components ......................................................................41
6 Fluid Cache Web Page Overview.....................................................................45
Accessing Fluid Cache Web Page...................................................................................................... 45
Understanding Fluid Cache Web Page...............................................................................................45
Status............................................................................................................................................. 45
CFM Info........................................................................................................................................ 45
Peer CFMs......................................................................................................................................45
Metadata Server Stats....................................................................................................................46
Cache Server Stats........................................................................................................................ 46
Cache Server Per-Path Stats.........................................................................................................47
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