Administrator Guide

Checking Application Settings
All applications that use volumes mapped to Fluid Cache must be configured to start after Fluid Cache and
exit before Fluid Cache.
Preparing the Servers
Make sure that each server in the Fluid Cache cluster has the latest supported BIOS version, Lifecycle
Controller firmware, and iDRAC firmware.
• For updating Dell Lifecycle Controller and BIOS firmware on 13
th
generation of PowerEdge servers, see
the Dell Lifecycle Controller Graphical User Interface Version 2.05.05.05 For 13th Generation Dell
PowerEdge Servers User's Guide, available at http://topics-cdn.dell.com/pdf/idrac8-with-lc-
v2.05.05.05_User's%20Guide2_en-us.pdf
• For updating Dell iDRAC firmware on 13
th
generation of PowerEdge servers, see the Integrated Dell
Remote Access Controller 8 (iDRAC8) Version 2.05.05.05 User's Guide, available at http://topics-
cdn.dell.com/pdf/idrac8-with-lc-v2.05.05.05_User's%20Guide_en-us.pdf
• For other latest information related to Dell iDRAC and Dell Lifecycle Controller documentation, go to
http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/product-support/product/idrac8-with-lc-
v2.05.05.05/research
Modify your BIOS settings as follows:
1 Enter the system BIOS and set System Profile Settings to Performance.
2 Click Back, and then click OK to return to the main BIOS page.
3 Restart the server to activate the BIOS changes.
4 Repeat this process for each server in the Fluid Cache cluster.
Preparing the Cache Devices
• Make sure that all cache devices used in the Fluid Cache cluster have the minimum firmware and driver
versions specified in Requirements for Fluid Cache. To download updated firmware or drivers.
• Fluid Cache supports clusters containing cache devices of different sizes, but for the most predictable
performance, it is recommended that the cache devices be of similar capacity.
NVMe Cache Devices
• Firmware— Refer to the Dell PowerEdge Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD User’s Guide for instructions about
checking your current firmware version. Use the Dell Update Package to install the latest firmware.
• Driver— Refer to the Dell PowerEdge Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD User’s Guide for instructions about
checking your current driver version and installing the updated driver.
Preparing the Fluid Cache Components 16