Reference Guide

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Overview
Dell Fluid Cache for SAN is a server-side caching accelerator software. Fluid Cache makes high-speed
PCI Express (PCIe) SSDs a shared, distributed cache resource. Fluid Cache is deployed on clusters of Dell
PowerEdge systems connected using RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE)-enabled Ethernet adapters
and operates within a SAN environment employing a Dell Compellent backing store.
About this document
This document lists the compatibility matrix of different components included in the Dell Fluid Cache for
SAN infrastructure.
Abbreviations
The following table lists the abbreviations used in this document:
Table 1. Abbreviations
Abbreviations Description
CNA Converged network adapter
CMC Dell Chassis Management Controller
DCB Data Center Bridging
EM Enterprise Manager
FC Fibre Channel
FCoE Fibre Channel over Ethernet
HBA Host Bus Adapter
iDRAC integrated Dell Remote Access Controller
LC Dell Lifecycle Controller
PCIe PCI Express
RoCE RDMA over Converged Ethernet
RDMA Remote Direct Memory Access
SSD Solid-state drive
SC/SCOS Storage Center Operating System
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