User's Manual
3. Type a name for the CacheCade. The size is calculated as follows:
CacheCade size = capacity of the smallest SSD * the number of SSDs
4. From the available free disks that are displayed, select the SSDs that you would like to include in the
CacheCade. The selected disks are displayed in the Physical Disks Selected section.
5. Click Finish.
NOTE: The procedure of selecting physical disks while creating a CacheCade is similar to the
selection of disks while creating a virtual disk.
Related Links
CacheCade Properties
Managing The CacheCade
Resizing The CacheCade
To resize the CacheCade:
1. In the CacheCade(s) page, navigate to the CacheCade that you want to resize and select Resize ...
from the Tasks drop-down menu.
The Resize CacheCade(s) page is displayed.
2. From the available CacheCade(s), add or remove additional CacheCade(s) as required. The disks that
you select are displayed in the
Selected Physical Disks section.
NOTE: While selecting and clearing the SSDs that must participate in the CacheCade, retain at
least one of the original SSDs.
3. Click Finish.
Renaming The CacheCade
To rename the CacheCade:
1. In the CacheCade(s) page, navigate to the CacheCade that you want to rename and select Rename
from the Tasks drop-down menu.
2. In the Rename page, type the new name for the CacheCade and click Finish.
Blinking And Unblinking The CacheCade
In the CacheCade(s) page, navigate to the CacheCade that you want to blink and select Blink ... from the
available Tasks drop-down list box.
The LED of the physical disk(s) participating in the CacheCade turns on.
To unblink the physical disk in the CacheCade(s) page, go to the CacheCade disk that you want to
unblink and select Unblink ... from the available Tasks drop-down list box.
Deleting The CacheCade
To delete the CacheCade:
1. In the CacheCade(s) page, navigate to the CacheCade that you want to delete and select Delete ...
from the available Tasks drop-down list box.
The following warning is displayed: Warning! CacheCade pool size will be reduced. Do
you want to continue with the delete operation?
2. Click Delete.
191