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Adding PCIe SSDs To Fluid Cache Pool
You can configure or increase the capacity of the Fluid Cache pool by adding PCIe SSDs.
NOTE: This task is only supported on Micron PCIe SSDs.
To add a PCIe SSD to a cache pool:
1. In the Server Administrator window, under the system tree, expand Storage to display the controller
objects.
2. Expand the PCIe SSD Subsystem object.
3. Expand the Enclosure (Backplane) object.
4. Expand the Physical Devices object.
The Physical devices on PCIe SSD Subsystem page is displayed with the available list of physical
disks.
5. From the list of Tasks corresponding to the physical disk to which you want to add the PCIe SSD,
select the Add to Cache Pool option.
6. Click Execute to add the PCIe SSD. The following message is displayed:
Data present on the device will be lost. Are you sure you want to proceed?
NOTE: When the device is part of the cache pool, the tasks, Full Initialization, and Prepare to
Remove, are not displayed in the Tasks drop-down list.
7. Click OK.
After the device is added to the cache pool, the Part of Cache Pool displays Active.
NOTE: PCIe SSDs cannot be partitioned and must be used entirely as cache.
Removing PCIe SSDs From Fluid Cache Pool
To remove a PCIe SSD from a cache pool:
1. In the Server Administrator window, under the system tree, expand Storage to display the controller
objects.
2. Expand the PCIe SSD Subsystem object.
3. Expand the Enclosure (Backplane) object.
4. Expand the Physical Devices object.
The Physical devices on the PCIe SSD Subsystem page are displayed with the available list of
physical disks.
5. From the list of Tasks corresponding to the physical disk to which you want to remove the PCIe SSD,
select the
Remove from Cache Pool option.
6. Click Execute to remove the PCIe SSD. The following message is displayed:
Device will be removed from Fluid Cache Pool. Are you sure you want to
proceed?
7. Click OK.
Once the device removal is initiated from the cache pool, any dirty data is moved to the back-end
disk. While the data migration is in progress, Storage Management displays a transient removal state.
After the device is removed from the cache pool, the Part of Cache Pool attribute is Not Enabled.
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