Quick Integration Guide

Intel® RAID SSD Cache Controller RCS25ZB040/RCS25ZB040LX Quick Installation Guide 39
10 Types of Caching Configurations
There are three different levels of Intel
®
RAID SSD Cache Controller data caching:
• Drive cache (enabled/associated or disabled/disassociated)
• Intel
®
RAID SSD Cache Controller DRAM caching used for optimizing RAID
operations (Write Through or Write Back requires power backup)
• Nytro caching VD used to accelerate frequently accessed application data
Nytro Cache Related Options with CmdTool2
Creating a Nytro Cache Volume
Use the CmdTool2 command in the following table to create a cache drive using the Nytro
Cache. You can use that cache as secondary cache. The Nytro Cache has much greater
capacity than DRAM cache.
Table 1.
Convention Cmdtool2 -CfgCachecadeAdd -Physdrv[E0:S0,...] {-Name LdNamestring} -
aN|- a0,1,2|-aALL
Description This command is used to create CacheCade software that you can use as secondary cache.
- Phys
drv[E0:S0,...]: Specifies the physical drive enclosure and the slots to use to
construct a drive group.
- Name
LdNamestring: This is the name given to the Nytro Cache software cache drive.
Create a Solid State Cache Drive to Use as Secondary Cache
Deleting a Nytro Cache Drive
Use the CmdTool2 command in the following table to delete a Nytro Cache VD or
multiple cache drives on the selected controllers.
Table 2.
Convention Cmdtool2 -CfgCachecadeDel -LX|-L0,2,5...|-LALL -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL
Description Deletes the specified Nytro Cache drives or drives on the selected controllers. You can delete
multipl
e Nytro Cache drives or all of the Nytro Cache drives.
Delete Nytro Cache Drive