Adding PCIe SSDs To Fluid Cache Pool

You can configure or increase the capacity of the Fluid Cache pool by adding 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?
  7. Click OK.

    After the device is added to the cache pool, the Part of Cache Pool displays Active.