Using the MegaRAID Advanced Software : CacheCade Advanced Software Option : Using the MegaRAID CacheCade Software

Using the MegaRAID CacheCade Software

The MegaRAID CacheCade software provides you with read caching capability.

Perform the following steps to use the CacheCade software feature.

1.

Click a RAID controller icon in the left frame.

2.

Select Controller >> Create CacheCade - SSD Caching on the menu bar, as shown in the following figure.

Figure 112 Create CacheCade - SSD Caching Option

 

The Wizard screen appears.

3.

Click on unconfigured CacheCade - SSD Caching drives in the left frame to select the drives for the CacheCade-SSD Caching Drive group, as shown in the following figure.

Figure 113 CacheCade Drive Group Wizard Screen

 

After you select the unconfigured drives, the Add > button is available.

4.

Click Add > to move the selected drives to the drive group in the right frame, as shown in the following figure.

Figure 114 CacheCade Drive Group Screen

 

After you move the selected drives, the Create Drive Group button is available.

5.

Click Create Drive Group.

6.

Click Next.

Use the next screen that appears to select parameters for the cache disk.

7.

Enter a name for the CacheCade - SSD Caching virtual drive in the CacheCade - SSD Caching VD name text box, and click Create Virtual Drive.

Depending on the number of drives, you might have the option to set the capacity of the CacheCade - SSD Caching drive.

The CacheCade drive group icon appears in the menu screen, as shown in the following figure.

Figure 115 CacheCade Drive Group Icon

 

8.

Click Next.

The summary window appears, as shown in the following figure. This window displays the drive group name, the number of drives, the total capacity, the free capacity, the CacheCade virtual drive name, and the capacity being used.

Figure 116 CacheCade Virtual Drive Summary Screen

 

9.

Click Finish.

A confirmation message displays after the CacheCade - SSD Caching virtual drive is successfully created. The CacheCade - SSD Caching drive icon appears next to the RAID controller in the left frame, as shown in the following figure.

Figure 117 CacheCade - SSD Caching Drive Icon in MegaRAID Storage Manager Software