Using the Nytro Cache Drive : Associating a Source VD to a Nytro Cache Drive

Associating a Source VD to a Nytro Cache Drive

You can associate a source VD and then create a Nytro cache drive and vice versa.

Perform these steps to associate a source VD.

1.

Scenario 1: Create a source VD or use an existing source VD.

a.

Right-click the controller and select Manage Nytro™ Cache.

The Manage Nytro™ Cache dialog appears.

Figure 25. Manage Nytro Cache

b.

Select the corresponding virtual drive Enable check box, or if there are more than one VD, select the All check box to select all of the VDs.

c.

Click OK.

The following dialog appears.

Figure 26. Enable Nytro™ Cache

d.

Click OK.

The VD is now associated.

*NOTE  During I/O, the controller automatically uses this Nytro Cache drive.

*NOTE  You can choose to associate the Nytro Cache drive anytime later by using the Manage Nytro™ Cache option.

e.

Check if the source VD is associated with Nytro Cache drive.

f.

Click the source VD under the controller.

g.

Check on the right pane of MSM Window for Nytro Cache drive caching properties.

h.

Right-click the source VD to view whether the Disable the Nytro Cache drive option shows, (it must show).

2.

You neither have a source VD nor Nytro Cache drive

a.

Create a source VD using the MSM application (normal RAID creation method), at the time of creating a source VD.

b.

Click Finish.

The Manage Nytro™ Cache dialog appears.

c.

Create the Nytro Cache drive using the steps mentioned in Manual Configuration.

1.

Scenario 1: Create a source VD or use an existing source VD.

a.

Right-click the controller and select Manage Nytro™ Cache.

The Manage Nytro™ Cache dialog appears.

b.

Select the corresponding virtual drive Enable check box, or select the All check box to select all of the VDs.

The VD is now associated.

*NOTE  During I/O, the controller automatically uses this Nytro Cache drive.

*NOTE  You can choose to associate the Nytro Cache drive anytime later by using the Manage Nytro™ Cache option.

c.

Check if the source VD is associated with Nytro Cache drive.

d.

Click the source VD under the controller.

e.

Check on the right pane of MSM Window for Nytro Cache drive caching properties.

f.

Right-click the source VD to view whether the Disable the Nytro Cache drive option shows, (it must show).

2.

You neither have a source VD nor Nytro Cache drive.

a.

Create a source VD using the MSM application (normal RAID creation method), at the time of creating a source VD.

b.

Click Finish.

The Manage Nytro™ Cache dialog appears.

c.

Create the Nytro Cache drive using the steps mentioned in Manual Configuration.