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MegaRAID Storage Manager Online Help System |
Using the CacheCade - SSD Caching Advanced Software Option
Perform the following steps to use the CacheCade⢠advanced software feature.
- Click a RAID controller icon in the left frame.
- Select Controller -> Create CacheCade on the menu bar, as shown in the following figure.
Figure 110 Create CacheCade Option
The Wizard screen appears.- Click on unconfigured CacheCade - SSD Caching drives in the left frame to select the drives for the CacheCade drive group, as shown in the following figure.
Figure 111 CacheCade Wizard Screen
After you select the unconfigured drives, the Add -> button is available.- Click Add -> to move the selected drives to the drive group in the right frame, as shown in the following figure.
Figure 112 CacheCade Drive Group Screen
After you move the selected drives, the Create CacheCade Drive Group button is available.- Click Create CacheCade Drive Group.
- Click Next.
Use the next screen that appears to select parameters for the cache disk.- Enter a name for the CacheCade - SSD Caching virtual drive in the CacheCade VD name text box, and click Create.
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 113 CacheCade Drive Group Icon
- 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 114 CacheCade Virtual Drive Summary Screen
- 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 115 CacheCade - SSD Caching Drive Icon in MegaRAID Storage Manager Software
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