Dell EMC PowerVault MD 34XX/38XX Series Storage Arrays Administrator's Guide

Creating an SSD cache

1. In the AMW, select the Storage & Copy Services tab.
2. Do one of the following:
   • In the tree view, right click on SSD Cache and select Create.
   • From the menu bar, select Storage > SSD Cache > Create.
   The Create SSD Cache window is displayed.
3. Type a name for SSD Cache name.
4. Select an I/O characteristic type from one of the following:
   • File System
   • Database
   • Web Server
5. Select an appropriate option for Data Assurance (DA).
6. Select an appropriate capacity from SSD cache candidates.
   A maximum of 5,120 GB of SSD cache is available in the usable capacity.

   NOTE: To view the physical disks that comprise the usable capacity, select the appropriate row under SSD cache candidates, and click View Physical Disks.
7. SSD Cache is enabled by default. To disable, click Suspend. To re-enable, click Resume.
8. Click Create.