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The Configure Read RAM Cache window appears. The right pane of the
window lists the SDSs that you are configuring.
7. Select or clear the Read RAM Cache Enabled checkbox (selected=enable;
clear=disable).
8. If necessary, edit the value in the Read RAM Cache Size box (default=128
MB).
9. Click OK.
Add acceleration pools
You can add Acceleration Pools to a Protection Domain, to accelerate Storage Pool
performance.
About this task
An Acceleration Pool is a group of acceleration devices within a Protection Domain.
Procedure
1. In the Backend
>
Devices view, select the required Protection Domain.
2. Right-click the Protection Domain and select Add Acceleration Pool.
The Add Acceleration Pool window is displayed.
3. Enter a name in the Acceleration Pool Name box.
4. Select a pool type.
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For Fine Granularity data layout, select
NVDIMM
. You must have at least one
NVDIMM installed in order to select this option.
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For Medium Granularity data layout, select
SSD
. You must have at least one
SSD installed that can be used for the RFcache feature in order to select
this option.
5. Click Add Devices and then click the Add device icon to add a row to the New
Devices table.
6. Enter the following information in the relevant row of the table:
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In the Path cell, enter the location of the acceleration device
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In the Name cell, enter the name of the acceleration device
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From the SDS drop-down list, select the relevant SDS
7. Click Advanced and configure the optional settings:
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Test and activate device
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Device test timeout: x seconds
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Force devices takeover (takes over devices that were previously used in a
VxFlex OS system.
8. If you want to add more devices, click the Add device icon again and configure
the fields in the new row.
9. Click OK.
Results
The Acceleration Pool has been created, and acceleration devices have been added to
it.
Configuring the System using the VxFlex OS GUI
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