Viewing physical components associated with an SSD
cache
To view the physical components associated with an SSD cache:
1
In the AMW, select the
Storage & Copy Services
tab.
2
In the tree view, select the SSD cache. and do one of the following:
•
From the menu bar, select
Storage
>
SSD Cache
>
View Associated Physical Components.
•
Right click on the SSD cache and select
View Associated Physical Components
.
•
In the Table view for the SSD cache, click
View Associated Physical Components
.
The
View Associated Physical Components
window is displayed.
3
To view a physical disk type, select a disk type from
Physical Disk Type
and click
Show
.
To hide the displayed components, click
Hide
.
4
To view the components installed in the associated enclosure, click
View Enclosure Components
.
Locating physical disks in an SSD cache
You can locate the physical disks in an SSD cache using the Blink option. To locate physical disks in an SSD cache:
1
In the AMW, select the
Storage & Copy Services
tab.
2
In the tree view, select the SSD cache and do one of the following:
•
From the menu bar, select
Storage
>
SSD Cache
>
Blink.
•
Right click on the SSD cache and select
Blink
.
The LEDs on the physical disks comprising the SSD cache blink.
3
After locating the physical disks, click
OK
.
The LEDs stop blinking.
4
If the LEDs for the disk group do not stop blinking, from the toolbar in AMW, select
Hardware
>
Blink
>
Stop All Indications.
If the LEDs successfully stop blinking, a confirmation message is displayed.
5
Click
OK
.
Adding physical disks to an SSD cache
To add physical disks to an SSD cache:
1
In the AMW, select the
Storage & Copy Services
tab.
2
In the tree view, select the SSD cache and do one of the following:
•
From the menu bar, select
Storage
>
SSD Cache
>
Add Physical Disks (Capacity).
•
Right click on the SSD cache and select
Add Physical Disks (Capacity)
.
The
Add Physical Disks (Capacity)
window is displayed.
3
Select the physical disk that you want to add and click
Add
.
The following are not listed in the
Add Physical Disks (Capacity)
window:
•
Physical disk(s) in a non-optimal state.
•
Physical disks which are not SSD physical disks.
•
Physical disks not compatible with the physical disks currently in the SSD cache.
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