Nytro MegaRAID Revision 1.7 Overview : Nytro MegaRAID Controller Features and Benefits : Auto Physical Drive Caching

Auto Physical Drive Caching

All of the physical drives (PDs) are configured automatically as a single drive RAID 0 until the maximum PD or maximum VD limit is reached. That is, if the number of VDs is less than 64, when the PD is connected to the controller, the PD would be auto configured as RAID 0.

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Automated PD caching can be enabled by using the StorCLI utility only.

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Once the automated PD caching is enabled, any unconfigured good drive is converted into a RAID 0 VD.

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To create a new VD of different RAID type, the automated PD caching feature must be disabled by using the StorCLI utility.

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It is recommended to create a Nytro Cache drive before you enable the automated PD caching feature.