Using the Nytro XD Solution on MegaRAID Storage Manager : Creating a Cache Group : Creating a Cache Group in Automatic Mode

Creating a Cache Group in Automatic Mode

After you select Yes, as shown in the No Cache Group figure (or right-click the server node), the following dialog appears. The Automatic mode selection is selected by default.

1.

Select Automatic, as shown in the following figure.

Figure 11. Create Cache Group

If there are no eligible virtual drives (VD), the No eligible virtual drives detected message appears as shown in the preceding figure.

If you short list the eligible virtual drives, the following dialog appears.

Figure 12. Create Cache Group – Automatic Eligible VDs Selection

The eligible virtual drives are categorized by MSM into two types: Local virtual drives (direct-attached) and SAN virtual drives.

2.

Select one of the eligible VD categories.

3.

Click Next.

The preview dialog appears.

Click Finish. You can preview also the SAN VDs or DAS VDs by using the same method.