Using the Nytro XD Solution on MegaRAID Storage Manager : Creating a Cache Group : Creating a Cache Group in Manual Mode : Selecting the Virtual Drives

Selecting the Virtual Drives

You can add the virtual drives (VDs) only if the total VDs in the cache group do not exceed the maximum supported VDs (the Nytro XD solution supports a maximum of 64 VDs).

1.

Click Next on the dialog shown in the Figure 15. First-Time Configuration – Add Cache Device to Cache Groupfigure.

If there are no eligible VDs are detected, the following dialog appears indicating that there are no eligible VDs.

Figure 17. First-Time Configuration – Create Cache Group: No Eligible VD

You can select the eligible VDs anytime later.

Or,

If the eligible VDs are detected, the following dialog appears letting you select the eligible VDs.

2.

Select the Cache device, and click Add > to add into the Cache group box.

The Next button is enabled as shown in the following figure.

If you click Next without selecting any eligible VDs, the following warning message appears.

Figure 18. No Cached Virtual Drives

3.

Click Yes in the preceding figure to continue without selecting any VDs.

Or,

4.

Click No in the preceding figure to select the VDs. The following figure appears letting you select the VDs.

Figure 19. Manage Cached Virtual Drives

5.

To select the VDs from the Virtual drives box, clickAdd > on the to add the VDs individually or click Add All >> to add all of the VDs.

Figure 20. Manage Cached Virtual Drives (continued)

The Add button is enabled if there is at least one selectable VD in the Virtual drives box. You can select more than one VD, by holding the Shift or Ctrl key.

6.

Click Save.

See, 5.6.2.3 Preview – Manual Mode