Administrator Guide

Changing I/O type in an SSD cache
To change the I/O type in an SSD cache:
1. In the AMW, select the Storage & Copy Services tab.
2. Do one of the following:
• From the menu bar, select Storage > SSD Cache > Change I/O Type and select an appropriate I/O type.
• Right click on the SSD cache and select Change I/O Type and select an appropriate I/O type.
The newly selected I/O characteristic type is displayed in the Table view for the selected SSD cache.
Renaming an SSD cache
To rename an SSD cache:
1. In the AMW, select the Storage & Copy Services tab.
2. In the tree view, select the SSD cache which you want to rename.
3. Do one of the following:
• From the menu bar, select Storage > SSD Cache > Rename.
• Right click on the SSD cache and select Rename.
The Rename SSD Cache window is displayed.
4. Type a new name for the SSD cache and click OK.
Deleting SSD cache
To delete 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 > Delete.
• Right click on the SSD cache and select Delete.
The Confirm Delete SSD Cache window is displayed.
3. Type yes to confirm and click Delete.
Using the performance modeling tool
The SSD Cache Performance Modeling tool helps you determine the performance improvement for SSD cache capacity when you run the
performance modeling tool with a workload that has the same characteristics as what you run in production. The tool provides an estimate
of performance using the following metrics: cache hit percentage and average response time. This tool shows actual performance for the
physical SSD cache that you created.
To run the performance modeling tool:
1. In the AMW, select the Storage & Copy Services tab.
2. To access the performance modeling tool, highlight the SSD Cache node in the logical tree view.
3. Do one of the following:
• From the menu bar, select Storage > SSD Cache > Run Performance Modeling.
• Right click on the SSD cache and select Run Performance Modeling.
The SSD Cache Performance Modeling window is displayed.
4. Review the information in the Modeling Information area of the SSD Cache Performance Modeling window.
5. Select one of the following options from View results to choose the format you want to view the results:
• Response Time
• Cache Hit %
6. Click Start to run the performance modeling tool.
Using SSD cache
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