Administrator Guide

Delete a Volume From a Fluid Cache Cluster
Use Storage Manager to completely delete a volume from a Fluid Cache cluster while maintaining just the cluster.
1. Click the Storage view.
2. In the Storage pane, expand Fluid Cache Clusters if necessary and select the cluster with the mapped volume to delete.
3. In the Cache tab, expand Volumes, select the volume to be deleted and click Delete. The Delete dialog box appears.
4. (Optional) Select Do you want to delete the Storage Center volume associated with the selected Fluid Cache volumes? to
also delete the volume on the Storage Center.
CAUTION: If you select this option, it will delete the logical volume from the Storage Center and all the data
contained in that volume will be permanently lost.
5. Click OK.
Reactivate a Volume on a Fluid Cache Cluster
Use Storage Manager to reconnect to a volume in a failed state from a Fluid Cache cluster while maintaining the cluster and the
volume.
1. Click the Storage view.
2. In the Storage pane, expand Fluid Cache Clusters if necessary and select the cluster with the questionable volume.
3. In the Volumes pane of the Summary tab, double-click the volume to be reactivated and click Reactivate Volume. The
Reactivate Volume dialog box appears.
4. Click OK.
Managing Fluid Cache Clusters
Use Storage Manager to modify an existing Fluid Cache cluster.
NOTE: For user interface reference information, click Help.
Remove a Cache Device from a Fluid Cache Cluster
Use Storage Manager to remove a device that you no longer want as part of a Fluid Cache cluster.
1. Click the Storage view.
2. In the Storage pane, expand Fluid Cache Clusters if necessary and select the Fluid Cache cluster.
3. In the Cache or Summary tab, expand Servers if necessary, and expand the server housing the device if necessary. Select the
device to be removed and click Remove Device from Cluster. The Delete dialog box appears.
4. Click OK.
Reactivate a Cache Device Attached to a Fluid Cache Cluster
Use Storage Manager to reactivate a Fluid Cache cluster cache device.
1. Click the Storage view.
2. In the Storage pane, expand Fluid Cache Clusters if necessary and select the Fluid Cache cluster.
3. In the Cache or Summary tab, expand Servers if necessary, and expand the server housing the device if necessary. Select the
device to be reactivated and click Reactivate Device. The Reactivate Device dialog box appears.
4. Click OK.
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