Administrator Guide

Remove a Cache Server from a Fluid Cache Cluster
Use Storage Manager to remove a cache server from a Fluid Cache cluster while keeping the cluster.
1. Click the Storage view.
2. In the Storage pane, expand Fluid Cache Clusters if necessary, click the Fluid Cache cluster and in the right pane, select the
Cache or Summary tab, and click Remove Server from Cluster. The Remove Server from Cluster dialog box appears.
NOTE: When updating cache servers, do not remove multiple cache servers from the Fluid Cache cluster at one
time. To avoid data loss, remove and update the cache servers separately.
3. Click OK.
Remove a Storage Center from a Fluid Cache cluster
Use Storage Manager to remove a Storage Center from a Fluid Cache cluster while keeping the 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 Storage Centers if necessary, select the Storage Center to be removed and click
Remove Storage Center from Cluster. The Remove Storage Center from Cluster dialog box appears.
4. Click OK.
NOTE: The Storage Center cannot be removed if the cluster has volumes mapped to it.
Reconnect a Fluid Cache Cluster to a Storage Center
Use Storage Manager to reconnect a Storage Center to a Fluid Cache.
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 tab, select Storage Centers and click Reconnect Host Cache Cluster to Storage Center.
Add a Cache Server to a Fluid Cache Cluster
Use Storage Manager to add a cache server to a Fluid Cache cluster while keeping the 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 tab, select Servers and click Add Servers to Cluster. The Add Servers to Cluster wizard starts.
4. All available cache servers are listed. Select the row of the cache server to be added. Only one server can be added at a time.
5. Enter the User Name and User Password for the server administrator or root account.
6. Click Next. When the server is added, the Select Devices page appears.
7. By default, all available cache devices are selected. Clear the check box next to unwanted cache devices or click Unselect All
and select the cache device(s) to be added. (Click Select All to use all available cache devices again.)
8. Click Finish.
9. (Optional) Repeat all steps for each server to be added to the cluster.
Add a Cache Device to a Fluid Cache Cluster
Use Storage Manager to add a cache device to a Fluid Cache cluster while keeping the 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 tab, select Servers and click Add Devices to Cluster. The Add Devices to Cluster dialog box appears.
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