Administrator Guide

Steps
1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)
2. Make sure Allow Cache Selection is enabled for volumes in the Storage Center user preferences.
a. In the Summary tab, click Edit Settings. The Edit Settings dialog box opens.
b. Click the Preferences tab.
c. Make sure the Allow Cache Selection check box is selected.
d. Click OK.
3. Click the Storage tab.
4. In the Storage tab navigation pane, select the volume you want to modify.
5. In the right pane, click Edit Settings. The Edit Volume dialog box opens.
6. Enable or disable the cache options as needed. These options are described in the online help.
• Select or clear the Read Cache check box.
For volumes using SSD storage, test applications before enabling or disabling read cache.
• Select or clear the Write Cache check box.
To improve performance, disable write caching on volumes that use SSD storage for most applications.
7. When you are nished, click OK.
Related link
Limitations for Fluid Cache Volumes
Assign Snapshot Proles to a Volume
Assign one or more Snapshot Proles to a volume if you want snapshots to be created on an automated schedule.
1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)
2. Click the Storage tab.
3. In the Storage tab navigation pane, select the volume you want to modify.
4. In the right pane, click Edit Settings. The Edit Volume dialog box opens.
5. Select the appropriate Snapshot Proles.
a. Next to Snapshot Proles, click Change. The Select Snapshot Proles dialog box opens.
b. In the top pane of the dialog box, select the Snapshot Proles to assign to the volume.
c. When you are nished, click OK. The Select Snapshot Proles dialog box closes.
6. Click OK to close the Edit Volume dialog box.
Assign Snapshot Proles to Multiple Volumes
Snapshot Proles can be assigned to multiple volumes in one operation.
1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)
2. Click the Storage tab.
3. In the Storage tab navigation pane, select the volume you want to modify.
4. In the right pane, select the volumes that you want to modify.
• To select contiguous volumes, select the rst volume, then hold down Shift and select the last volume.
• To select individual volumes, hold down Control while selecting them.
5. Right-click the selection, then select Set Snapshot Proles. The Set Snapshot Proles dialog box opens.
6. In the upper table, select the check box for each Snapshot Prole you want to assign to the volume.
7. To remove the Snapshot Proles that were previously assigned to the volume, select the Replace Existing Snapshot Proles
check box.
8. When you are nished, click OK.
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