Adaptec 5325302053 User Guide - Page 106

Changing the Controller Cache Settings for a Pool, Enabling or Disabling the Controller Write Cache

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authentication settings. (You must also reconfigure your iSCSI Storage Hosts with these new settings.) • If you select CHAP-Click Set CHAP secret, enter a user name and password, then click Add. Click Cancel to close the window. Note If you are using CHAP with the Microsoft iSCSI initiator, the CHAP password must be 12-16 characters long or it will be rejected by the iSCSI initiator. • If you select SRP-Click inside the Scope field to type a unique name for the scope, or choose an existing name from the drop-down menu. 5 Click Next, click Next again, then review the configuration summary. 6 Click Apply, then click Yes. The new settings are saved in the iSCSI Storage Appliance. Changing the Controller Cache Settings for a Pool For each pool, you can use Adaptec Storage Manager to enable or disable the read and write cache of the RAID controller installed in your iSCSI Storage Appliance. Enabling or Disabling the Controller Write Cache Caution Before you change a cache setting, be sure that you fully understand the implications of the new setting. To enable or disable the controller write cache settings for a pool: 1 In the Enterprise View, select the iSCSI Storage Appliance you want. 2 In the Logical Devices View, select the pool you want. 3 In the Actions menu, select Configure write cache, then select either Enabled or Disabled. 4 Click Yes to change the cache setting. The setting is changed. Enabling or Disabling the Controller Read Cache Caution Before you change a cache setting, be sure that you fully understand the implications of the new setting. To enable or disable the controller write cache settings for a pool: 1 In the Enterprise View, select the iSCSI Storage Appliance you want. 2 In the Logical Devices View, select the pool you want.

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authentication settings. (You must also reconfigure your iSCSI Storage Hosts
with these new settings.)
If you select
CHAP
—Click
Set CHAP secret
, enter a user name and password,
then click
Add
. Click
Cancel
to close the window.
Note
If you are using CHAP with the Microsoft iSCSI initiator, the CHAP
password must be 12–16 characters long or it will be rejected by the iSCSI
initiator.
If you select
SRP
—Click inside the
Scope
field to type a unique name for the
scope, or choose an existing name from the drop-down menu.
5
Click
Next
, click
Next
again, then review the configuration summary.
6
Click
Apply
, then click
Yes
.
The new settings are saved in the iSCSI Storage Appliance.
Changing the Controller Cache Settings for a Pool
For each pool, you can use Adaptec Storage Manager to enable or disable the read
and write cache of the RAID controller installed in your iSCSI Storage Appliance.
Enabling or Disabling the Controller Write Cache
Caution
Before you change a cache setting, be sure that you fully understand the
implications of the new setting.
To enable or disable the controller write cache settings for a pool:
1
In the Enterprise View, select the iSCSI Storage Appliance you want.
2
In the Logical Devices View, select the pool you want.
3
In the
Actions
menu, select
Configure write cache
, then select either
Enabled or
Disabled
.
4
Click
Yes
to change the cache setting.
The setting is changed.
Enabling or Disabling the Controller Read Cache
Caution
Before you change a cache setting, be sure that you fully understand the
implications of the new setting.
To enable or disable the controller write cache settings for a pool:
1
In the Enterprise View, select the iSCSI Storage Appliance you want.
2
In the Logical Devices View, select the pool you want.