Adaptec 5325302057 User Guide - Page 100

Creating and Modifying Pools 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. 3 In the Actions menu, select Configure read cache, then select either Enabled or Disabled. 4 Click Yes to change the cache setting. The setting is changed. Deleting an Individual Pool You can delete an individual pool (and all the logical devices that are defined in that pool) if your requirements change. To delete all pools at once, see page 95. Before you begin, ensure that you have backed up any data that you want to save. When the pool is deleted, any data or programs stored on that pool are also deleted. To delete 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 to delete. 94 Snap Server 700i Series User's Guide