You can add SSDs as either storage pools or dedicated SSDs to increase the size of a Flash Pool aggregate by using System Manager.
Before you begin
- The Flash Pool aggregate must be online.
- There must be sufficient spare SSDs or allocation units in the storage pool that can be assigned as cache disks.
Steps
- Click .
- In the Aggregates window, select the Flash Pool aggregate, and then click Add Cache.
- In the Add Cache dialog box, perform the appropriate action:
| If you selected the cache source as... |
Do this... |
|---|
| Storage pools |
Select the storage pool from which cache can be obtained, and specify the cache size. |
| Dedicated SSDs |
Select the SSD size and the number of SSDs to include. |
- Click Add.
For mirrored aggregates, an Add Cache dialog box is displayed with the information that twice the number of selected disks will be added.
- In the Add Cache dialog box, click Yes.
Result
The cache disks are added to the selected Flash Pool aggregate.