All the existing volumes which are cache-enabled and are not linked to any specific cache area
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RAID-5 and log volumes (such as DCO, SRL, and DCM) |
All the new volumes that are created on the primary node
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File pinning or block pinning |
Volumes that fail over from primary node to secondary node in a cluster environment
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Reserving a cache area for a particular volume |
Volumes of upgraded disk group when disk group version is upgraded to 7.1
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More than 8 cache areas per system
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In case of VMware environment with vMotion, only one cache area is supported per system. |
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Any SSD device that VxVM supports (must be initialized for use with VxVM)
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Cache area that is created on shared SSD |
Disk group version 171 or above (for volumes to be cached)
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High availability of a cache area |
Volumes that are created on secondary or clustered disk group and fast-Failover enabled disk group on active node
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Multiple cache areas on single SSD |
Online shared volumes in clustered disk group, snapshot volumes, and Volume Replicator volumes on primary site
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Persistent cache data (cache data available even after a system power cycle) |
Caching after vMotion
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