Create Cache panel options
Use this wizard panel to specify the attributes for the cache area.
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Table: Create Cache panel options
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Create cache | Select either Block level caching or a file level caching. For a cache of VxVM type, the Block level caching option is disabled. |
| Name | Specify a name for the cache area. |
| Select Caching Mode | For VxFS cache areas, select Default mode or Reserve mode. |
| Default cache areas are available to all applications except those configured to use a reserved cache areas. You can have only one default cache area online at a time. It is not mandatory to have a default cache area. | |
| Reserve cache areas are available specifically to one or more applications. You can configure any number of Reserve cache areas. | |
| You can change the caching mode. | |
| Enable Caching for | Select one of the following\: |
| Note: This option is not available for Windows hosts. | - All VxFS Mount Points : Select to enable the cache area for all VxFS mount points. |
| - All VxVM Volumes : Select to enable the cache area for all VxVM volumes. | |
| Select disks | Select the disks to be used in the cache area. |
| Cache size | The default size of the cache is the total size of the selected disks. |
See Creating a cache.