Enabling or disabling SmartIO caching

Last published : Jun 19, 2026
By default the scope of caching is set to all VxFS mount points or all VxVM volumes. You can disable caching on a specific mount point or volume. You can also enable or disable caching for applications.
If the caching scope is set to selected mount point or volume, caching is not enabled on any mount point or volume by default. You need to explicitly enable caching on the required mount point or volume.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the host or the Server perspective. The permission on the host may be explicitly assigned or inherited from a parent organization.
To enable or disable SmartIO caching
  1. In the Management Server console, go to the Server perspective and expand Manage in the left pane.
  2. Expand the Applications, Organization, or Uncategorized Hosts.
  3. Do one of the following:
    • Expand Organization orUncategorized Hosts, and select the required host. Expand** Volumes to locate the required volume. Right-click the volume, and select SmartIO**>Configuration>Cache Areas.
    • Expand Applications and expandDatabases to locate the database and do one of the following.
      • Right-click the database, and select SmartIO>Configuration.
      • Select Volumes. Right-click the required volume, and select** SmartIO **>Configuration.
  4. In the Cache Areas tab of the SmartIO Overview panel, do one of the following:
    • Check SmartIO caching to enable SmartIO caching.
    • Uncheck SmartIO caching to disable SmartIO caching.
  5. Select the cache area from the list while enabling caching for applications. For volumes, the cache area is selected by default.
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