Create Cache panel options

Last published : Jul 06, 2026
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.