This is my first time setting up a cDOT system, FAS8040 with 8.3, and also SSD cache. Have a couple of questions.
Here's our setup.
Node A has the aggregate of SAS disks
Node B has the aggregate of SATA disks
We have a single DS2246 of 200GB SSD drives we want to use for caching and also creat a small aggregate for moving volumes in for patching and maintenance.
First, setting up the SSD flash pool --> As I understand it you can add the individual SSD disks right to the aggregate in its own RAID group typically RAID4. Or you can instead create a storage pool of SSDs and use that as the cache disks for an aggregate. Which way would be better? What are the pros and cons of either adding the disks individually or in a storage pool.
Second, how do you create an aggregate with SSD disks in System Manager 8.3? When I go to create an aggregate it does not show the SSD disks to choose from.
And a final question about SSD cache. I remember reading that you can select which volumes you want to participate with SSD caching. How do you do that?