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Selecting and initializing flash devices
You must select and initialize the flash device (SSD or PCIe card) that Flash Accel will use as the cache.
Before you begin 
The flash device must be a NetApp-qualified device, and it must have been installed according to the instructions that came with the device.
About this task 
After you assign the flash device to the host to be used by Flash Accel, you cannot manage the device using the vSphere Client. The flash device no longer appears in the Configuration > Storage Adapters details page.
Steps 
1.
From the home page of the Flash Accel Management Console, click the wrench icon for the host on which you want to assign the flash device and select Flash Device > Assign.
The Select flash device dialog appears.
2.
The flash device is added to the inventory under the host.
3.
The Initialize flash device dialog appears.
4.
Initializing the device performs a low-level format, deleting all data on the device.
Initialization can take several minutes, depending on the size of the flash device. When it completes, you will see text similar to the following in the column next to the host: "Cache: 0.00GB/200GB," indicating that the flash device is 200 GB in size and that 0 GB has currently been allocated to virtual machines.
Result 
Flash Accel assigns and formats the flash device on the host.
Parent Topic: Getting started with Flash Accel


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