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Getting started with Flash Accel : Installing Flash Accel Host Agents

Installing Flash Accel Host Agents
Flash Accel Host Agents manage caching functionality on ESXi hosts. You should install the Host Agent on each host where you have installed a flash device. You can install the agent on a single host, or use a bulk install to install agents on multiple hosts.
Before you begin 
ESXi hosts must be in maintenance mode before you can install Flash Accel Host Agents. All running virtual machines must be migrated to another host (either manually or automatically by DRS) or shut down. You can then right-click the host using the vSphere Client and select Enter Maintenance Mode.
Note: The ESXi host must have an acceptance level of PartnerSupported. This is the default acceptance level for ESXi hosts.
It is almost always best to install the flash device before installing the Flash Accel Host Agent, but you can install the flash device afterward if you prefer.
Steps 
1.
From the FMC Host Inventory page, select each host on which you want to install Flash Accel software and click Host Agent Install in the Bulk Actions area of the FMC.
The host installation dialog box opens.
2.
Click Install.
Result 
The Flash Accel Host Agent is installed on the host.
After you finish 
You must take ESXi hosts out of maintenance mode before you can initialize the flash device. In the vSphere Client, right-click the ESXi host and select Exit Maintenance Mode. You can then power on the VMs on the host, or if you had moved them to another host, move the VMs back over to the host.
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