Introduction to Flash Accel : Flash Accel components

Flash Accel components
Flash Accel software runs on VMware ESXi hosts and virtual machines. You use a browser-based graphical tool to install the host and virtual machine software and to manage caching across the vCenter.
Flash Accel has the following components:
Flash Accel Host Agent. This is the software that supports caching functionality on ESXi hosts. You install the Host Agent on each ESXi host with an installed flash device.
Note: It is almost always best to install the flash device before installing Flash Accel software on the host, but you can install it afterward if you prefer. The flash device can be an SSD or a PCIe flash memory card.
Flash Accel Guest OS Agent. This is the software that supports caching functionality on virtual machines. You install the Guest OS Agent on each VM running an application that accesses the cache.
Flash Accel Management Console (FAMC). This is the browser-based graphical tool that you use to install the host and virtual machine software and to manage caching across the vCenter. You install the FAMC on any ESXi server in the network, as long as it is not a host on which you are planning to install the Flash Accel Host Agent.
The figure below shows where these software components reside.
Parent Topic: Introduction to Flash Accel