Changing The Maxcache Settings For A Controller; Using Maxcache With Adaptec Series 6 Controllers - Adaptec CDP-00278-02-A User Manual

4. In the drop-down lists:
• For maxCache Read Cache, select
• For maxCache Write Cache, select
5. Click OK.

Changing the maxCache Settings for a Controller

You can disable maxCache write caching for all logical drives on a controller. Because write caching
sends in-coming data to the maxCache Container first, before moving it to the logical devices in your
storage space, you may want to disable write caching to reduce the possibility of data loss in the event
of a power outage, system failure, or dirty shutdown.
Note: To re-enable maxCache write caching in your storage space, you must change
the maxCache settings for each logical drive individually; see
Settings for a Logical Drive
To disable maxCache write caching for a controller:
1. In the Enterprise View, select a controller, then select the maxCache Container on that controller.
2. On the ribbon, in the maxCache group, click Disable Write Cache.
3. Click OK.

Using maxCache with Adaptec Series 6 Controllers

Adaptec Series 6 (and other legacy) controllers support maxCache read caching only. On a Series 6
controller with maxCache read caching enabled, the system copies frequently read "hot" data to an SSD
cache pool, called the maxCache device. Unlike the maxCache Container, used for Adaptec Series 7 and
newer controllers, the maxCache device is simply a collection of SSDs used as fast read memory; it is
not a logical device and is not displayed in the Enterprise view.
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