Changing I/O Type

You can specify the  I/O characteristics for the virtual disks you are defining as part of the  configuration. The expected I/O characteristics of the virtual disk will be used by the    to indicate an appropriate default virtual disk ??and dynamic cache read setting.

Note: The dynamic cache read prefetch setting can be changed later by selecting Virtual Disk >> Change >> Cache Settings. For more information, see Changing the Segment Size of a Virtual Disk.

Procedure

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Select from the following virtual disk I/O characteristic types, based on your application needs: 

  • File system (typical)
  • Database
  • Multimedia
  • Custom

The corresponding dynamic cache read prefetch setting and segment size values that are typically well suited for the selected virtual disk I/O characteristic type are populated in the Dynamic cache read prefetch and Segment size fields.

If you selected the Custom option, select your preferred dynamic cache read prefetch setting (enabled/disabled)??and segment size (8KB to 512KB).
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 Click OK.

Related Topics

Automatic Configuration Wizard: Create Your Own Configuration

Using the Automatic Configuration Wizard