Initializing the SSD Acceleration

To initialize the SSD acceleration

1. In the command line, enter the following command:

   format

   A list of all installed disks appears.

   Tip

   You can identify the SSD on the P1200 platform as follows: Display a list of disks, by running the format command. Then display information for each disk where the path starts with "/pci". To display information for the initial disk, you can simply enter the disk's number. For subsequent disks, enter the command disk diskNum, where diskNum is the disk's number. From the Solaris CLI, type: zpool status syspool The PCI disk that is not part of the system pool is the SSD.

2. Configure the SSD, by doing the following:

   	Tip
   	It is recommended to create two partitions as follows: - Partition 1: 20% of the SSD, used for a log device - Partition 2: 80% of the SSD, used for a cache device

   1. Enter the number of the SSD.
   2. Enter the following command:

      fdisk

   3. Delete a partition from the SSD, by entering 3.
   4. Enter the number of the partition to delete.

      The partition is deleted.

   5. Create a partition on the SSD, by entering 1.
   6. Specify the Solaris2 as the new partition's type, by entering 1.
   7. Enter the percentage of the SSD to use for the new partition.

      A new Solaris2 partition is created over the specified percentage of the SSD.

   8. Update the configuration and exit, by entering 6.
3. Write down the disk name.

   You will need it for initializing the storage pool.