Ramdrive as L2 cache? Topic is solved

[Adz]

Can we use our ramdrive as L2 cache? I have a spare empty RAMDrive.

Cheers!

[Support]

No. This is not suggested.

[Adz]

No. This is not suggested.

why not?

[Support]

L2 cache is designed to use physical persistent storage devices.
If your RAMDrive is a physical device, you need to tick the option "Volatile Cache Contents" in the Advanced Level-2 Cache Options". Theoretically, using this kind of drives shall have no problems. However I'm sorry that we didn't test such cases.
If your RAMDrive is a virtual device, why not just use its memory as level-1 cache?

[Adz]

Is it faster?

[Support]

Is it faster?

You mean virtual ramdrives? Directly using memory as level-1 cache is much faster than ramdrives.

[Adz]

Is it faster?

You mean virtual ramdrives? Directly using memory as level-1 cache is much faster than ramdrives.

L2 cache is virutal ramdrive.

[Support]

So just use memory as level-1 cache instead of level-2 cache. This will be much faster.

[Adz]

I'm using my RAM as L1 (315MB) and RAMDrive L2 with (215MB) Volatile Cache Contents at Gather interval fastest Any good or not?

[Axel Mertes]

I may point you to my most recent finding:

viewtopic.php?f=33&p=10924#p10924

IMHO you can replace ANY RAM Disk using PrimoCache... and its twice as fast!