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caching L2 storage

Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2019 7:20 am
by andrewtsubaro
Hi,

I am using L2 cache on my hdd with the defer-write option. However, I would like that the L2 storage itself is cached, i.e., deferred data are duplicated in memory and are read from memory. Is there a way to achieve this?

Re: caching L2 storage

Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2019 9:13 am
by Support
You can set both L1 (RAM) cache and L2 cache on the HDD. You cannot set cache to L2 storage.

Re: caching L2 storage

Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2019 6:12 am
by andrewtsubaro
Yeah, I figured that part out for myself. Let me put it in a different way: if I use L1 and L2 cache simultaneously on hdd with defer-write, where do the deferred data go - to L1, L2, or both (duplicated)? Can I control this behavior?

Re: caching L2 storage

Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2019 4:49 pm
by Support
It will go to L1 first and if L1 is full, L2 will be used. You can set L1 or L2 cache to 100% read only (in their advanced settings - Read/Write space ratio) to turn off the defer-write on L1 or L2 cache.