NVME SSD Cache on Synology Diskstation NAS (DS1621+) and Benchmark

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In this guide we go over and test:
-What is SSD and NVME Cache
-How does Cache work
-What Synology NAS models support SSD and NVME Cache
-Different types of Cache (Read vs Read/Write Cache)
-Requirements
-Benchmark Environment (iSCSI MPIO and VMware)
-Benchmark before NVME Cache Installation
-Installation of NVME SSDs in to M.2 Slots on DS1621+
-Configuration of NVME SSD Cache in Synology DSM 7
-Benchmark with NVME SSD Cache
-Benchmark Comparisons
-Closing notes

Hardware/Software used in this demonstration
-Synology DS1621+
–2 x SNV3400-800G
–4 x 2TB Seagate Ironwold 2TB Drives
–1 x E10G21-F2 Dual Port SFP+ 10Gb NIC
-HPE DL360p Gen8 Server
-VMware vSphere (VMware ESXi)
-Microsoft Windows 11

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