PVS-1912 - Write cache redirected to server

PVS-1912 - Write cache redirected to server

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Article ID: CTX460113

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Description

Write cache redirected to PVS server during PVS Target Boot.

Resolution

  1. Backup registry. 
  2. Remove the Policy that enables following Reg paths or remove the following folders from Registry.
    HKLM\Software\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\Storage\WPDDevicesDenyWriteAccessPerUser 
    
    HKLM\Software\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\Storage\WPDDevicesDenyWriteAccessPerDevice
  3. Remove Write protection Flag from Write Cache Disks by running Diskpart.exe tool 
  4. Restart target 

Problem Cause

The Write Cache was getting redirected to PVS server since Target was not able to write to Write-Cache drives attached to the Targets.
Writes to Write-Cache disk failed since Write protection Flag was enabled on the disk. 

Registry had following keys enabled. 
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\Storage\WPDDevicesDenyWriteAccessPerUser

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\Storage\WPDDevicesDenyWriteAccessPerDevice