1. A method comprising: identifying, using one or more processors, a plurality of available host systems in a cluster; receiving a user selection of at least one available cache resource in the identified plurality of available host systems; presenting the user with an option to select a cache operating mode of the selected cache resource as a writethrough cache operating mode or a writeback cache operating mode; receiving a user selection of the writeback cache operating mode; and responsive to receiving the user selection of the writeback cache operating mode: automatically selecting at least one backup cache associated with the selected cache resource; and configuring the at least one backup cache.