1. A distributed storage system, comprising: a volatile memory configured as a write cache; and a processor configured to: receive a signal indicating a loss of power, start a timer, the timer configured to expire after a specific time period, copy write cache data from the volatile memory to a solid state device, upon receiving the signal indicating the loss of power to the storage system, configure, subsequent to copying the write cache data, the solid state device as both a read cache and the write cache, perform a health test on the storage system upon receiving the signal indicating the loss of power, determine the loss of power as a false alarm if the timer expires after one of configuring the solid state device as both the read cache and the write cache and the storage system passes a health test on the storage system upon receiving the signal indicating the loss of power, and upon the timer expiring and the storage system passing the health test, copy the write cache data from the solid state device back to the volatile memory.