3.1.2 Matrix Server Administration Guide

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networks be isolated from the networks used by external clients to access

the matrix.

Storage Area Network (SAN). The SAN includes FibreChannel switches

and RAID subsystems. Disks in a RAID subsystem are imported into the

matrix and managed from there. After a disk is imported, you can create

PSFS filesystems on it.

Software Components

The Matrix Server software is installed on each server in the matrix and

includes the following major components.

SDMP

SANPulse

PSFS

module

Distributed Lock

Manager

SCL

psd and

psv

drivers

PanPulse

Kernel

components

Management

Console

Administrative

Network

Daemons

mx init

mx lo gd

grpcommd

ClusterPulse

HBA

drivers

mx lo g

Other daemons