3.1.2 Matrix Server Installation Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Configuration Information
- Install PolyServe Matrix Server
- Supported Operating Systems
- Contents of the Matrix Server Distribution
- Installation Procedure
- Installation Checklist
- 1. Set Up the SAN Environment
- 2. Install a Supported Operating System and Kernel
- 3. Install Third-Party MPIO Software (Optional)
- 4. Verify Downloaded RPMs
- 5. Install PolyServe Matrix Server
- 6. Install the Quota Tools RPM (Optional)
- 7. Specify an HBA Driver If Necessary
- 8. Reboot and Verify the HBA Configuration
- 9. Verify the SAN Configuration
- 10. Run the mxcheck Utility
- 11. Set Matrix Server Parameter for FalconStor
- 12. Configure the Matrix from the Management Console
- Test the Fencing Configuration
- Install the Management Console on Other Hosts
- Administer init.d Scripts
- Uninstall PolyServe Matrix Server
- Uninstall the Management Console
- Install MxFS-Linux
- Install the RHEL4 Operating System and Kernel
- Install the SLES9 Operating System and Kernel
- Configure the Matrix from the Command Line
- Run mxconfig
- Matrix Server License File
- Specify the Matrix Password
- Specify the Network Authentication Secret Password
- Select the Cluster Administrative Traffic Protocol
- Select a Fencing Method
- Configure FibreChannel Switches
- Set the SNMP Community String
- Modify Disk Partitioning for Membership Partitions
- Create Membership Partitions
- Add a Snapshot Configuration
- Currently, hardware snapshots are supported only on Hewlett-Packard StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) storage arrays. ...
- Export the Configuration
- Verify the Fencing Configuration
- Complete the Installation
- Run mxconfig
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the SAN. If you select this method, next go to the Storage
Configuration tab and configure the FC switches. (See “Storage
Configuration” on page 23.)
• Web Management-Based Fencing via Server Reset/Shutdown.
Matrix Server uses remote management hardware on the server to
remove its access to PSFS filesystems. (See the PolyServe Hardware and
Software Compatibility Guide on the PolyServe Web site for a list of
supported servers and firmware.).
When you select Web Management Based Fencing via Server Reset/
Shutdown, the Fencing tab will refresh and ask you for configuration
information. Enter the appropriate information for the Remote
Management Controller associated with the server that you used to
connect to the Management Console.
Later in this procedure the complete matrix configuration will be
exported to the other servers that will be in the matrix. During the export,
Matrix Server will, where possible, use the information that you specified
on the Fencing tab to configure Web Management Based Fencing on the
other servers. If a particular entry on the Fencing tab did not apply to all
servers, Matrix Server will ask for that information for each of the other
servers.
CAUTION: If you are using Web Management Based Fencing, the remote
management controller must be configured correctly before
you start Matrix Server on any server. Use the procedure “Test
the Fencing Configuration” on page 29 to verify that the
remote management controller has the correct information to
fence each server.