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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Contents
1 Configuration Information
Matrix Software Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Hardware Configuration Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Supported HBA Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Server Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Network Configuration Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Matrix SAN Configuration Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Install PolyServe Matrix Server
Supported Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Contents of the Matrix Server Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Installation Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1. Set Up the SAN Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2. Install a Supported Operating System and Kernel . . . . . . . . . 10
3. Install Third-Party MPIO Software (Optional). . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4. Verify Downloaded RPMs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5. Install PolyServe Matrix Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
6. Install the Quota Tools RPM (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
7. Specify an HBA Driver If Necessary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
8. Reboot and Verify the HBA Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
9. Verify the SAN Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
10. Run the mxcheck Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
11. Set Matrix Server Parameter for FalconStor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
12. Configure the Matrix from the Management Console . . . . . 15
Test the Fencing Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Install the Management Console on Other Hosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Management Console for Linux Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Management Console for Windows Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Administer init.d Scripts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31