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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Uninstall PolyServe Matrix Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Uninstall the Management Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
3 Install MxFS-Linux
Required Kernel and OS Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Install MxFS-Linux. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Uninstall MxFS-Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
A Install the RHEL4 Operating System and Kernel
Install the Operating System and Kernel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
1. Install the Operating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
2. Compile a New Kernel or Install a Binary Kernel . . . . . . . . . . 37
3. HBA Drivers and Matrix Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
4. Modify System Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
5. Run mkinitrd If Necessary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
6. Reboot and Verify the Kernel Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Workaround for SELinux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Build a Debug Kernel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
B Install the SLES9 Operating System and Kernel
Install the Operating System and Kernel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
1. Install SuSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
2. Install a Supported Kernel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
3. HBA Drivers and Matrix Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
4. Modify System Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
5. Run mkinitrd If Necessary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
6. Reboot and Verify the Kernel Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
C Configure the Matrix from the Command Line
Run mxconfig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Verify the Fencing Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Complete the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Start Matrix Server on One Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Start the Management Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Add the Remaining Servers to the Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Start Matrix Server on the Remaining Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78