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
Appendix A: Install the RHEL4 Operating System and Kernel 37
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2. Compile a New Kernel or Install a Binary Kernel
Matrix Server requires a supported Red Hat Linux kernel. See
“Supported Operating Systems” on page 5 for a list of the supported
RHEL4 kernels.
You will need to determine whether to compile a new kernel from source
or to install a binary kernel. Matrix Server includes patches that fix
problems with the RHEL4 kernel. (For a description of the patches, see
the section “PolyServe Kernel Patches” in the PolyServe Matrix Server
Release Notes.) If you want to install the patches, you will need to compile
the kernel. Otherwise, you can install the binary kernel.
If you will be using a binary kernel, install the kernel following the Red
Hat instructions. You can then skip the rest of this section; go to step “3.
HBA Drivers and Matrix Server” on page 41.
If you are compiling a new kernel, you will need to complete these steps:
• Install the kernel source.
• Install the Matrix Server Support RPM.
• Install the PolyServe kernel patches.
• Compile the kernel.
Install the Kernel Source
You will need to download the kernel .src RPM from the rhn.redhat.com
Web site. Then complete the following steps on each server. (The
examples show the 2.6.9-34.EL kernel.)
1. Install the kernel .src RPM:
# rpm -ihv kernel-2.6.9-34.EL.src.rpm
2. Extract the kernel sources and apply the Red Hat patches:
# rpmbuild -bp --target noarch /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/kernel-2.6.spec
3. Move the extracted kernel sources to the /usr/src directory. Be sure to
rename the destination directory with the correct version suffix (34.EL
in our example).
# mv /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/kernel-2.6.9/linux-2.6.9 /usr/src/linux-
2.6.9-34.EL