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 39
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/usr/src/polyserve directory contains the version of the kernel that you are
building.
To install the PolyServe kernel patches, complete these steps:
1. Run the following command:
# /usr/src/polyserve/mxpatch -i
A message stating that the kernel patches are being applied should
now appear.
2. To verify that the patches have been applied to the kernel source, run
the following command:
# /usr/src/polyserve/mxpatch -v
Compile the Kernel
Following is a suggested procedure that you can use as a guide for
building the kernel. Modify this procedure as necessary for your local
circumstances.
NOTE: If the servers have identical hardware configurations, you can
create the kernel on one server and then copy it to the other
servers.
1. Go to the /usr/src/linux-<kernel> directory on the server and run the
make mrproper command.
# cd /usr/src/linux-<kernel>
# make mrproper
2. The Matrix Server Support RPM includes sample configuration files
that are recommended for use with the Linux kernel and Matrix
Server. The files are based on the configuration files provided by Red
Hat and are placed in the /usr/src/polyserve/<kernel>/configs directory.
The files provided for the 32-bit kernel are for the following systems:
• ps_config.i686. Uniprocessor systems using an i686 chip.
• ps_config.i686-smp. SMP systems using an i686 chip.
• ps_config.i686-hugemem. Systems using an i686 chip and having
4-GB of user-address space.