3.1.2 Matrix Server Installation Guide

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Appendix C: Configure the Matrix from the Command Line 70

If you selected Yes on the Specify SNMP Community String window,

type the appropriate string on the Enter SNMP Community String

window that appears next.

Modify Disk Partitioning for Membership Partitions

Matrix Server uses a set of membership partitions to control access to the

SAN and to store the device naming database, which includes the global

device names that Matrix Server assigns to the SAN disks placed under

its control.

You will need to select the partitions that should be used as membership

partitions. Matrix Server can use either one or three membership

partitions. To ensure that a membership partition is always available,

we strongly recommend that you select three partitions.

A membership partition can be located either on a LUN or on a regular

disk partition.

• LUNs. You will need to create a partition on each LUN. Answer yes on

the Create Membership Partitions window and then use fdisk to

create a partition on each LUN. These partitions can then be used for

the membership partitions.

• Regular disk partitions. If you need to modify the partitioning on the

disks that will contain the membership partitions, answer Yes on the

Create Matrix Membership Partitions window to invoke the fdisk

utility on those disks. (The minimum size for a membership partition

is 100 MB.)

Enter SNMP Community String

Enter SNMP Community String:

(Will not echo input)

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