3.1.2 Matrix Server Installation Guide

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Chapter 1: Configuration Information 4

• The network topology should be symmetrical; each server in the

matrix should be connected to the same set of networks.

• The following flags must be set on each network interface: Broadcast,

Multicast, Up, Running.

Matrix SAN Configuration Guidelines

Following are guidelines for configuring the matrix SAN to be used with

Matrix Server:

• For all FC switches, it is best practice to place each HBA port and its

storage ports in a separate zone. No other initiator HBA port should

be present in this zone.

• The FC switches managed by the matrix must be from the same

vendor. Switches that will not be managed by Matrix Server can be

from other vendors only if all of the vendors have approved the

configuration.

• With fabric fencing, if the servers are connected to switches in

multiple fabrics, the physical ports on each switch must be assigned to

unique domain IDs. A different domain ID must be used on each

fabric (any given domain ID can exist on only one fabric in the SAN).

For example, if a server is connected to two switches that are not in the

same fabric, switch1 could use domain ID 6 and switch2 could use

domain ID 7. Domain ID 6 must not exist on the fabric containing

switch2 and domain ID 7 must not exist on the fabric containing

switch1.

• To eliminate single points of failure, configure the SAN to use

multipath I/O. See the PolyServe Matrix Server Administration Guide for

some sample matrix configurations that include this feature.

• Disk Power Management must be disabled on any Windows systems

that have access to the SAN storage.

NOTE: You can attach a matrix server to other SANs that are not under

Matrix Server control. These SANs can include tape drives and

non-PSFS filesystems. You can use Linux utilities or other

applications to access these devices and filesystems.