3.1.2 Matrix Server Upgrade Guide

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Matrix Server 2.7.2

Complete the following steps to upgrade the matrix to the 3.1.2 release.

NOTE: Upgrade the server with the highest IP address first. Then

continue to upgrade the servers in descending order of IP address,

with the lowest numbered server being upgraded last.

1. Back up the Matrix Server configuration as described under “Back Up

the Existing Matrix” on page 2.

2. Stop Matrix Server on the server to be upgraded. Issue the following

command:

# /etc/init.d/pmxs stop

3. If the following Matrix Server configuration files have been modified

at your site, save copies of the files. After installing Matrix Server, you

can merge your local changes into the new versions of the files.

/etc/polyserve/mxinit.conf

/etc/polyserve/scl.conf

/etc/polyserve/fc_pcitable

/etc/polyserve/san_snmp.conf

4. If you will be doing a fresh installation of the operating system, skip to

step 9. Otherwise, continue with the following steps.

5. Uninstall the Matrix Server Support RPM:

# rpm -e pmxs-<os>-support

6. Uninstall any Matrix Server software patches from the server.

# rpm -e pmxs-patch

7. Uninstall PolyServe Matrix Server. This step does not remove your

existing matrix configuration or log files. The matrix software must be

uninstalled from a location outside of the Matrix Server directory

structure (/opt/polyserve). Run the following command:

# rpm -e pmxs