3.4.0 Matrix Server Administration Guide

Chapter 15: Test Your Configuration 179
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Test LAN Failover of Administrative Matrix
Traffic
Use the following procedure to test the LAN administrative traffic
failover capability of Matrix Server:
1. Connect your matrix servers with at least two physically separate
LANs. Configure the Linux network software to enable the interfaces
to these networks on each of the matrix servers.
2. From the PolyServe Management Console, log into one of the matrix
servers.
3. Observe on the Management Console which of your LANs is currently
being used for matrix administrative traffic. Physically disconnect one
of the serverʹs LAN connections to this network.
4. Observe on the Management Console that Matrix Server has noticed
the network disconnection and has failed over the administrative
matrix traffic to one of the other LANs.
5. Reconnect the disconnected server to the LAN. Observe on the
Management Console that Matrix Server has noticed that network
connectivity has been restored for this LAN.