3.4.0 Matrix Server Administration Guide

Other Matrix Maintenance

Although Matrix Server requires little special maintenance beyond that

which is normally required for your servers and services, you may need

to perform the following activities:

• Maintain the Matrix Server event log

• Disable a server for maintenance

• Troubleshoot a matrix

• Troubleshoot service and device monitors

Maintain the Matrix Server Event Log

Matrix Server stores its log messages in the Matrix Server event log on

each server in the matrix. The messages typically record the actions of the

Matrix Server processes and agents. You can also add your own user-

defined messages to the event log.

The messages in the event log are either local or global. Local messages

appear only in the event log on the server where the message originated.

Global messages are distributed to each server in the matrix and are

written into the Matrix Server event log on each server.

The Matrix Server event log can be viewed and maintained with either

the Windows Event viewer or the PolyServe Management Console.