3.4.0 Matrix Server Administration Guide

Matrix Administration

PolyServe Matrix Server can be administered either with the PolyServe

Management Console or from the command line.

Administrative Considerations and

Restrictions

You should be aware of the following when managing Matrix Server.

Network Hostname Resolution

Normal operation of the matrix depends on a reliable network hostname

resolution service. If the hostname lookup facility becomes unreliable,

this can cause reliability problems for the running matrix. Therefore, you

should ensure that your hostname lookup services are configured to

provide highly reliable lookups, particularly for the hostnames that are

critical to matrix operation.

These critical hostnames include the hostnames of all servers in the

matrix and the hostnames of all FibreChannel switches used with the

matrix. For best reliability, add these hostnames to the hosts file

(%SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts) on each node in the matrix.

When using the hosts file, you should be aware of the following caveats:

• There must be a blank line at the end of the file (see Microsoft

Knowledge Base article 105998).

• If one of these hostnames has already been referenced unsuccessfully,

the DNS resolver cache may need to be flushed with “ipconfig

/flushdns” (see Microsoft Knowledge Base article 320845).