3.4.0 Matrix Server Administration Guide

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2. Install Matrix Server. Insert the Matrix Server CD into the CD drive

or go to the directory where you downloaded the product. Then

double-click the file MxS_<version>.<xxxx>.msi and run the Installation

Wizard.

3. Import the existing matrix configuration. You can import the

configuration from any server in the matrix. Complete these steps:

a. On the new server, select Start > Programs > PolyServe Matrix

Server > Management Console. On the Matrix Server Connect

window that appears next, type the IP address of the server and

then click the Configure button. On the Authentication Parameters

dialog, type admin for both the user and the password.

b. When the Configure Matrix window appears, click Import. Then, on the

Import window, type the IP address or DNS name of the server from

which you want to import the configuration.

4. Add the new server to the matrix. Go to the Matrix Wide

Configuration tab. The Address list shows the servers currently in the

matrix. Click the Add button to add the new server to this list. You

will be asked for the IP address or hostname of the new server. When

the operation is complete, the new server will appear in the Address

list.

5. Start Matrix Server on the new server. Select the new server from the

Address list, and click Start Service to start the Matrix Server service

on that server. When Matrix Server is running on the server, click OK

to close the Server Configuration window.

6. Connect to the matrix. Specify any server in the matrix on the Login

window. The new server now appears in the matrix.

7. Check the drive mappings. When you add a server, the operating

system may assign drive letters that do not match the assignments you

have made for your shared filesystems on the other nodes. There are

several ways to correct this situation:

•Use the mx fs unassign command to remove the incorrect drive

assignments and the mx fs assign command to establish the correct

assignments.