3.4.0 Matrix Server Command Reference

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The options are:

-F

Send the data to the default membership partition backup file, which is

located at Program Files\Polyserve\matrixserver\conf\MP.backup{.prev} on

the drive where you installed PolyServe Matrix Server. This file can

subsequently be used as input to the mpimport utility if needed. If there is

an existing backup file, it will be saved as MP.backup.prev.

-f <outputfile>

Send the data to the specified output file.

-v

Output the data to both the screen and the file.

mpimport.exe – restore membership partition data

Synopsis

tools\mpimport <options>

Description

The mpimport utility can be used to import disks or dynamic volumes into an

existing SCL database. (Either -F or -f is required to import a dynamic

volume.) The utility can also be used to deport disks or dynamic volumes

from the SCL database or to replace a specific UID with a different UID.

NOTE: PolyServe Matrix Server must be stopped on all nodes when

mpimport is used. Database corruption can occur if the utility is

executed while PolyServe Matrix Server is running on a node.

mpimport fails if PolyServe Matrix Server is running on the current

node; however, it does not check the other nodes.

mpimport does not check for the physical presence of the disks or subdevices

that it is importing and, for example, allows the devices to be imported even if

they are not physically visible on the server. Consequently, successfully

completion of the utility does not mean that the imported disks are valid.