3.4.0 Matrix Server Installation Guide

Chapter 2: Install PolyServe Matrix Server 9

If you will be using a client PC outside the matrix to administer your

matrix, you will also need to install the stand-alone Management Console

package on that PC.

1. Set Up the DNS Hostname

Each server running Matrix Server must be able to resolve its hostname in

DNS. Matrix Server uses the first address returned by DNS as the server’s

name in the matrix.

If you are using dynamic DNS, we recommend that you choose one

public NIC to set up as a DNS client. Then list the DNS server(s) in the

configuration for this NIC.

Do not list any DNS servers for the private (non-routed or non-client

reachable) NICs. For the private NICs, uncheck the configuration option

to “register this connection’s addresses in DNS.”

If you are using DHCP, the DNS and hostname will be set up correctly if

DHCP has been configured to do this.

If you are not using dynamic DNS or DHCP, you can use static entries to

set up DNS. Use one of the following methods to set up the hostname on

each server:

• Set up a DNS suffix. Select My Computer > Properties > Network

Identification > Properties. On the Identification Changes window,

select More. Then, on the DNS Suffix and NetBIOS Computer Name

window, type the fully qualified domain name as the “Primary DNS

suffix of this computer.”

• Add the server to the suffix search list. Select Settings > Control Panel

> Network and Dial-Up Connections. Then select any network

connection. On the Local Area Connection Properties window, select

Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. On the Internet

Properties window, click Advanced. Then, on the Advanced TCP/IP

Settings window, select the DNS tab. Choose “Append these DNS

suffixes (in order)”, and select Add to add your suffixes.

You can use nslookup to verify that the hostname is set up correctly.