3.5.1 Matrix Server Administration Guide

Manage Hardware Snapshots

Matrix Server provides support for taking hardware snapshots of PSFS

filesystems. The subdevices on which the filesystems are located must

reside on one or more storage arrays that are supported for snapshots.

Snapshot support can be configured either on the Management Console

“Configure Matrix” window or via the mxconfig utility. (See the

PolyServe Installation Guide for more information.) This procedure creates

a snapshot configuration file on each server.

Supported Arrays

Hardware snapshots are supported on both Engenio storage arrays and

Hewlett-Packard StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) storage

arrays.

Engenio Storage Arrays

To take hardware snapshots on Engenio storage arrays, the latest version

of SANtricity Storage Manager client software must be installed on all

servers in the cluster. Also, the latest version of firmware must be

installed on your storage array controllers. The current version of

SANtricity Storage Manager client software is 9.16, and the latest version

of storage array controller firmware is 6.16. To locate this software and

firmware, contact your Engenio representative.