3.5.1 Matrix Server Installation Guide (June 2008)

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To start the Management Console, type the following command:
$ mxconsole
When the Connect window appears, you can log into the matrix.
Management Console for Windows Systems
System Requirements
Systems used for the Management Console must meet the following
requirements:
• Pentium-compatible processor or later
• 64 MB of memory
• Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows 2003
Install and Start the Management Console
To install the Management Console, double-click the file
mxconsole_3.5.1.<xxxx>.<arch>.msi.
To start the Management Console, select Start > Programs > PolyServe >
Matrix Server Console.
Administer init.d Scripts
When services such as NFS or Samba are configured on PSFS filesystems,
Matrix Server must be started before the service is started. To ensure that
Matrix Server starts before the service, modify the /etc/init.d script for the
desired service and add pmxs as a dependency.
For example, on SLES9, locate the line in the /etc/init.d/nfs script
beginning with “# Required-Start:” and add pmxs to the end of the line.
Change:
# Required-Start: $network $portmap
to:
# Required-Start: $network $portmap pmxs
MxFS-Linux and NFS File Locking
When MxFS-Linux is installed, NFS file locking is disabled by default. See
the PolyServe Administration Guide (“Using the NLM Protocol” in the