3.6.0 Matrix Server Command Reference (5697-7083, December 2007)

Chapter 2: Matrix Server Commands 23

mxsancheck.exe – check SAN access

Synopsis

bin\mxsancheck

Description

The mxsancheck command determines whether a server has SAN access and

is ready to mount filesystems. The command is intended to be used in scripts

and returns 0 on success and 1 on failure.

mxsanconf.exe – configure FibreChannel switches

Synopsis

bin\mxsanconf <FC-switches>

Description

In general, this command should not be run directly.

If a matrix is configured to use fabric fencing, the mxsanconf command must

be successfully run on each node before Matrix Server is started. The

command configures the list of FibreChannel switches that will be managed

by Matrix Server and creates or updates the files psSAN.cfg and FCswitches in

the directory %SystemDrive%Program Files\PolyServe\MatrixServer\conf.

<FC-switch> is either the name or IP address of a switch to be managed. All

switches to be configured must be specified in the same command. The node

must be unfenced when the command is run.

If the <switches> parameter is not specified, the command uses the FC

switches listed in the FCswitches file (if the file exists).

mxsanlk.exe – display status of SAN locks

Synopsis

tools\mxsanlk

Description

Matrix Server uses a set of disk-based data structures called SANlocks to

protect filesystem integrity. If a problem causes a matrix to split into two or