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

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mx matrix – matrix commands

Use the following mx matrix commands to perform matrix-wide operations.

destroy—Destroy the matrix

mx matrix destroy

This command attempts to remove your matrix configuration. The command

may fail, based on the resources in use throughout the matrix.

The output from matrix dump, when run prior to matrix destroy, can be

useful in restoring a matrix configuration after it has been destroyed;

however, you may need to perform the reconfiguration manually.

dump—Dump matrix configuration information

The following command dumps configuration information to stdout. The

information includes the configuration of servers, network interfaces, virtual

hosts, service and device monitors, notifiers, disks, and filesystems. It also

includes the sleep setting and alerts.

The dumped information does not include configuration information for the

following: Matrix Server license, secret, membership partitions, fencing

configuration, FibreChannel switches.

mx matrix dump

You can also save the configuration in a file for backup purposes:

mx matrix dump > <backup_file>

Use the following command to restore the configuration from the backup file:

mx --continue --file <backup_file>

log—Insert an event message into the matrix event log

mx matrix log <message>

Command Description

destroy Destroy the matrix

dump Dump or restore matrix configuration information

log Insert a “user” event

status Display status information