3.6.0 Matrix Server Release Notes (5697-7087, February 2008)

PolyServe Matrix Server Release Notes 22

MxDB for SQL Server

The following issues affect MxDB for SQL Server.

19875 Custom community strings are not supported with fabric-

based fencing

An issue discovered in PolyServe Matrix Server 3.6.0 prevents

the use of custom community strings with fabric-based fencing.

For new 3.6.0 installations and upgrades to 3.6.0, clusters

configured with fabric-based fencing must have both a

read/write community string named “private” and a read-only

community string named “public”. If this is not possible, the

fencing method must be changed to web-based fencing using

iLO, DRAC, IPMI, RSA, or another compatible management

interface. This regression will be fixed in a future release.

Bug

Description

3737 Virtual SQL Server names are not checked against existing

NetBIOS names

When a Virtual SQL Server is created, its name is not checked

against the existing NetBIOS names. Consequently, it is possible

to create duplicate NetBIOS names on the network. This will

cause the Virtual SQL Server to fail when it is started.

Workaround. When you create a Virtual SQL Server, ensure that

the name is not already assigned on the network. A DNS lookup

is performed when the name is entered, but you should also

manually ping the name to ensure that it is not being used.

Bug

Description