3.6.0 Matrix Server Upgrade Guide (5697-7085, February 2008)

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To back up the partitions to a different file, use this command:

mpdump -f <file>

Back Up the Matrix Configuration

The Matrix Server service should not be running when you perform the

backup. The default location for the matrix configuration files is

%Program Files%\PolyServe\MatrixServer\conf on the drive where you

installed Matrix Server. Back up the following from the conf directory:

• The files directly under \conf

•The \conf\debug subdirectory

Do not back up the mounts and licenses subdirectories.

Upgrade Scenarios

There are three ways to perform the upgrade to Matrix Server 3.6.0 and

the corresponding version of the PolyServe Solution Packs:

• Perform a rolling upgrade. In this procedure, servers are removed

from the matrix, upgraded, and returned to the matrix one-at-a-time.

No downtime is required. See Chapter 2, “Rolling Upgrades” on page

15.

• Upgrade all servers at once. This procedure requires that the matrix be

completely shut down during the upgrade. See Chapter 3, “Non-

Rolling Upgrades” on page 24.

• Upgrade the servers in two groups. This method minimizes overall

downtime. See Chapter 3, “Non-Rolling Upgrades” on page 24.

The MxDB for SQL Server Upgrade Tool

Before upgrading to the MxDB for SQL Server 3.6.0 release, you will need

to prepare the existing Virtual SQL Servers and Virtual SQL instances for

the upgrade.

New Active-Passive Architecture

In the 3.4 release, MxDB for SQL Server used a Primary-Backup

architecture. For example, when you virtualized a SQL server instance in