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

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which you are connected. Each server will show the currently

installed version of the operating system.

• You will need to install a new license file during the upgrade. If the

new file is not in place when you start Matrix Server, license violations

will be reported on the Management Console and in the matrix log,

and the product will shut down after one hour and 45 minutes.

Upgrade Matrix Server and Reinstall the OS

Complete the following steps to upgrade the matrix to the 3.6.0 release.

NOTE: Upgrade the server with the highest IP address first. Then

continue to upgrade the servers in descending order of IP address.

1. If you are using MxDB for SQL Server, run the MxDB for SQL Server

upgrade tool. (See “The MxDB for SQL Server Upgrade Tool” on page

7. Be sure to uninstall the upgrade tool after completing the upgrade.)

Also set the Policy on each Virtual SQL Server to

AUTOFAILBACK

before you begin the upgrade. This step ensures that the Virtual SQL

Servers will start on their primary nodes after the nodes are upgraded

to 3.6.0.

2. Stop Matrix Server on the server to be upgraded. (Either issue the

command net stop matrixserver from the Command Prompt, or stop

the product via the Microsoft Management Console Services snap-in.)

3. Back up the matrix configuration on the server as described under

“Back Up the Existing Matrix” on page 6.

4. Shut down the server.

5. Install the new version of the operating system.

6. If you will be adding third-party MPIO software to the matrix, install

it according to the product documentation.

7. Install a version of the HBA driver that is supported by Matrix Server.

(See the PolyServe Hardware and Software Compatibility Guide for a list of

supported drivers.)

8. Reboot the server.