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appears on the screen and is also written to the Application Log

section of the Event Viewer. We recommend that you fix any problems

identified by mxcheck before you install Matrix Server.

26. On each server in group B, install Matrix Server 3.6.0. Locate the file

MxS_3.6.0.<xxxx>.msi on the product CD or in the directory where you

downloaded the software. Double-click on the MxS_3.6.0.<xxxx>.msi

file and run the Installation Wizard. To complete the installation,

reboot the servers as directed by the popup message.

27. On each server in group B, install any PolyServe Solution Packs. Insert

the appropriate CD into the CD drive or go to the location where you

have downloaded the software.

– For MxFS for CIFS, double-click the file MxFS_3.6.0.<xxxx>.msi and

run the Installation Wizard.

– For MxDB for SQL Server, double click the file

MxDB_SQL_3.6.0.<xxxx>.msi and run the Installation Wizard.

28. Start the PolyServe Management Console (if you are not already

connected) and connect to one of the servers in group A (a server that

has already been upgraded). Verify that all of the servers in group B

have rebooted and then export the configuration from the group A

server to the servers in group B.

NOTE: If an export fails, verify that the FC switch ports are enabled for

all of the servers.

When all servers in the matrix are operational, you can complete the

appropriate post-upgrade steps described in Chapter 5.

Upgrade Matrix Server Without Reinstalling the OS

You can use one of the following methods to upgrade the matrix:

• To minimize overall downtime, divide your servers into two groups

and then upgrade one group at a time while the other group runs the

matrix. The upgrade procedure assumes that the servers are divided

into group A and group B.