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

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• Upgrade all servers at once. In the upgrade procedure, complete the

steps for group A on all of the servers.

To perform the upgrade, complete the following steps.

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

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

with the lowest numbered server being upgraded last.

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

upgrade tool on each server in group A. (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 each server in group A. (Either issue the

command net stop matrixserver from the Command Prompt, or stop

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

Also disable the Matrix Server service on the Microsoft Management

Console Services snap-in.

3. Back up the matrix configuration on each server in group A as

described under “Back Up the Existing Matrix” on page 6.

4. If Instance Aliasing 1.0.3 is installed on the servers in group A, use

Add/Remove Programs to remove the PolyServe Instance Aliasing

Tool service.

5. Uninstall any Matrix Server or Solution Pack hot fixes that have been

applied to the servers in group A. You can use the Control Panel

Add/Remove Programs interface to do this. The hotfixes must be

removed before you uninstall the Solution Packs and Matrix Server.

6. On each server in group A, uninstall the following PolyServe software

if it is installed on the server.Use the Control Panel Add/Remove

Programs interface to do this.

– Matrix File Serving Solution Pack for CIFS

– Matrix Database Solution Pack for SQL Server