3.6.0 MxDB for SQL Server Release Notes (5697-7089, December 2007)

Matrix DataBase Solution Pack

for SQL Server™

Contents of the 3.6.0 Release

Matrix DataBase Solution Pack for SQL Server™ (MxDB for SQL Server)

version 3.6.0 provides compatibility with Matrix Server 3.6.0 and also

includes the following new features:

• New high-availability architecture. See “New Active-Passive

Architecture,” below, for more information.

• The new Multi-Node Install Wizard for SQL Server can be used to

install SQL Server 2000 and 2005 instances on multiple nodes

simultaneously. New features provided with the installer include:

– Support for completely stock installations of SQL 2005 and SQL

2000 instances. It is no longer necessary to install data locations for

instances on PSFS filesystems.

– For SQL Server 2005 instances, the ability to configure mixed-mode

authentication in the template file (template.ini) is now supported.

– The installation media can now be located on either a CIFS share or

a PSFS filesystem.

• The new Multi-Node Upgrade Wizard for SQL Server can be used to

install service packs and hotfixes on multiple nodes.

• Instance Aliasing. This feature can be used to map your existing

legacy SQL connections to the Virtual SQL Server connections used

with Matrix Server. SQL clients can then continue to use the legacy

connection string to access the SQL database in its new location.

• MSDTC support. MSDTC can now be virtualized or devirtualized on-

the-fly.