HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server release notes HP PolyServe Software 3.6.
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Version: HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server 3.6.2 Description These release notes describe the HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server 3.6.2 release. (In 3.6.0 and earlier releases, HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server was called the Matrix Database Solution Pack for SQL Server, or MxDB for SQL Server.) Supersedes MxDB for SQL Server 3.6.1 Enhancements The 3.6.2 release provides support for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and includes the fixes described below.
Contents of the 3.6.1 release This release provided compatibility with HP PolyServe Matrix Server 3.6.1 and included the following new features: • High availability support for Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MS DTC). • High availability support for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services (SSAS). See the HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server Installation and Administration Guide for information about configuring MS DTC and SSAS for failover.
• Defect 19211. The Multi-Node Installer did not support NTLM authentication. • Defect 19250. After a Virtual SQL Server was failed over to another node, alerts remained on the original node. • Defect 19331. When a duplicate record was entered into the ia.conf file, Instance Aliasing did not discard the duplicate. • Defect 19529. The message associated with Event 40161 did not report that Registry Replicator failed to start replication of the keys. • Defect 19544.
• 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.
Upgrades from HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server 3.6.1 If your matrix is currently running Matrix Server 3.6.1 and HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server 3.6.1, use the following procedure to upgrade the servers to HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server 3.6.2. 1. Stop the MatrixServer service, using either the Services manager or the following command: C:> net stop matrixserver This step forces all virtual hosts to fail over. 2.
Open issues and workarounds Issues that can affect HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server operations are described in the HP PolyServe Matrix Server release notes.
