4.1.0 HP PolyServe Matrix Server administration guide (T5392-96073, October 2010)

• Open the Configure Matrix window (select Tools > Configuration Utility on the
PolyServe Management Console or click Configure on the Matrix Server Connect
dialog) and go to the Matrix-Wide Configuration tab. Select the server and then
click Start Service. This method enables the service if it disabled.
• Run the mx server start <server> command. This method enables the
service if it disabled.
• Issue the command net start matrixserver from a command prompt. This
method does not enable the service if it disabled.
• Use the Microsoft Management Console Services snap-in. (One way to access
the snap-in is: Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services.) On the
snap-in, start the Polyserve Matrix Server service. This method does not enable
the service if it disabled.
If Matrix Server does not start because it has been disabled, use one of the following
methods to enable the service and then restart it.
• Open the Startup dialog and change the service from Disabled to Automatic.
• Run the sc config matrixserver start= auto command.
When Matrix Server is started, the mxcheck utility is run to verify that the server
meets the configuration requirements needed for Matrix Server. Output from the utility
appears on the screen and is also written to the Application Log section of the Event
Viewer.
Stop Matrix Server
Before stopping Matrix Server, be sure to shut down all applications that are accessing
PSFS filesystems.
To stop Matrix Server, use one of these methods:
• Open the Configure Matrix window (select Tools > Configuration Utility on the
PolyServe Management Console, or click Configure on the Matrix Server Connect
dialog) and go to the Matrix-Wide Configuration tab. Select the server and then
click Stop Service.
• Run the mx server stop <server> command.
• Issue the command net stop matrixserver at the Command Prompt.
• Use the Microsoft Management Console Services snap-in. (One way to access
the snap-in is: Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services.) On the
snap-in, stop the Polyserve Matrix Server service.
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