4.1.0 HP Polyserve Matrix Server Upgrade Guide (T5392-96067, October 2010)

4. Stop Matrix Server on the servers 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.)
5. Back up the matrix configuration on each server in group A as described under
Back up the existing matrix, page 5.
6. Shut down the servers in group A.
7. Reinstall the operating system on the servers in group A.
8. If you will be adding third-party MPIO software to the matrix, install it on each
server in group A according to the product documentation.
9. On each server in group A, install a version of the HBA driver that is supported
by Matrix Server.
10. Reboot the servers in group A.
11. On each server in group A, install Matrix Server 4.1.0. Locate the file
MxS_4.1.0.<xxxx>.msi on the product CD or in the directory where you
downloaded the software. Right-click the MxS_4.1.0.<xxxx>.msi file and
select Run as Administrator to start the Installation Wizard. To complete the
installation, reboot the servers when directed by the popup message.
12. Run the PolyServe mxcheck utility on the servers in group A. This utility verifies
that the server’s configuration meets the requirements for running Matrix Server.
To run mxcheck, insert the Matrix Server CD into the CD drive or go to the
directory where you downloaded the product and then double-click the file
mxcheck.exe. Output from the utility 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.
13. On each server in group A, install any additional software. Insert the appropriate
CD into the CD drive or go to the location where you have downloaded the
software.
• For HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server, right-click the file
MxDB_SQL_4.1.0.<xxxx>.msi and select Run as Administrator to start
the Installation Wizard.
• For HP PolyServe Software for Windows File Serving, right-click the file
MxFS_4.1.0.<xxxx>.msi and select Run as Administrator to start the
Installation Wizard.
14. On each server in group A, restore the Matrix Server configuration from a server
in group B. Open the Configure Matrix window on a server in group B, and go
to the Matrix-Wide Configuration tab. Select the servers in group A and click
Export To to copy the configuration to those servers.
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