4.1.0 HP PolyServe Software command reference guide (T5392-96071, October 2010)

3 mx commands
The mx utility provides a command-line interface for administering a cluster and
monitoring its operation.
The matrixrc file
Matrix Server can use an optional, external configuration file named .matrixrc
to provide authentication information for cluster connections. If the file is configured,
it will be used when you connect to a cluster through either the Matrix Server Connect
window or the mx command.
The file is created automatically the first time that you add a bookmark on the Matrix
Server Connect window. When you connect to a different server, an entry will be
added for that server if you add the connection to your bookmarks. If you use only
the Connect window to connect to the cluster, you should not need to do any manual
configuration of the .matrixrc file. If you use the mx command line and you want
to use the .matrixrc file, you may want to review the following information.
Format of the .matrixrc file
The .matrixrc file optionally specifies user names and passwords for each server
that you want to access. The default location for the file is %userprofile%\
.matrixrc.. For security reasons, the file should be readable only by the owner.
The entries in the matrixrc file have this format:
machine user password default
• The first field, machine, is either the name or IP address of the server.
• The second field, user, is optional and is the name of a user on that server, or
the name of a user on a domain to which the server belongs (for example,
mydomain\john).
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