4.1.0 HP Polyserve Software Installation Guide (T5392-96066, October 2010)

2 Install HP PolyServe Matrix Server
This chapter describes how to perform a new installation of HP PolyServe Matrix
Server on servers running Microsoft Windows.
Contents of the Matrix Server distribution
The Matrix Server distribution contains the following files:
MxS_4.1.0.<xxxx>.<arch>.msi. The Matrix Server software package. The
software is available in the 64-bit version. Be sure to install the version that cor-
responds to your operating system.
MxConsole_4.1.0.<xxxx>.<arch>.msi. The Management Console and
mx utility for use on hosts outside the matrix.
mxcheck.exe. A Matrix Server utility that checks the configuration of the server.
This utility should be run before installing Matrix Server. The mxcheck folder
contains tests used by the utility.
Supported operating systems
The following operating systems are supported:
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard or Enterprise Edition (64-bit)
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard or Enterprise Edition (64-bit) with Service
Pack 1
Windows Server 2008 Standard or Enterprise Edition (64-bit) with Service Pack
2
User authentication
Matrix Server uses Windows credentials to authorize access to the matrix. By default,
members of the machine local Administrators group have access to the matrix and
can perform all matrix operations. When you configure the matrix, you should logon
to Windows with a domain or local user account that is a member of the machine
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