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

Membership Partitions. Matrix Server uses a set of membership partitions to control
access to the SAN and to store the device naming database, which includes the
global device names that Matrix Server assigns to the SAN disks placed under its
control.
You will need to select the LUN or disk partitions that should be used as membership
partitions. Note the following:
• LUNs must already be partitioned as described in step 10. Create LUNs for the
membership partitions and modify partition tables, page 18.
• Existing partitions used for membership partitions cannot contain Windows
filesystems. See Partitions containing Windows filesystems, page 19.
Matrix Server can use either one or three membership partitions. To ensure that a
membership partition is always available, we strongly recommend that you select
three partitions.
To create a membership partition, click Add. The Add Membership Partition window
then lists all of the disks or LUNs that it can access. Select a disk or LUN for the first
membership partition.
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