3.5.1 Matrix Server Release Notes

PolyServe Release Notes

These release notes apply to the following PolyServe software for Linux:

• Matrix Server 3.5.1

• The File Serving Utility, which includes Matrix Server 3.5.1 and

MxFS-Linux 3.5.1

Contents of the 3.5.1 Releases

Matrix Server 3.5.1

This release adds support for the following operating systems:

• SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, SP 3 (32-bit and 64-bit). The new

features added in the 3.5.0 release for RHEL4 are now available on

SLES9. See “Contents of the 3.5.0 Releases” on page 8 for details.

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES 4.0, Update 4 (32-bit and 64-bit).

The 3.5.1 release includes the following new features and implementation

changes:

• Support for iSCSI storage arrays on the SLES9 operating system only.

See the PolyServe Hardware and Software Compatibility Guide for the

supported storage and software.

• Support for StoreAge arrays.

• The Matrix Server shutdown procedure has been improved. When

you issue a command to stop Matrix Server, the ClusterPulse daemon

now stops PolyServe processes that are accessing PSFS filesystems.

Also, NFS clients are prevented from accessing exported PSFS

filesystems. The shutdown operation can then unmount the PSFS