3.6.0 Matrix Server Installation Guide (5697-7079, February 2008)

Chapter 3: Install PolyServe Matrix Server 9

• Windows Server 2003 SP2 Standard or Enterprise Edition (32-bit and

64-bit)

• Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard or Enterprise Edition (32-bit and

64-bit)

• Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 Standard or Enterprise Edition (32-bit

and 64-bit)

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 local Administrators

group on the target Matrix Server node to be configured. A domain user

account is recommended to avoid additional authentication prompting

when exporting the configuration to other servers in the matrix.

Installation Procedure

Before starting the installation, be sure to review the configuration and

hardware requirements specified in Chapter 1.

NOTE: Windows 2003 requires that a device have an assigned drive letter

or mount path before it will allow read or write access to a

partition. Consequently, Matrix Server requires that the system

drive (typically C:) be on an NTFS filesystem. This is necessary

because Matrix Server creates mount points on the directory

C:\Program Files\Polyserve\MatrixServer\conf\mounts and only

NTFS filesystems support mount points.

Installation Checklist

Matrix Server must be installed on each server in your matrix. The

installation procedure consists of the following steps, which are

described in detail following this checklist.