HP Clustered Gateway Device Management Software manual Mxconsole start the Management Console

Chapter 1: Matrix Server Commands 11

mxconsole – start the Management Console

Synopsis

/opt/polyserve/bin/mxconsole [--matrix <matrix>] [--config <file>] [--user <username>]

Description

The mxconsole command starts the Management Console, which is used to configure and monitor the matrix. The Management Console can be run from either a matrix server or a local machine outside the matrix. (See the PolyServe Matrix Server Administration Guide for information about using the Management Console.)

To use the options, a matrixrc file must exist on the server. This file contains the user names and passwords that Matrix Server uses for authentication. For more information, see “The matrixrc file” on page 54.

The options are:

--matrix <matrix>

Specifies the matrix that you want to connect with. matrix can be any node in the matrix.

--config <file>

Specifies the configuration file to be consulted for server, user, and password information. The file must have the same format as matrixrc.

--user<username>

Specifies the user to be logged in.

mxfence – verify fencing module configuration

Synopsis

/opt/polyserve/sbin/mxfence <server hostname or IP address>

Description

The mxfence utility can be used to verify that Matrix Server has the information needed to fence a server. This utility is intended for server-based fencing configurations where you must specify the hostname or IP address of the remote controller associated with the server. You can use mxfence to

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