Cisco Cisco Content Delivery System Manager Installation Guide

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Procedure
Step 1
On the Job Scheduler node, log in as bnisplunk user.
Step 2
At the prompt, enter the following command:
crontab -e
Step 3
Add the following string to #b:
*/5 * * * * /opt/splunk/bin/splunk cmd python
/opt/splunk/etc/apps/CDN_JS/bin/getCDSTopology.py
Data Retention Policy
To purge older data, set the retention period. To set the data retention policy, complete the following:
Procedure
On Job Scheduler, edit /opt/splunk/etc/deployment-apps/CDN_IDX/local/indexes.conf
The indexes without the attribute " frozenTimePeriodInSecs" will take up a default value of 6 years as the
retention policy.
For 955_Billing, the index retention period is set to 10 years by default.
Upgrade Procedure from 3.1 to 3.2
The upgrade from 3.1 to 3.2 requires the following necessary actions:
• Taking a backup of existing installations.
• Upgrading the VDS-SM nodes in the following order.
a) Indexer
b) Search Head
c) Forwarder
d) Job Scheduler
e) Management Services
f) CDN Manager
g) UI
Backup Existing Installations
The existing VDS-SM installation should be backed up to protect your data, in case of any failure at any stage
of the upgrade process. To back up, take a snapshot of the VM of all the nodes using your ESX server
management client.
Taking a Snapshot
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VDS-SM Installation and Configuration
Upgrade Procedure from 3.1 to 3.2