Cisco Headend System Release 2.5 User Guide

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DHCT Status Reporting Utility 

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The DHCT Status Reporting Utility provides system operators and engineers with 

the ability to query the database for a listing of MAC addresses and serial numbers 

of DHCTs that have a specific status. The utility can generate a list for DHCTs with 

the following statuses: 
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DHCTs with a one-way status 
Note:  DHCTs with a one-way status support communication between the 

headend and the DHCT. 

• 

DHCTs with a two-way status 
Note:  DHCTs with a two-way status support communication between the 

headend and the DHCT, as well as return communication between the DHCT and 

the headend. 

• 

DHCTs with an out-of-service status 
Note:  DHCTs with a status of out-of-service are usually DHCTs that have yet to 

be installed in a subscriber’s home or have been returned by subscribers. These 

DHCTs will eventually be redeployed to other subscribers. 

• 

DHCTs with a deployed status 
Note:  DHCTs with a status of deployed are usually in a transition period. They 

have been staged and are awaiting placement in a subscriber’s home. Most 

systems do not currently use the deployed status. 

The lists of DHCTs that the DHCT Status Reporting Utility generates can become 

quite lengthy. For this reason, the utility does not display the lists on the screen of 

the DNCS. Instead, output is written to a file in the 

/dvs/dncs/tmp/dhctStatus2/[DATE] directory of the DNCS, where system 

operators and engineers can view it at their convenience. Instructions for viewing 

these output files are included later in this section. 

This section contains the following topics.