Cisco Headend System Release 2.5 Installation Guide
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SR 2.5 and SR 3.5 Post Upgrade Procedures
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Reset Modulators,
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Resetting Modulators Through the DNCS GUI
When you reset the modulators, the modulators download their new SR 2.5 and
SR 3.5 code. Follow these instructions to reset the modulators through the DNCS
GUI.
Important: Never reset more than four modulators at once or the DNCS may
Important: Never reset more than four modulators at once or the DNCS may
become overloaded. The following instructions alert you to this important point at
the appropriate step.
1.
Follow these instructions to record the Session Count, the Program Count,
and the IP address of your modulators.
Note: Skip this step for any modulator that is used for video-on-demand
Note: Skip this step for any modulator that is used for video-on-demand
(VOD).
a) Press the Options button on the front panel until the Session Count total
a) Press the Options button on the front panel until the Session Count total
appears.
b) Record the Session Count on a piece of paper.
c) Press the Options button on the front panel until the Program Count total
c) Press the Options button on the front panel until the Program Count total
appears.
d) Record the Program Count on a piece of paper.
e) Press the Options button on the front panel until the IP address appears.
f) Record the IP address on a piece of paper.
g) Repeat steps a) through f) for all of your QAM and MQAM modulators.
e) Press the Options button on the front panel until the IP address appears.
f) Record the IP address on a piece of paper.
g) Repeat steps a) through f) for all of your QAM and MQAM modulators.
2.
Open an xterm window on the DNCS.
3.
From the DNCS Administrative Console, select the Element Provisioning tab.
4.
Click QAM.
Result: The QAM List window opens.
Result: The QAM List window opens.
5.
From the QAM List window, highlight a modulator.
Notes:
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Notes:
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Refer to the QAM Type column to differentiate between types of
modulators.
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Each MQAM, GQAM, and/or GoQAM modulator appears multiple times
on the QAM List window; highlight only the first occurrence.