Cisco Headend Digital Broadband Delivery System
Add DHCT Types to the DNCS
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Add DHCT Types to the DNCS
Important: This procedure is only necessary if you added DHCT types to the DNCS
before you upgraded to SR 4.3. Otherwise, you can skip this step.
Adding a DHCT type to the DNCS allows the DHCT type to be associated with the
Adding a DHCT type to the DNCS allows the DHCT type to be associated with the
correct client software. This allows the DNCS to send the software to the associated
DHCTs using the CVT download method.
When you batch install the EMM files for SSC DHCTs, only the M-Card modules in
When you batch install the EMM files for SSC DHCTs, only the M-Card modules in
the SSC pair are added to the DNCS as a DHCT type. Because of this, you must add
any new model of SSC DHCT (such as the 4250C or the 8300HDC) to the DNCS
manually.
Note: The 4240, 4250C, and 4250HDC SSC DHCT types display as Explorer 4300
Note: The 4240, 4250C, and 4250HDC SSC DHCT types display as Explorer 4300
DHCTs.
Important: You still need to download the client software to the DHCTs using the
Important: You still need to download the client software to the DHCTs using the
default group, unless you manually add each DHCT to the DNCS database. See Add
DHCTs to the DNCS Database (on page 37) for more information.
1 On the DNCS Administrative Console, select the DNCS tab and then select one
of the following tabs based on the system release you have installed:
For SR 2.5/3.5/4.0 and earlier, select the Element Provisioning tab.
For SR 2.7/3.7/4.2 and later, select the Home Element Provisioning tab.
2 Click Type. The DHCT Type List screen opens.
3 Click File and select New. The Set Up DHCT Type window opens.
3 Click File and select New. The Set Up DHCT Type window opens.
4 Enter information in the following fields on the Set Up DHCT Type window:
DHCT Type Number—Enter the type number (for example, 8300)
Revision—Type the revision number of the DHCT type (for example, for 3.1.
you would type 31; do not type the periods)
Org. Unit ID—Type 00:02:DE
Name—Type a descriptive name for the DHCT type (for example, 8300HDC
SSC DHCT rev. 3.1)
Vendor—Type Cisco