Cisco Headend System Release 2.7

Setting Up Download Groups

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Setting Up Download Groups

To stage SSC DHCTs in groups other than the default group, you must manually

add the SSC DHCTs to the DNCS database. See Add DHCTs to the DNCS Database

(on page 37) for more information.
Then, if the download group does not already exist, you must create the CVT

download group for the SSC DHCT and add the SSC DHCTs to that group. See

Create CVT Download Groups (on page 38) for more information.
Or, if the download group already exists, you must add the SSC DHCTs to the

group. See Add the SSC DHCTs to Existing CVT Download Groups (on page 40) or

Add CableCARD Modules to Existing CVT Groups (on page 42) for more

information.

Add DHCTs to the DNCS Database

To use a download group other than the default group, your first step is to manually

add the SSC DHCTs to the DNCS database. The following procedure details the

steps you must take add the DHCTs to the database.

Adding DHCTs to the DNCS Database
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:

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For SR 2.5/3.5/4.0 and earlier, select the Element Provisioning tab.

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For SR 2.7/3.7/4.2 and later, select the Home Element Provisioning tab.

2  Click DHCT. The DHCT Provisioning screen opens.
3  Select the New option.
4  Type the MAC address for the DHCT you are adding in the By MAC Address

field.

5  Click Continue. The Set Up DHCT window opens.
6  Select the DHCT Type of the DHCT you are adding.
7  Enter the DHCT Serial Number of the DHCT you are adding.
8  Click the arrow next to Admin Status and select In Service One Way.
9  Click Save.
10  Repeat steps 3 through 9 for every SSC DHCT you need to add to the database.
11   Your next step is to add the SSC DHCTs to the download group. Do you need to