Cisco Headend System Release 2.7 Installation Guide
How the smMix Utility Works
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DHCT Distribution in a System Where camAuditor Malfunctioned
The camAuditor process on the DNCS is designed to regenerate EMMs that are
scheduled to expire in fewer than 20 days. If the camAuditor process malfunctions, it
may not regenerate EMMs, and the EMMs would eventually expire. DHCTs with
EMMs that have expired may not receive secured services and may go into Brick
mode.
scheduled to expire in fewer than 20 days. If the camAuditor process malfunctions, it
may not regenerate EMMs, and the EMMs would eventually expire. DHCTs with
EMMs that have expired may not receive secured services and may go into Brick
mode.
Examine the following smMix output obtained from a system on which the
camAuditor process malfunctioned for an extended period of time.
camAuditor process malfunctioned for an extended period of time.
Important: System operators who run smMix and discover that their system has
EMMs set to expire in a few days, as illustrated in this example, should call Cisco
Services.
EMMs set to expire in a few days, as illustrated in this example, should call Cisco
Services.
Notes:
Notice that many DHCTs have EMMs that have either already expired or are set
to expire in a few days.
to expire in a few days.
The data in the following example comes from running the smMix utility in
default mode, with no options.
default mode, with no options.
May 24, 9:51:14 - smMix Started.
Total DHCTs (secure_micro rows) in the database.....298325
DHCTs with IPPV flag set (sm_admin_state=1)... 46702
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Expiration Schedule Date
for Secure_Micro records
for Secure_Micro records
InServ
boxes
boxes
Out-of
Service
Service
already expired
0
29012
in 1 days
1100
3342
in 2 days
4437
4541
in 3 days
4619
4910
in 4 days
2974
3423
in 5 days
5359
6981
in 6 days
5380
5449
in 7 days
3564
2974
intentional break in data
in 17 days
1274
3
in 18 days
1382
14