Cisco Headend System Release 2.7 Installation Guide
Set Environment Variables (New Installs Only)
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Variable
Description
USP_TIMEOUT_POLICY
Specifies whether the message timeout counter will
reset whenever the DTA receives certain messages.
Possible values are:
reset whenever the DTA receives certain messages.
Possible values are:
BOTH: The counter resets whenever the DTA
receives either a broadcast message (such as
site announce) or a unicast message (such as
config). This is the default value.
receives either a broadcast message (such as
site announce) or a unicast message (such as
config). This is the default value.
UNICAST: The counter only resets when the
DTA receives a unicast message.
DTA receives a unicast message.
Process Status Update Response Time
When you start or stop a DTACS service, the DTACS server should respond within
about 5 seconds. If the server takes longer than about 5 seconds to respond that a
service has started or stopped, you can change the process status update response
time.
about 5 seconds. If the server takes longer than about 5 seconds to respond that a
service has started or stopped, you can change the process status update response
time.
The process status update response time is controlled by the UI_POLL_INTERVAL
parameter in the dtacsInitd.cfg file.
parameter in the dtacsInitd.cfg file.
Changing the Process Status Update Response Time
Follow these instructions to change the process status update response time.
1 Log into the DTACS server as dtacs user.
2 Open an xterm window on the DTACS server.
3 Type cd /dvs/dtacs/etc/ and press Enter to make the /etc directory the working
1 Log into the DTACS server as dtacs user.
2 Open an xterm window on the DTACS server.
3 Type cd /dvs/dtacs/etc/ and press Enter to make the /etc directory the working
directory.
4 Open the dtacsInitd.cfg file in a text editor.
5 Locate the UI_POLL_INTERVAL line. The parameter value listed in this line is
5 Locate the UI_POLL_INTERVAL line. The parameter value listed in this line is
listed in milliseconds (ms).
Example: If the line shows UI_POLL_INTERVAL=20000, then the polling
interval is set to 20 seconds.
Example: If the line shows UI_POLL_INTERVAL=20000, then the polling
interval is set to 20 seconds.
6 Change the parameter value to one that better reflects your workflow.
Important: We recommend that you set this parameter to a value that is not less
than 4000 (4 seconds) for the best results.
than 4000 (4 seconds) for the best results.
7 Save and close the dtacsInitd.cfg file.
8 In the xterm window, type dtacsKill dtacsInitd and press Enter to stop the
8 In the xterm window, type dtacsKill dtacsInitd and press Enter to stop the
dtacsInitd process.
9 Once the dtacsInitd process has stopped, type dtacsStart and press Enter to start
all processes again.