Cisco Headend System Release 2.7 Installation Guide

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Display CableCARD/Host Configuration 
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Display CableCARD/Host Configuration 
Introduction 
The information in this section describes how to use the tellDhct utility to display 
configuration data related to the CableCARD/host relationship. When used with the 
-C option, the tellDhct utility displays the following data: 
 
MACaddress - MAC address of the CableCARD 
 
SM_serial_num - serial number of the secure micro chip 
 
Host_id - ID number of the host to which the CableCARD is bound 
 
active_file_date - the date until which data for the CableCARD/host binding 
stays in the BFS file 
 
rev - revoked 
Note:  This field can have two values: a dash or REV. A dash indicates that the 
subscriber can view copy-protected content; REV indicates that the subscriber 
cannot view copy-protected content. 
 
Displaying CableCARD/Host Configuration 
Follow these instructions to run the tellDhct utility to display configuration data 
related to the CableCARD/host relationship. 
1  If necessary, open an xterm window on the DNCS. 
2  Choose one of the following options: 
 
To display data for a single CableCARD, go to step 3. 
 
To display data for a list of CableCARDs, go to step 4.