Cisco Headend System Release 2.7 Installation Guide

 

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System operators or engineers who upgrade DNCS software need the following 
skills: 

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Advanced knowledge of UNIX  

Experience with the UNIX vi editor. Several times throughout the system 
upgrade process system files are edited using the UNIX vi editor. The UNIX 
vi editor is not intuitive. The instructions provided in this guide are no 
substitute for an advanced working knowledge of vi.  

The ability to review and edit cron files 

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Extensive DBDS system expertise  

The ability to identify keyfiles that are unique to the site being upgraded 

The ability to add and remove user accounts 

Before beginning the upgrade to SR 5.0, be sure that the site you are upgrading 
meets these requirements: 

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The site you are upgrading uses an integrated Application Server. 

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You have at least two DVDs labeled similarly to SR 5.0 DVD in order to 
complete the required backups of the database and the filesystem. 

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You must have the DBDS Utilities package SAIdbdsut v6.1.0.3 or SAIdbdsutils 
v6.3.0.16 or later installed on your system. 

When viewing the Web UIs (WUIs) in SR 5.0, Cisco recommends using Firefox 
version 3.0.7 for Solaris and version 3.6.16 for both Windows, Linux and Mac 
operating systems. 
Notes: 

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Cisco engineers tested the WUIs with Firefox 3.0.7 on the Solaris and version 
3.6.16 on the Windows, Linux, and Mac operating systems. 

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Firefox version 4.0 is not supported. 

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Safari, for Windows or Mac, is not supported.