Cisco Headend System Release 2.7 Installation Guide
Appendix B
Disabling the SAM Process on a Rovi Corporation Server
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Disable the SAM Process on Rovi Corporation
Systems
Important: Skip this procedure if the site you are upgrading does not use the Rovi
Corporation application server.
If the site you are upgrading uses the Rovi Corporation application server, you need
to disable the SAM process before you restart the DNCS. Follow these instructions to
disable the SAM process.
1
Corporation application server.
If the site you are upgrading uses the Rovi Corporation application server, you need
to disable the SAM process before you restart the DNCS. Follow these instructions to
disable the SAM process.
1
From the DNCS Administrative Console Status window, click Process Status.
The Process Status window opens.
The Process Status window opens.
2 From the DNCS row, click either Show or Pop Out. The DNCS process status
appears.
3 From the dncs xterm window on the DNCS, type dncsControl and then press
Enter. The DNCS Control window opens.
4 Type 4 (for Define/Update Groups) and then press Enter. The window updates
to list all applications.
5 Type 1 (for DNCS) and press Enter. The window updates to list a series of
element groups.
6 Type 14 (for DNCS SA Manager) and then press Enter. The window updates to
list the elements in the group.
7 Type 1 (for /dvs/dncs/bin/saManager) and then press Enter. The first in a
series of confirmation messages appears.
8 Press Enter at each confirmation message to accept the default setting until a
message about cpElmtExecCtrlStatus appears.
Note: In total, you should see about six confirmation messages.
Note: In total, you should see about six confirmation messages.
9 At the cpElmtExecCtrlStatus message, type 2 (for Disabled) and then press Enter.
A confirmation message appears.
10 Type y and then press Enter. The message Element Definition was Modified
appears.
11 Follow the onscreen instructions to exit from the DNCS Control window.