Cisco Headend System Release 2.7 Data Sheet

 

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check_metadevices 

Reports the status of the metadevices, such as the controllers for 
mirrored and hot-spare disk drives on the Sun E450 and V880 DNCS 
platforms 

checkDB 
 

Checks and outputs data on the integrity of DHCT records in the 
database, deletes orphaned records, produces a list of records missing 
DHCT serial numbers, and identifies records that have Entitlement 
Management Messages (EMMs) about to expire 

dbOptimizer 

Deletes extraneous staging EMMs from the DNCS database for DHCTs 
that have already been staged 

del-hct-cd 

Deletes old, “out-of-service” DHCT entries from the Informix database to 
permit insertion of new or updated return material authorization (RMA) 
data 

delete-sm Resets 

DHCT 

configurations 

in order to refresh the staging EMMs 

dncsDbData 

Loads and unloads the DNCS Informix database 

doctor 

Produces a system configuration report that includes Code Version Table 
(CVT) and expanded database status information 

eutdump 

Displays the contents of an EUT (Entitlement Unit Table) file, which 
associates session IDs with entitlement IDs 

hostnmchg 

Allows you to change the hostname and IP address of the DNCS and 
Application Server; then, automatically updates all associated files with 
the name and address change 

keyFileFinder 

Identifies specific files or service packages that may be lost or overwritten 
during a DNCS upgrade, and then records them to a log file  

parseIppvRept   

Converts binary IPPV purchase data to text format to facilitate quick 
review and analysis 

podConvert 

Converts the CableCARD MAC address to the cableCARD POD ID, and 
vice-versa 

qtail and sesstail 

Displays log files of DNCS processes and the dsm process for video-on-
demand (VOD) session related activities 

runCvtGroup 

Allows you to create a list of DHCTs in a text file and then associate that 
file with a specified CVT download group 

slotchk 

Checks that all required PCI cards are installed in the proper DNCS slots 

smMix 

Generates a histogram showing the distribution of DHCT EMMs in the 
system by expiration date  

tellDhct   
 

Queries the database for information related to DHCT conditional access, 
return path, staging, and its Hub/Model/Rev data 

tellDhctInfo 

Provides authorization data about a single DHCT or a list of DHCTs 

updateOUI 

Changes the OUI of DHCTs in systems that have upgraded to PowerTV

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Operating System 3.1