Cisco Headend System Release 2.7 Installation Guide

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Chapter 2    SR 5.0 Pre-Upgrade Procedures 
 
 
 
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Check the Number of BFS Sessions 
The number of BFS sessions post-upgrade needs to equal the number of pre-upgrade 
sessions. Use this procedure to determine and record the number of pre-upgrade 
BFS sessions. Then, after the upgrade, you will determine the number of 
post-upgrade BFS sessions. 
Follow this procedure to check and record the number of pre-upgrade BFS sessions. 
1  Press the Options button on the front panel of the BFS QAM until the Session 
Count total appears. 
Record the Session Count total in the space provided.   __________   
3  Does the system you are upgrading use the ASI card? 
 
If yes, from the dncs xterm window, type the following command and press 
Enter
/opt/solHmux64/vpStatus -d /dev/Hmux0 -P 0
  
Example: Output from the command should look similar to the following: 
 
 
If no, go to the next procedure in this chapter. 
4  Do the number of Active Streams match the number of sessions built on the BFS 
QAM? 
 
If yes, go to the next procedure in this chapter. 
 
If no, call Cisco Services and inform them about the discrepancy.