Cisco Headend System Release 2.7 Installation Guide
Download Software to the MQAM Modulators
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Resetting More Than One MQAM
When performing an upgrade, you may not want to manually reset hundreds of
When performing an upgrade, you may not want to manually reset hundreds of
modulators from the DNCS GUI. To save time, you can create a script that resets the
MQAMs. Refer to the following example for a sample script.
Important: Resetting the MQAM interrupts all active sessions on the MQAM for up
Important: Resetting the MQAM interrupts all active sessions on the MQAM for up
to 10 minutes. Complete this task during a maintenance period whenever possible.
This sample script will execute the following functions:
This sample script will execute the following functions:
Reset four MQAMs
After 5 minutes (300 seconds), reset another set of four MQAMs
Important: Use the procedure for
Preparing to Monitor Remote MQAM Resets (on
page 24) when using an auditQam script to reset multiple MQAMs.
Note: You can save and re-use this script each time you need to reboot your
Note: You can save and re-use this script each time you need to reboot your
MQAMs.
auditQam -reset 123.123.123.123
auditQam -reset 123.123.123.123
sleep 1
auditQam -reset 123.123.123.124
sleep 1
auditQam -reset 123.123.123.125
sleep 1
auditQam -reset 123.123.123.126
sleep 300
# end of first set
auditQam -reset 123.123.123.127
sleep 1
auditQam -reset 123.123.123.128
sleep 1
auditQam -reset 123.123.123.129
sleep 1
auditQam -reset 123.123.123.130
sleep 300
# end of second set
After resetting the MQAMs, select one of the following options:
After resetting the MQAMs, select one of the following options:
For MQAMs that carry broadcast sessions, go to Verifying the Functionality of
MQAM Modulators That Carry Broadcast Sessions (on page 29).
For MQAMs that carry xOD or VOD sessions, go to Verifying the Functionality
of MQAM Modulators That Carry xOD or VOD Sessions (on page 30).