Cisco Headend System Release 2.7 Installation Guide
Chapter 2 Upgrading the Software
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3 If you have MQAMs that carry BFS sessions, download the software to the BFS
MQAM first.
4 Continue downloading the software to modulators in this hub by working your
way up to the modulator carrying sessions that are most frequently viewed.
What’s Next?
xOD/VOD Sessions
If all of your MQAMs carry xOD or VOD sessions, you are ready to begin
If all of your MQAMs carry xOD or VOD sessions, you are ready to begin
downloading the new software to the MQAMs. Go to Download Software to the
MQAM Modulators (on page 23).
Note: Because xOD and VOD sessions are not pre-configured, but are set up as
Note: Because xOD and VOD sessions are not pre-configured, but are set up as
needed when a subscriber requests them, generating a list of existing sessions is not
necessary.
Broadcast Sessions
If you have MQAMs that carry broadcast sessions, use our DNCS Report Writer to
If you have MQAMs that carry broadcast sessions, use our DNCS Report Writer to
view the Channels, Sources & Sessions Report. This report lists the existing
broadcast sessions in your system along with the channels and sources in your
system that each modulator currently carries.
The Channels, Sources & Sessions Report lists each display channel (channel number)
The Channels, Sources & Sessions Report lists each display channel (channel number)
in the system. The report also displays information about the carriage of each channel
(how the channel is transmitted on the DBDS). The report maps each source to the
transport device used to deliver the source (analog frequency on MQAMs).
Generating this report helps you to determine which sessions/services are carried by
Generating this report helps you to determine which sessions/services are carried by
each MQAM. This report also helps you to verify that these sessions are successfully
rebuilt after the new software is downloaded to the MQAM.
You can also use the DNCS Session List to determine the existing broadcast sessions
You can also use the DNCS Session List to determine the existing broadcast sessions
in your system.
Important: Refer to the DNCS Report Writer Version 4.2 User's Guide (part number
Important: Refer to the DNCS Report Writer Version 4.2 User's Guide (part number
4013430), the DNCS Report Writer 4.2.1 User Guide (part number 4022012), or the
DNCS Online Help for your system for further assistance.