Cisco Headend System Release 3.2 Installation Guide
Set Up the Remote Site
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Set Up the Remote Site
Before using the Secure Shell to communicate with a remote site, you need to set up
that site with the ISDS. The instructions in this section describe how to use the
siteCmd program to set up a remote site.
Setting Up the Remote Site
Complete the following steps for each RNCS site that your ISDS will manage.
1 If necessary, open an xterm window on the ISDS.
2 Complete the following steps to log on to the xterm window as root user.
1 If necessary, open an xterm window on the ISDS.
2 Complete the following steps to log on to the xterm window as root user.
a Type su - and press Enter. The password prompt appears.
b Type the root password and press Enter.
b Type the root password and press Enter.
3 Type siteCmd -S and press Enter. The following message appears:
Enter the host name of the site you are adding.
4 Type the host name of the remote site you are registering and press Enter.
Example: lionn2
Result: The following message appears:
Result: The following message appears:
Enter the IP address of the site you are adding.
5 Type the IP address of the remote site you are registering and press Enter.
Example: 10.202.0.1
Result: The following message appears:
Result: The following message appears:
The following line will be added to /etc/hosts:
[IP address] [host name]
Do you want to continue? [y,n,?,q]
[IP address] [host name]
Do you want to continue? [y,n,?,q]
6 Type y (for yes) and press Enter.
Results:
The system performs a connectivity check between the RNCS and the ISDS.
The system sets up the RNCS with the required configuration so that a
Secure Shell can be used for communications between the ISDS and the
RNCS.
The system creates a synchronization directory for the RNCS in the ISDS
(/dvs/distFiles/[host name]).
Example: In the example used in this procedure, the siteCmd program creates
the following directory on the ISDS: /dvs/distFiles/lionn2.
7 Verify that a secure connection exists by typing siteCmd [hostname] ls -l and
press Enter. The system should display the hostname and site ID of the remote
site, as well as a listing of the files in the directory of the remote site.
Note: Substitute the hostname of the remote site for [hostname].
Note: Substitute the hostname of the remote site for [hostname].