Cisco Headend System Release 2.5 User Guide
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Change DHCT Status to Out-of-Service With the 2way2oos Utility
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Run the 2way2oos Utility
Introduction
Before running the 2way2oos utility, be sure that you have followed the instructions
in the previous section, Prepare the Text File, and you have properly created and
saved the file of MAC addresses that is to be used as input for the 2way2oos utility.
Be sure of the following important points:
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Be sure of the following important points:
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The file must contain only one MAC address per line.
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The file must be saved in the /dvs/dncs/tmp directory.
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The file must be named 2way2oos.txt.
Note: As a further precaution, system operators may want to examine the file before
running the 2way2oos utility to ensure that the file contains only those MAC
addresses of DHCTs that are to be marked out-of-service in the database.
Running the 2way2oos Utility
Follow these instructions to run the 2way2oos utility.
1.
If necessary, open an xterm window on the DNCS.
2.
Type 2way2oos.ksh and then press Enter.
Result: A message similar to the following appears:
## Total Settops to process
Result: A message similar to the following appears:
## Total Settops to process
This could take approximately #.### hrs to complete.
Do you want to continue? (y/n)
Note: The number of DHCTs and the length of time it takes to process them
Note: The number of DHCTs and the length of time it takes to process them
varies depending upon the number of DHCTs you have included in your text
file.
3.
Type y and then press Enter.
Results:
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Results:
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The Beginning processing MAC addresses message appears.
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The All MACs have been processed message appears when the utility has
finished running.
4.
Go to Stop and Restart the HCT Manager Processes, next in this chapter.
Note: You need to stop and restart the HCT Manager processes to make the
Note: You need to stop and restart the HCT Manager processes to make the
IP addresses available for reuse.