Cisco Headend System Release 2.7 Installation Guide

 

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After you obtain your system configuration, your next step is to check the BFS QAM 
for the number of sessions and to remove any completed or orphaned sessions. This 
check enables you to compare the number of sessions before and after the 
installation process is complete, and indicates a successful upgrade if an equal 
number of sessions are built after the upgrade process is complete. 

 

Complete the following steps to check the number of post-upgrade BFS sessions. 
1  Choose one of the following options to check the number of BFS sessions: 

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Press the Options button on the front panel of the BFS QAM until the 
Session Count total appears. 

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Type /dvs/dncs/bin/auditQam -query <IPAddr> <output port number> and 
press Enter. 
Example: /dvs/dncs/bin/auditQam -query 172.16.1.101 3 
Notes:  
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<IPAddr> is the IP address of the data QAM or GQAM. 

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The output port number for a QAM is 2. 

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The output port number for a GQAM is 1-16. 

2  Does the Session Count total equal the value you recorded in Checking the BFS 

Sessions on the BFS QAM or GQAM? 

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If yes, go to step 3. 

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If no, go to Tearing Down the BFS and OSM Sessions (on page 70). 

3  Does the Program Count total equal the value you recorded in Checking the BFS 

Sessions on the BFS QAM or GQAM? 

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If yes, go to step 4. 

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If no, then some sessions may be in the clear that should be encrypted. 
Contact Cisco Services for assistance. 

4  Type /opt/solHmux64/vpStatus -d /dev/Hmux0 -P 0 and press Enter. 
5  Verify that the Active Stream total equals the number of streams you recorded in 

Checking the BFS Sessions on the BFS QAM or GQAM. 

6  If the pre-upgrade stream total matches the post-upgrade stream total, skip the 

next section and go to Verifying a Successful Installation (on page 72).