Cisco Headend Digital Broadband Delivery System Release Notes
Chapter 2 Site Requirements
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4035750 Rev A
Important: DBDS Utilities 6.4 is required for SR 5.0.
DNCS System Release Required
Your system must be running SR 4.3. In the Doctor Report, look for the SAIdncs
entry under the All SAI Installed Package Information section. Ensure the SAIdncs
version is 4.3 or later. If you have installed Service Packs for your system release,
your version may include additional characters.
entry under the All SAI Installed Package Information section. Ensure the SAIdncs
version is 4.3 or later. If you have installed Service Packs for your system release,
your version may include additional characters.
DNCS Hardware Configurations
Ensure your site meets the following DNCS hardware requirements before
upgrading to SR 5.0. The following table lists the minimum requirements for the
DNCS hardware platforms that are supported by SR 5.0.
upgrading to SR 5.0. The following table lists the minimum requirements for the
DNCS hardware platforms that are supported by SR 5.0.
DNCS Server
Platform
Platform
Hard Drive
Configuration
Configuration
Memory
Processor
Sun Fire V445
4 X 73 GB
4 GB min
2 X 1.5 GHz min.
Sun Fire V890
6 X 146 GB
12 X 146 GB
8 GB min.
16 GB min.
4 X 1.5 GHz min.
2 X 1.5 GHz min.
Sun Fire V880
12 X 73 GB
6 X 73 GB
8 GB min.
4 GB min.
4 X 900 MHz min.
2 X 900 MHz min.
Application Server Hardware Configurations
The following table lists the Application Server hardware platforms that are
supported by SR 5.0.
supported by SR 5.0.
Application Server
Platform
Platform
Hard Drive
Configuration
Configuration
Memory
Processor
Sun V240
2 X 36 GB min.
512 MB min.
1 X 1.34 GHz min.
Sun V245
2 X 73 GB min.
2 GB min.
2 X 1.5 GHz min.
Sun Blade 150
1 X 20 GB min.
512 MB min.
1 X 550 MHz min.
Sun Ultra 5
1 X 18 GB min.
256 MB min.
1 X 333 MHz min.
Application Platform Release Dependencies
The following table shows the application platform release dependencies for this
software.
software.
Important: You must have these versions of application platform software or later
installed on your system prior to beginning the upgrade process. If you do not install
the correct application platform software before you upgrade your network,
subscribers may see video freezing and black screens when using VOD or anything-
On-Demand (xOD) applications.
installed on your system prior to beginning the upgrade process. If you do not install
the correct application platform software before you upgrade your network,
subscribers may see video freezing and black screens when using VOD or anything-
On-Demand (xOD) applications.