Cisco Headend System Release 2.7 Technical References
Operations Alert Bulletin
Sun Enterprise 450 DNCS Platform
Announcement
Sun Enterprise 450 DNCS Platform
Announcement
Background
Support for the Sun Enterprise 450 server ends with System Release (SR)
2.7.1/3.7.1/4.2.1. Beginning with SR 2.8/3.8/4.3, we will no longer support the
Sun Enterprise 450 server. The following reasons account for the discontinuance
of support for the Enterprise 450 server.
Sun Microsystems last shipped the Enterprise 450 server more than 5 1/2
years ago (November 2002). Even moderately-priced personal computers
today come equipped with more processing power and more hard drive
capacity than does the Enterprise 450 server.
The Enterprise 450 server may run out of system resources under conditions
of heavy load. Our engineers first noticed this condition at some sites that run
SR 4.2 software. They expect this condition to grow even more common under
the requirements of SR 4.3.
Maximum RAM memory capacity of the Enterprise 450 server is 4 GB;
maximum processor speed is 400 MHz. Current low-end server platforms
from Sun Microsystems ship with more powerful processors and are
inherently faster than the Enterprise 450 server.
The Enterprise 450 server does not ship with a DVD drive. Our engineers
anticipate that future distributions of Digital Broadband Delivery System
(DBDS) software will be in the form of DVDs.
Recommendation
We require that system operators, who currently use the Sun Enterprise 450 server
as their Digital Network Control System (DNCS), upgrade to the Sun Fire V445
server or better, before installing SR 2.8/3.8/4.3. System operators should contact
the representative who handles their account for assistance in making this upgrade.
Important: This recommendation does not affect our support of SR
Important: This recommendation does not affect our support of SR
2.7.1/3.7.1/4.2.1. We will continue to fully support this product, as well as
provide maintenance and/or emergency updates, as needed. However, we do not
intend to provide any new features or incremental enhancements to SR
2.7.1/3.7.1/4.2.1.