Cisco DNCS System Release 2.8.1 3.8.1 4.3.1 User Guide
Register the BRF With the BFS Client
Quick Path: DNCS Administrative Console > DNCS tab > Application Interface Modules tab > BFS
Client > File > New Server
Client > File > New Server
Now that you have added a CMTS bridge and QPSK modulator for each hub that contains Explorer 8300 DHCTs,
register the BRF server with the BFS client. When the BRF server is registered, it is able to send the BRF to
DHCTs over a DAVIC/QPSK path. When DHCTs first boot, they retrieve the BRF, which contains a file mapping of
hub assignments to multicast MAC addresses. Data for this file was generated from the information you entered
earlier when setting up each CMTS bridge.
register the BRF server with the BFS client. When the BRF server is registered, it is able to send the BRF to
DHCTs over a DAVIC/QPSK path. When DHCTs first boot, they retrieve the BRF, which contains a file mapping of
hub assignments to multicast MAC addresses. Data for this file was generated from the information you entered
earlier when setting up each CMTS bridge.
You Need to Know
Registering the BRF server with the BFS client takes about 10 minutes.
Registering the BRF server with the BFS client does not impact network performance. You can complete this
procedure at any time.
procedure at any time.
Registering the BRF With the BFS Client
Complete these steps to register the BRF server with the BFS client.
1.
From the DNCS Administrative Console, click the DNCS tab if it is not already in the forefront.
2.
Click the Application Interface Modules tab. The Application Interface Modules tab moves to the
forefront.
3.
Click BFS Client. The Broadcast File Server List window opens.
4.
Select File > New Server. The Set Up Server window opens.
5.
Click the Server Name arrow and select brf from the list.
Important: If brf does not appear in the Server Name list, contact Cisco Services for assistance.
6.
If One-Way is not enabled, click One-Way to enable this mode.
7.
In the Available Sources list, click Out of Band. The Out of Band source is highlighted.
8.
Click Add. The Out of Band source moves from the Available Sources list to the Selected Sources list.
9.
Click Save. The Set Up Server window closes and the brf server icon appears in the Broadcast File
Server List window.
10.
In the Broadcast File Server List window, find the brf Server icon and select it. The brf Server icon is
highlighted.
11.
Select File > New Link. The Set Up Link window opens.
12.
Click in the Link Name field and type brf.cfg.
13.
Ensure that the Source Name field displays Out of Band.
14.
Click in the Linked Path field and type /dvs/dvsFiles/brf/brf.cfg.
15.
Click Save. The Set Up Link window closes, and the Broadcast File Server List window is visible. The
brf.cfg link icon appears in the Broadcast File Server List window, just beneath the bfs server icon.
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