Cisco DNCS System Release 2.7 3.7 4.2 Installation Guide
Chapter 2 Phase One - Perform Pre-Upgrade Checks
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Install the OS Check Table (Optional)
This section provides instructions for verifying the version of the OS Check Table
currently on your system and for installing the latest OS Check Table version onto
the DNCS, if necessary.
Important! The instructions in this section are for sites using the OSM download
Important! The instructions in this section are for sites using the OSM download
method. If you are using the CVT download method, go to the Install the Set-Top
Resource File (Optional) (on page 36).
Checking the OS Check Table Version and Backing Up the OS Check Table File
Before installing the OS Check Table file, complete the following steps to verify the
version of the OS Check Table currently on your system.
Note: You should already be logged in to an xterm window on the DNCS as dncs
Note: You should already be logged in to an xterm window on the DNCS as dncs
user.
1 Type head -1 /dvs/dvsFiles/OsCheckTable and press Enter.
1 Type head -1 /dvs/dvsFiles/OsCheckTable and press Enter.
Note: The 1 in -1 is the number 1, not the lowercase L.
Result: A message similar to the following displays on the screen:
! OsCheckTable Contents ***Version 3.191 [This Table applies to all Released
Result: A message similar to the following displays on the screen:
! OsCheckTable Contents ***Version 3.191 [This Table applies to all Released
OS's]
2 Does the message display a version of the OS Check Table that either matches or
is a later version than the version specified in the software release notes?
If yes, you already have the current OS Check Table file. Select one of the
following options:
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If you plan to use the CVT method to upgrade some of your DHCTs, go
to Install the Set-Top Resource File (Optional) (on page 36)
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If you plan to use only the OSM method, go to Clean Up the Download
Directory (on page 28)
If no, go to step 3.
3 Type cd /dvs/dvsFiles and press Enter. The /dvs/dvsFiles directory becomes the
working directory.
4 Type cp -p OsCheckTable OsCheckTable.bak.[date] and press Enter.
Note: Use today's date in mmddyy format as the [date].
Result: The system copies the OsCheckTable file to OsCheckTable.bak.[date].
Result: The system copies the OsCheckTable file to OsCheckTable.bak.[date].
5 Choose one of the following options:
If you are installing the OS Check Table from the FTP server, go to the next
topic in this document
If you are installing the OS Check Table from a CD, go to Installing the OS
Check Table File from a CD (on page 35)