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Chapter 2 Analyze System Configuration with the Doctor Report
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The Doctor Report verifies that the current value of the SI_INSERT_RATE
variable is 100 percent of the calculated value. A rate of 0 (zero) indicates that SI
is only being sent out-of-band.
variable is 100 percent of the calculated value. A rate of 0 (zero) indicates that SI
is only being sent out-of-band.
The Doctor Report also verifies that the SI_INSERT_RATE variable is spelled
correctly and is shown with all capital letters in the DNCS .profile file.
correctly and is shown with all capital letters in the DNCS .profile file.
Important: Note these important points about the SI_INSERT_RATE variable:
If the system reports that the current SI_INSERT_RATE variable is less than 100
percent of the calculated variable, contact Cisco Services for assistance.
percent of the calculated variable, contact Cisco Services for assistance.
If the system reports that the SI_INSERT_RATE variable is misspelled in the
.profile file, use a text editor to correct the spelling.
.profile file, use a text editor to correct the spelling.
SI Out-of-band Interval
The SI Out-of-band Interval lists how often out-of-band data is sent to DHCTs.
System Time Message Delivery
If debug flag +DE is set for the siManager process, the data in the System Time
Message Delivery field confirms whether the system time message (STM) has been
sent to DHCTs within the past 12 seconds.
Message Delivery field confirms whether the system time message (STM) has been
sent to DHCTs within the past 12 seconds.
Important: If the Doctor Report reports that STMs are not being delivered every 12
seconds, use the dncsControl utility to restart the siManager process.
seconds, use the dncsControl utility to restart the siManager process.
Distinguished SI QAM
The data in the Distinguished SI QAM field identifies the QAM modulator that is
used by DHCTs for SI retrieval, as well as the IP address of that QAM modulator.
used by DHCTs for SI retrieval, as well as the IP address of that QAM modulator.
Notes:
In SR 2.2 and later systems, a candidate for the Distinguished QAM is any QAM
that is not associated with a hub.
that is not associated with a hub.
If the qamManager logs are not available, the QAM frequency, the QAM IP
address, and the QAM name display as UNKNOWN.
address, and the QAM name display as UNKNOWN.
QAMs Not Associated With Either a Hub or Service Group
The data in the QAMs Not Associated with either a Hub or Service Group field lists
those QAM modulators that are not associated with a hub or a service group. Unless
those QAM modulators that are not associated with a hub or a service group. Unless