Cisco Headend System Release 2.7
Upgrading the Services Portal Server
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Upgrading the Services Portal Server
1 Insert the Services Portal Server CD into the CD-ROM of the Application Server.
Wait for the Application Server to mount the CD.
2 In an xterm window on the Application Server where you are logged in as root
user, type df and press Enter to confirm that the Application Server mounted the
CD successfully. The last line of the df command output lists the number of free
disk blocks on the CD.
Note: The fact that the CD is listed in the df command output indicates that the
Note: The fact that the CD is listed in the df command output indicates that the
Application Server mounted the CD successfully.
3 Type cd /cdrom/cdrom0 and press Enter.
4 Type install_pkg and press Enter.
4 Type install_pkg and press Enter.
Results:
The Application Server lists the packages that will be installed.
A message appears asking you to confirm that you want to proceed with the
installation.
5 Type y and press Enter. A license agreement window appears.
6 Press Enter to start the installation. The system displays installation
6 Press Enter to start the installation. The system displays installation
configuration options. The following list describes the configuration options
available.
DNCS_HOST — The server name or the alias of the server where the DNCS
is running. This server is usually aliased as dncs_host.
APPSERV_HOST — The server name or the alias of the server where the
appserv is running. This server is usually aliased as appserv_host.
BASDIR — The base directory where the Application Server was installed
(usually /dvs).
APPDIR — The directory where you want the Services Portal to be installed.
SVCNAME — What you want to call the Services Portal SAM Service.
LDESC — The long description of the Services Portal SAM Service.
APPURL — The application URL for Services Portal SAM Service.
INFORMIXDIR — The directory where Informix is located on the dncs
machine.
INFORMIXSERVER — The alias of the computer where Informix is located.
DNCSDB — The name of the DNCS database.
7 Do the DNCS_HOST and APPSERV_HOST values match the values you
recorded in Recording Server Configuration Information (on page 56)?
If yes, go to the next step.
If no, change the appropriate values and then go to the next step.