Cisco Headend System Release 2.7 用户指南
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Transmit DHCT Billing Transactions With the IIH Utility
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Prepare a Text File
Introduction
The four individual transactions supported by the IIH utility can act upon a single
DHCT or upon a group of DHCTs. When processing a group of DHCTs, system
operators will find it advantageous to input to the IIH utility a list of DHCT MAC
addresses as contained in a text file. The information in this section provides
guidelines and instructions for preparing the text file of MAC addresses.
Guidelines for Preparing the Text File
Use the following guidelines when preparing the input text file:
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Prepare the file using a standard text editor, such as vi.
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Prepare the file with one MAC address per line.
Important: MAC addresses must be in hexadecimal format, and any letter
Important: MAC addresses must be in hexadecimal format, and any letter
characters must be uppercase.
Example: 00:02:DE:4A:11:92
Example: 00:02:DE:4A:11:92
00:02:DE:4A:11:93
00:02:DE:4A:11:94
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Each MAC address must be left-justified on each line of text.
Note: A MAC address contains 17 characters. The IIH utility reads only the first
Note: A MAC address contains 17 characters. The IIH utility reads only the first
17 characters of each line. Any additional characters per line are ignored and are
treated as comments.
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Save the file using a name that is relevant to the contents of the file. Append the
current date to the end of the file name.
Example: iih-in_11.13.02 for a file that was created on November 13, 2002.
Example: iih-in_11.13.02 for a file that was created on November 13, 2002.
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Cisco recommends that you save the file to the /tmp directory on the DNCS.
However, files in the /tmp directory are lost whenever the DNCS reboots. Store
the file here only for one-time use.
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