Chapter 4 System Configuration
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Harmonic MediaGrid Release 4.1
Verifying ContentServer and ContentDirector Services
You will see output similar to the following if DHCP is configured to be on:
dhcpd 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
You will see output similar to the following if DHCP is configured to be off:
dhcpd 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:off
2. Type the following if DHCP is OFF:
sudo /sbin/chkconfig dhcpd on
3. Type the following to synchronize the time between the ContentDirectors:
ntpdate -u
IP_ADDRESS
where
IP_ADDRESS
is the IP address of a valid NTP server (preferably the SystemManager).
4. Type the following to apply the settings:
sudo service dhcpd restart
You should see output similar to the following:
Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Server V3.0.2
Copyright 2004 Internet Systems Consortium.
All rights reserved.
For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/
5. Type the following to verify that DHCP is running:
sudo service dhcpd status
You should see output similar to the following:
sudo service dhcpd status
dhcpd (pid 2365) is running...
Note that the “pid” is a process ID number, which will vary.
NOTE:
SystemManager provides DHCP status (running or not), as well as failover mode on the
ContentDirector Properties
page. See the
Harmonic SystemManager User Guide
for details.
Verifying ContentDirector and ContentServer Communication
This service ensures that the ContentDirectors are communicating with the ContentServers.
To verify communication:
1. Start the ContentDirector services by typing the following at the command prompt:
sudo service omcld start
2. Wait a few seconds and then type the following:
ps -C ssmd
You should see a reply similar to the following, which verifies ssmd is running:
PID TTY TIME CMD
23361 ? 00:25:48 ssmd
Verifying the Metadata Maintenance Service
The Metadata Maintenance Service maintains all of the file system metadata information, such as
the names, directories, dates, permission, etc.
To verify the service:
1. Type the following at the command prompt:
ps -C mdscore
