Data Sheet
Learning Services
Cisco PowerVu Network Centre Intermediate
Training
The Cisco® PowerVu Network Centre System Intermediate Training instructor-led
course offered by Cisco Learning Services teaches you how to perform advanced
tasks, including configuring and troubleshooting a Cisco PowerVu system.
This course teaches you how to:
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Configure devices through the PowerVu Network Centre control server and PowerVu Management Console
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Perform server administrative tasks, such as using basic UNIX commands, backing up the database, and
rebooting the system
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Perform basic troubleshooting by reviewing available tools and verifying the signal and configuration from
the signal input into the encoders to the signal reception at the decoders
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Use Simulcrypt, Statmux, and Digital Program Insertion (DPI) advanced features
This course is offered remotely; however, considerably more hands-on opportunity is available at the Cisco
Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA, training facility, where the Cisco PowerVu training lab is located.
Duration
5 days
Target Audience
This course is designed for technical professionals who need to know how to administer and troubleshoot a Cisco
PowerVu system. Targeted roles include:
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System engineers
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Technical support personnel
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Channel partners and resellers
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Course Objectives
At the end of the course, you should be able to:
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Perform important server administrative tasks, which include user management, data replication, shutting
down and restarting the system, and performing regular backups
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Apply basic troubleshooting principles, PowerVu Network Centre utilities, and common tools when
troubleshooting a PowerVu system
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Specifying the function and configuration of each type of PowerVu device in the signal flow of the PowerVu
system
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Describe the following advanced features: Simulcrypt, Digital Program Insertion Source, and Statmux
Course Prerequisites
The course prerequisite is completion of the Cisco PowerVu Network Centre Foundation Training course, or
equivalent experience.
Course Outline
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Module 1: Server Administration
◦ Lesson 1: PowerVu Network Control System Recap
◦ What is PowerVu?
◦ PowerVu Single Server Architecture
◦ PowerVu Applications in a Single Server Architecture
◦ PowerVu Distributed Architecture
◦ PowerVu Control System Server Platforms
◦ PowerVu Main Functions
◦ PowerVu Signal Management Function
◦ PowerVu Decoder Management Function
◦ PowerVu System Monitoring Function
◦ PowerVu Server Administration Function
◦ Additional Price Book Options
◦ Lesson 2: Useful UNIX Commands for the PowerVu Network Centre Control Server
◦ Accessing the PowerVu Network Centre Control Server
◦ Working with Directories
◦ Working with Files
◦ Process and Configuration Commands
◦ Lesson 3: Exploring Data Replication
◦ Single Server Environment
◦ Server Redundancy in Single Server Environment
◦ Full Redundancy versus IRD-only Redundancy
◦ Data Replication for PowerVu Network Centre Platform
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◦ Data Replication for PowerVu Network Centre Platform: Warm Standby
◦ Logging On the PowerVu Data Replication Client
◦ Managing Data Replication
◦ Logging Off the Data Replication Client
◦ High Availability for PowerVu Management Platform
◦ Promoting a PowerVu Management Platform Server
◦ Starting PowerVu Management Platform Server Manually
◦ Lesson 4: PowerVu Network Centre Restart and Failover
◦ Stopping and Restarting PowerVu Network Centre Software
◦ Shutting Down and Restarting the System
◦ Primary PowerVu Network Centre Failover to Standby PowerVu Network Centre
◦ Lesson 5: Backing Up the PowerVu Network Centre Server Files
◦ Performing Backups and Restoring Data
◦ Accessing the PNCBMENU Main Menu
◦ Performing an Immediate Backup
◦ Unmounting the USB Drive
◦ Scheduling a Backup Using USB Drive
◦ Preserving Archived Files
◦ Clearing Scheduled Backups
◦ Viewing a Scheduled Backup Status
◦ Restoring Data from USB Drive
◦ Going Back Online
◦ Check Server Connectivity with Devices
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Module 2: Troubleshooting Principles and Tools
◦ Lesson 1: Principles of Troubleshooting
◦ Six Steps of Troubleshooting
◦ Escalating Problems
◦ Lesson 2: Troubleshooting Tools
◦ Transaction and Diagnostic Logs
◦ PNC Diagnostic Monitor Basics
◦ Searching PowerVu Network Centre Diagnostic History
◦ Device Alarm Window
◦ Monitoring Transactions from PowerVu Management Console
◦ Viewing Alarms on the PowerVu Management Console
◦ Configuring Alarm Codes on PowerVu Management Console
◦ Searching Alarm Logs
◦ Third-Party Analyzers
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Module 3: System Signal Deep Dive
◦ Lesson 1: System Configuration
◦ Connections and IP Addresses
◦ PowerVu Network Centre Uplink Configuration: Redundancy
◦ Configuring Redundancy Switching
◦ Manually Changing a Device to Standby
◦ Signal Flow Recap
◦ Lesson 2: PowerVu Encoders
◦ Encoders for Compression
◦ Encoder Features
◦ Managing PowerVu Encoders
◦ D9036 Encoders
◦ Accessing D9036 Configuration Settings
◦ Lesson 3: PowerVu Multiplexers
◦ Multiplexer Fundamentals
◦ Multiplexers and MetroMux
◦ Managing PowerVu Multiplexers
◦ Lesson 4: PCAM2
◦ What is the PCAM?3
◦ PCAM Communications4
◦ PCAM  PNC Integration5
◦ PCAM Features6
◦ PCAM Chassis7
◦ PCAM Modules8
◦ PCA Module9
◦ PCAM Management and Troubleshooting0
◦ Lesson 5: PowerVu Modulators4
◦ Newtec Modulator Fundamentals5
◦ Managing and Troubleshooting the PowerVu Modulator8
◦ Newtec ASI/IF Switch1
◦ Lesson 6: PowerVu Decoders7
◦ PowerVu Decoder Fundamentals8
◦ Managing PowerVu Decoders7
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Module 4: Advanced Features
◦ Lesson 1: Digital Program Insertion
◦ What Is DPI?
◦ DPI Terminology
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◦ Common DPI Devices
◦ DCM Splicing Event Triggers
◦ D9036 Encoder with Cue Insertion
◦ Configuring DPI Messages in D9036 UI
◦ Configuring DPI on PNC Server
◦ Lesson 2: Examining Simulcrypt
◦ PowerVu Conditional Access Basics
◦ PowerVu Simulcrypt Option
◦ Summary of PowerVu CA with Simulcrypt
◦ Lesson 3: Exploring Statistical Multiplexing
◦ What Is Statistical Multiplexing?
◦ Statistical Multiplexing Methods
◦ Closed Loop Statistical Multiplexing
◦ Statmux Control Over Separate Network
◦ DCM Statmux Controller
◦ Statmux Pool versus Statmux Community
◦ Encoders in the Statmux Community
◦ Statmux Network Configuration
◦ Statmux Community Parameters
◦ Configuring Statmux Community on DCM
◦ Navigating the DCM Statmux Pages
◦ Checking Statmux Community Configuration
◦ Troubleshooting Statmux: Running State
Lab Outline
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Lab 1: Lab Access and UNIX Practice
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Lab 2: Troubleshooting Tools
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Lab 3: VSE and Virtual Channel Creation
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Lab 4: Multiplexers and PCAM
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Lab 5: Troubleshoot Configuration Errors
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Lab 6: Troubleshoot PowerVu Network Centre–Related Errors
Registration Email
For more information about schedules and registration for this course, contact aeskt_registration@cisco.com.
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