The CDSM provides tools that can be used for system monitoring and system diagnostics. The topics covered in this chapter include:
Note If Virtual Video Infrastructure (VVI) with split-domain management is enabled, the CDSM pages associated with the Vaults and Caching Nodes display only on the VVI Manager (VVIM), and the CDSM pages associated with the Streamers display only on the Stream Manager. For more information, see the "Virtual Video Infrastructure" section on page E-6.
The Stream Activity reports displays information about streams. The available reports are:
To access the available Stream Activity reports, choose Report > Stream Activity, and follow the procedure for the specific report described in the following subsections.
The Stream by Array report lists all streams currently active for a specified group of Streamers.
To view the Stream by Array report, do the following:
Step 1 From the Available Reports drop-down list, choose Streams by Array (Figure 6-1).
Figure 6-1 Available Reports for Stream Activity
Figure 6-2 shows the selection fields for the Streams by Array report.
Figure 6-2 Stream By Array Report Selection Fields
Step 2 From the Stream Array drop-down list, choose a stream array.
Step 3 Choose a modifier. See Table 6-1 for a description of each modifier.
Step 4 Using the drop-down lists provided, or the calendars, choose a From Date and To Date for the report.
Step 5 Choose a time breakdown of hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly. The maximum time interval allowed for each breakdown is the following:
•Hourly—31 days
•Daily—2 years
•Weekly— 2 years
•Monthly—2 years
Step 6 If you selected a modifier that requires a value, choose or specify the filter value.
Step 7 Click Display.
To clear the fields and start over, click Reset.
Figure 6-3 shows an example of the Streams by Array report covering daily activity over a 15-day period with no optional modifiers selected.
Figure 6-3 Streams by Array Report
The report displays:
•Report type (for example, Daily Stream Activity Report for streams by array)
•From and to dates
•Date and time of each stream count
•Total number of standard definition (SD) streams, total number of high-definition (HD) streams, and total streams overall for the time period selected
Click Previous Report to return to the previous page.
Note Previous Report returns you to the report selection page or the previous report page in a multi-page report. Next Report takes you to the next page in the report.
Step 8 To see more detail, click the total number of streams link. For example, in Figure 6-3, click 5 total. The Session ID Summary is displayed (Figure 6-4).
Figure 6-4 Session ID Summary
Note The Session ID Summary can be sorted by clicking on each column heading.
The report displays:
•Session ID
•Content name
•Start and end date and time
The Session ID Summary can be sorted by clicking on each column heading.
Step 9 To see the stream play history of a specific session, click a session ID (Figure 6-5).
Note If Trick Mode Capture is disabled, the session ID does not link to the stream play history. For information on enabling the Trick Mode Capture, see the "Trick Mode Capture" section on page E-5.
Figure 6-5 Session ID—Stream Play History Drilldown
The report displays:
•Session ID
•Set-top box MAC address
•Termination reason
•Date and time of each play or trick mode action
•Elapsed time of each action
At the bottom of each Stream Play History report is a legend mapping the action to a color.
Click Previous Report to return to the previous page.
Note Previous Report returns you to the report selection page or the previous report page in a multi-page report. Next Report takes you to the next page in the report.
Step 10 To see details about the stream associated with this session, click Show Stream Data (Figure 6-6).
Figure 6-6 Stream Play History—Stream Data
The Stream Data displays:
•Details about the stream (QAM IP address and port, and service group)
•Details about the content (content name, ingest information, server ID storing the content, and so on)
Click Hide Stream Data to hide stream data.
Click Previous Report to return to the previous page.
Step 11 To download the report to a comma-separated value (CSV) file, do one of the following:
a. If you are using Internet Explorer as your web browser, click Download and then click Save or Open. Save presents a Save As dialog box. Open opens the CSV file.
b. If you are using another major web browser (for example, Netscape, Firefox, Opera), right-click Download and choose Save Link As, Save Link Target As, or Save Target As depending on the web browser you are using. A Save As dialog box is displayed.
The Streams by Time report summarizes the number of standard-definition and high-definition streams by the selected time breakdown in the specified time period. This report can be used to analyze slow times of day and to plan outages.
To view the Streams by Time report, do the following:
Step 1 From the Available Reports drop-down list, choose Streams by Time. Figure 6-7 shows the selection fields for the Streams By Time report.
Figure 6-7 Streams by Time Report Selection Fields
Step 2 Using the drop-down lists provided, or the calendars, choose a From Date and To Date for the report.
Step 3 Choose the time breakdown.
Step 4 Click Display.
To clear the fields and start over, click Reset.
Figure 6-8 shows an example of the Streams by Time report with the per Hour time breakdown selected.
Figure 6-8 Streams by Time Report
The report displays:
•Report type (for example: Stream Activity Report for streams by time)
•From and to dates
•Time of each stream activity survey
•Total number of streams for each time within the specified from and to dates
Click Previous Report to return to the previous page.
Note Previous Report returns you to the report selection page or the previous report page in a multi-page report. Next Report takes you to the next page in the report.
Step 5 To download the report to a comma-separated value (CSV) file, do one of the following:
a. If you are using Internet Explorer as your web browser, click Download and then click Save or Open. Save presents a Save As dialog box. Open opens the CSV file.
b. If you are using another major web browser (for example, Netscape, Firefox, Opera), right-click Download and choose Save Link As, Save Link Target As, or Save Target As depending on the web browser you are using. A Save As dialog box is displayed.
The Stream per STB-MAC report lists the number of streams that have been delivered to each set-top box in the specified time period.
To view the Streams per STB-MAC report, do the following:
Step 1 From the Available Reports drop-down list, choose Streams Per STB-MAC. Figure 6-9 shows the selection fields for the Streams per STB-MAC report.
Figure 6-9 Streams per STB-MAC Report Selection Fields
Step 2 Using the drop-down lists provided or the calendar, choose a Start Date for the report.
Step 3 Click Display.
To clear the fields and start over, click Reset.
Figure 6-10 shows an example of the Streams per STB-MAC report.
Figure 6-10 Streams per STB-MAC Report
The report displays:
•Report type (for example: Stream Activity Report for streams per STB-MAC)
•From and to dates
•MAC address of each set-top box
•Total number of streams for each set-top box
Click Previous Report to return to the report selection page.
Step 4 To see more detail, click the stream total link. The Session ID Summary is displayed.
The Session ID Summary can be sorted by clicking on each column heading.
Note If Trick Mode Capture is disabled, the session ID does not link to the stream play history. For information on enabling the Trick Mode Capture, see the "Trick Mode Capture" section on page E-5.
Step 5 To see the stream play history of a specific session, click a session ID.
Click Previous Report to return to the previous page.
Step 6 To see details about the stream associated with this session, click Show Stream Data.
Click Hide Stream Data to hide stream data.
Click Previous Report to return to the previous page.
Note Previous Report returns you to the report selection page or the previous report page in a multi-page report. Next Report takes you to the next page in the report.
Step 7 To download the report to a comma-separated value (CSV) file, do one of the following:
a. If you are using Internet Explorer as your web browser, click Download and then click Save or Open. Save presents a Save As dialog box. Open opens the CSV file.
b. If you are using another major web browser (for example, Netscape, Firefox, Opera), right-click Download and choose Save Link As, Save Link Target As, or Save Target As depending on the web browser you are using. A Save As dialog box is displayed.
The Stream Play History report lists the trick mode history for specified streams.
To view the Stream Play History report, do the following:
Step 1 From the Available Reports drop-down list, choose Stream Play History. Figure 6-11 shows the selection fields for the Stream Play History report.
Figure 6-11 Stream Play History Report Selection Fields
Step 2 Choose a modifier. See Table 6-2 for a description of each modifier.
|
|
---|---|
None (Date Only) |
Displays a list of all streams (Session ID Summary) filtered by the from and to dates. |
Service Group |
Filters the report by the service group you choose in a later step. |
Session ID |
Filters the report by a session ID you specify in a later step. Note |
STB MAC |
Filters the report by the set-top box MAC address you specify in a later step. |
QAM IP |
Filters the report by the IP address of the QAM device you choose in a later step. |
Step 3 Using the drop-down lists provided, or the calendars, choose a From Date and To Date for the report.
Note Selecting Session ID displays the complete play history for the specified session. The From Date and To Date fields are bypassed.
Note Selecting None (Date Only) displays the Session ID Summary. To see the play history of a specific session, click a Session ID in the Session ID Summary report.
Step 4 If you selected a modifier, choose or specify the filtered value. For example, if you choose Service Group as the modifier, you specify which Service Group.
Step 5 Click Display.
To clear the fields and start over, click Reset.
Figure 6-16 shows an example of the Stream Play History report.
Figure 6-12 Stream Play History Report
Note The Session ID Summary can be sorted by clicking on each column heading.
The report displays:
•Session ID
•Content name
•Start and end date and time
Step 6 To see the stream play history of a specific session, click a session ID (Figure 6-13).
Note If Trick Mode Capture is disabled, the session ID does not link to the stream play history. For information on enabling the Trick Mode Capture, see the "Trick Mode Capture" section on page E-5.
Figure 6-13 Session ID Stream Play History Drilldown
The report displays:
•Session ID
•Set-top box MAC address
•Termination reason
•Date and time of each play or trick mode action
•Server ID of the Play server that served the trick mode
•Elapsed time of each action
Click Previous Report to return to the previous page.
Step 7 To see details about the stream associated with this session, click Show Stream Data (Figure 6-14).
Figure 6-14 Stream Play History—Stream Data
The Stream Data displays:
•Details about the stream (QAM IP address and port, and service group)
•Details about the content (content name, ingest information, server ID storing the content, and so on)
Click Hide Stream Data to hide stream data.
Click Previous Report to return to the previous page.
At the bottom of each Stream Play History report is a legend mapping the action to a color.
Note Previous Report returns you to the report selection page or the previous report page in a multi-page report. Next Report takes you to the next page in the report.
Step 8 To download the report to a comma-separated value (CSV) file, do one of the following:
a. If you are using Internet Explorer as your web browser, click Download and then click Save or Open. Save presents a Save As dialog box. Open opens the CSV file.
b. If you are using another major web browser (for example, Netscape, Firefox, Opera), right-click Download and choose Save Link As, Save Link Target As, or Save Target As depending on the web browser you are using. A Save As dialog box is displayed.
The Cache/Fill Bandwidth report displays details on the content caching activity on a Streamer.
To view the Cache/Fill Bandwidth report, do the following:
Step 1 From the Available Reports drop-down list, choose Cache/Fill Bandwidth. Figure 6-15 shows the selection fields for the Cache/Fill Bandwidth report.
Figure 6-15 Cache/Fill Bandwidth Report Selection Fields
Step 2 From the Server Array drop-down list, choose a server array.
Step 3 Using the drop-down lists provided, or the calendars, choose a From Date and To Date for the report.
Step 4 From the Server ID drop-down list, choose a Streamer.
Step 5 Click Display.
To clear the fields and start over, click Reset.
Figure 6-16 shows an example of the Cache/Fill Bandwidth report.
Figure 6-16 Cache/Fill Bandwidth Report
The report displays the minimum, average, and maximum bandwidth used for the selected Streamer.
Click Previous Report to return to the previous page.
Note Previous Report returns you to the report selection page or the previous report page in a multi-page report. Next Report takes you to the next page in the report.
Step 6 To download the report to a comma-separated value (CSV) file, do one of the following:
a. If you are using Internet Explorer as your web browser, click Download and then click Save or Open. Save presents a Save As dialog box. Open opens the CSV file.
b. If you are using another major web browser (for example, Netscape, Firefox, Opera), right-click Download and choose Save Link As, Save Link Target As, or Save Target As depending on the web browser you are using. A Save As dialog box is displayed.
The Bandwidth per Service Group report lists bandwidth used by the selected service group.
To view the Bandwidth per Service Group report, do the following:
Step 1 From the Available Reports drop-down list, choose Bandwidth Per Service Group. Figure 6-17 shows the selection fields for the Bandwidth per Service Group report.
Figure 6-17 Bandwidth per Service Group Report Selection Fields
Step 2 Using the drop-down lists provided, or the calendars, choose a From Date and To Date for the report.
Step 3 Choose a time breakdown of hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly. The maximum time interval allowed for each breakdown is the following:
•Hourly—31 days
•Daily—2 years
•Weekly—2 years
•Monthly—2 years
Step 4 From the Service Group drop-down list, choose a service group or all service groups.
If you choose all service groups, a report listing each service group is displayed with links to the bandwidth report for each service group.
Step 5 Click Display.
To clear the fields and start over, click Reset.
Figure 6-18 shows an example of the Bandwidth per Service Group report.
Figure 6-18 Bandwidth per Service Group Report
The report displays:
•Report type
•From and to dates
•Date and time of each time breakdown
•Total megabits per second for each time breakdown selected
Click Previous Report to return to the previous page.
Note Previous Report returns you to the report selection page or the previous report page in a multi-page report. Next Report takes you to the next page in the report.
Step 6 To see more detail, click the Mbps link. The Session ID Summary is displayed.
The Session ID Summary can be sorted by clicking on each column heading.
Step 7 To see the stream play history of a specific session, click a session ID.
Note If Trick Mode Capture is disabled, the session ID does not link to the stream play history. For information on enabling the Trick Mode Capture, see the "Trick Mode Capture" section on page E-5.
Click Previous Report to return to the previous page.
Step 8 To see details about the stream associated with this session, click Show Stream Data.
The Stream Data displays:
•Details about the stream (QAM IP address and port, and service group)
•Details about the content (content name, ingest information, server ID storing the content, and so on)
Click Hide Stream Data to hide stream data.
Click Previous Report to return to the previous page.
Note Previous Report returns you to the report selection page or the previous report page in a multi-page report. Next Report takes you to the next page in the report.
Step 9 To download the report to a comma-separated value (CSV) file, do one of the following:
a. If you are using Internet Explorer as your web browser, click Download and then click Save or Open. Save presents a Save As dialog box. Open opens the CSV file.
b. If you are using another major web browser (for example, Netscape, Firefox, Opera), right-click Download and choose Save Link As, Save Link Target As, or Save Target As depending on the web browser you are using. A Save As dialog box is displayed.
The Stream Failures report lists the number of stream failures.
To view the Stream Failures report, do the following:
Step 1 From the Available Reports drop-down list, choose Stream Failures. Figure 6-19 shows the selection fields for the Stream Failures report.
Figure 6-19 Stream Failures Report Selection Fields
Step 2 Choose an error code, if applicable. See Table 5-8 in the "Stream Failures" section on page 5-18 for descriptions of possible error codes.
Step 3 Choose a modifier. See Table 6-3 for a description of each modifier.
Step 4 Using the drop-down lists provided, or the calendars, choose a From Date and To Date for the report.
Step 5 Choose a time breakdown of hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly. The maximum time interval allowed for each breakdown is the following:
•Hourly—31 days
•Daily—2 years
•Weekly—2 years
•Monthly—2 years
Step 6 If you selected a modifier, choose the filter value.
Step 7 Click Display.
To clear the fields and start over, click Reset.
Figure 6-20 shows an example of the Stream Failures report.
Figure 6-20 Stream Failures Report
The report displays:
•Report type
•From and to dates
•Date (and time if applicable) of each time breakdown
•Total number of failures for each time breakdown selected
Step 8 To see more detail, click the total number of failures link. The Stream Failure Details report is displayed (Figure 6-21).
Figure 6-21 Stream Failure Details
The report displays:
•Date and time of the failure
•Session ID of the failed stream
•QAM IP address
•Server ID that was sending the stream at the time of the failure
•Service Group
•Error code
The report can be sorted by clicking on each column heading.
Step 9 To see the stream play history of a specific session, click a session ID.
Note If Trick Mode Capture is disabled, the session ID does not link to the stream play history. For information on enabling the Trick Mode Capture, see the "Trick Mode Capture" section on page E-5.
Click Previous Report to return to the previous page.
Step 10 To see details about the stream associated with this session, click Show Stream Data.
Click Hide Stream Data to hide stream data.
Click Previous Report to return to the previous page.
Note Previous Report returns you to the report selection page or the previous report page in a multi-page report. Next Report takes you to the next page in the report.
Step 11 To download the report to a comma-separated value (CSV) file, do one of the following:
a. If you are using Internet Explorer as your web browser, click Download and then click Save or Open. Save presents a Save As dialog box. Open opens the CSV file.
b. If you are using another major web browser (for example, Netscape, Firefox, Opera), right-click Download and choose Save Link As, Save Link Target As, or Save Target As depending on the web browser you are using. A Save As dialog box is displayed.
The Content Popularity report lists the content by their filenames and ranks them in order of popularity.
To view the Content Popularity report, do the following:
Step 1 From the Available Reports drop-down list, choose Content Popularity. Figure 6-22 shows the selection fields for the Content Popularity report.
Figure 6-22 Content Popularity Report Selection Fields
Step 2 Using the drop-down lists provided, or the calendars, choose a Start Time and End Time for the report.
Step 3 Click Display.
To clear the fields and start over, click Reset.
Figure 6-23 shows an example of the Content Popularity report.
Figure 6-23 Content Popularity Report
The report displays:
•Report type
•Optional modifiers if applicable
•From and to dates
•Content object name
•Total number of streams for each content streamed in the specified time period
Step 4 To view content details, click the content object name. The Content Detail report is displayed (Figure 6-24).
Figure 6-24 Content Popularity Details
Click Close to close this window.
Click Previous Report to return to the previous page.
Step 5 To download the report to a comma-separated value (CSV) file, do one of the following:
a. If you are using Internet Explorer as your web browser, click Download and then click Save or Open. Save presents a Save As dialog box. Open opens the CSV file.
b. If you are using another major web browser (for example, Netscape, Firefox, Opera), right-click Download and choose Save Link As, Save Link Target As, or Save Target As depending on the web browser you are using. A Save As dialog box is displayed.
The Content Activity report lists all content stored on all Vaults in the specified group.
To view the Content Activity report, do the following:
Step 1 Choose Report > Content Activity. The Content Activity selection page is displayed.
Step 2 From the Available Reports drop-down list, choose Content By Ingest Date (Figure 6-25).
Figure 6-25 Content Activity Selection Fields
Step 3 From the Array drop-down list, choose an array.
Step 4 Using the drop-down lists provided, or the calendars, choose a From Date and To Date for the report.
Step 5 Choose Include Deleted to include content that has been deleted from the array; otherwise, choose Exclude Deleted.
Step 6 Click Display.
To clear the fields and start over, click Reset.
Figure 6-26 shows an example of the Content Activity report.
Figure 6-26 Content Activity Report
The report displays:
•Report type
•From and to dates
•Content filenames
•Creation date
•Destroyed date
Step 7 To view the details of an in-service content object, click the content filename link (Figure 6-27).
Figure 6-27 Content Detail
Click Close to close this window.
Click Previous Report to return to the previous page.
Note Previous Report returns you to the report selection page or the previous report page in a multi-page report. Next Report takes you to the next page in the report.
Step 8 To download the report to a comma-separated value (CSV) file, do one of the following:
a. If you are using Internet Explorer as your web browser, click Download and then click Save or Open. Save presents a Save As dialog box. Open opens the CSV file.
b. If you are using another major web browser (for example, Netscape, Firefox, Opera), right-click Download and choose Save Link As, Save Link Target As, or Save Target As depending on the web browser you are using. A Save As dialog box is displayed.
To view the Unpublished Package report, do the following:
Step 1 Choose Report > Content Activity. The Content Activity selection page is displayed.
Step 2 From the Available Reports drop-down list, choose Unpublished Package Report (Figure 6-25).
Figure 6-28 Unpublished Package Selection Fields
Step 3 Using the drop-down lists provided, or the calendars, choose a From Date and To Date for the report.
Step 4 Click Display.
To clear the fields and start over, click Reset.
Figure 6-26 shows an example of the Unpublished Package report.
Figure 6-29 Unpublished Package Report
The report displays:
•Report type
•From and to dates
•Package names
•Creation date
•Source URL
•Target URL
•Number of assets associated with the package
Step 5 Click New Report to return to the previous page.
Step 6 To download the report to a comma-separated value (CSV) file, do one of the following:
a. If you are using Internet Explorer as your web browser, click Download and then click Save or Open. Save presents a Save As dialog box. Open opens the CSV file.
b. If you are using another major web browser (for example, Netscape, Firefox, Opera), right-click Download and choose Save Link As, Save Link Target As, or Save Target As depending on the web browser you are using. A Save As dialog box is displayed.
The CDSM Audit log keeps track of every configuration change, deletion of monitored items, and maintenance actions.
To view the CDSM Audit logs, do the following:
Step 1 Choose Report > CDSM Audit logs. Figure 6-30 shows the selection fields for the CDSM Audit logs.
Figure 6-30 CDSM Audit Log Selection Fields
Step 2 Using the drop-down lists provided, or the calendars, choose a From Date and To Date for the log.
Step 3 Click Display.
To clear the fields and start over, click Reset.
Figure 6-31 shows an example of the CDSM Audit log.
Figure 6-31 CDSM Audit Log
The log displays:
•From and to dates
•Action taken (Section Descriptor)
•User who took the action
•System used
•Date the action occurred
Step 4 To get more information about the action taken, click a section descriptor. The CDSM Audit Log Detail is displayed in a new window. Click Close to close the window.
Step 5 To download the report to a comma-separated value (CSV) file, do one of the following:
a. If you are using Internet Explorer as your web browser, click Download and then click Save or Open. Save presents a Save As dialog box. Open opens the CSV file.
b. If you are using another major web browser (for example, Netscape, Firefox, Opera), right-click Download and choose Save Link As, Save Link Target As, or Save Target As depending on the web browser you are using. A Save As dialog box is displayed.
Note The CSV files are generated every 24 hours and are deleted when they are older than 30 days. The CSV files are accessible by going to the /arroyo/asmrpt directory, or by using an FTP client with the username "asmrpt" and the password "asmrpt."
Monitoring data is archived in comma-separated value (CSV) format for use in a spreadsheet program, database, or other software. Table 6-4 describes the different archived data.
To download an archived data report, do the following:
Step 1 Choose Report > Archived Data. The Archived Data page is displayed.
Step 2 From the Archives drop-down list, choose an archive and click Next.
Step 3 Right-click the HTTP link of the report you want to download and choose Save Target As, Save Link As, Save Link Target As, or Save Target As depending on the web browser you are using. A Save As dialog box is displayed (Figure 6-32).
Figure 6-32 Save As Dialog Box
Step 4 Choose a location and name for the file and click Save.
Step 5 The CSV file is compressed using gzip (extension .gz). Decompress the file using a decompression tool that includes the gzip compression code, such as Winzip, PowerArchiver 6.1, or 7-zip.
The CDSM Audit log archives contain the same information as the CDSM Audit logs. For more information, see the "CDSM Audit Logs" section.
Table 6-5 describes the fields in the Content Report CSV files.
|
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mGoid |
Global object identifier. Used by the CDS database. |
mName |
The name of the content file. |
mProvider |
Not applicable. |
mCategory |
Not applicable. |
mFactoryId |
Not applicable. |
mOpState |
The operational state is not used and is always 2 (In Service). |
mAdminState |
The administrative state is not used and is always 2 (In Service). |
mProvisionForPush |
The type of FTP provisioned. Values are: • • • |
mURL |
URL of the content file. This field is applicable only for FTP pull. |
mIngestIpAddress |
IP address of the ingest interface on the Vault used to download the content file. |
mIngestFileSize |
Content file size, in bytes. |
mCreateTime |
Time and date this content file was created. The time and date is represented in seconds since the start of Unix epoch time.1 |
mLastModifiedTime |
Time and date this content file was last modified. The time and date is represented in seconds since the start of Unix epoch time.1 |
mDeleteTime |
Time and date this content file was deleted. The time and date is represented in seconds since the start of Unix epoch time.1 |
mServerId |
Server ID of the Vault server that is the primary source for this content file. |
mAssetName |
Asset name of the content, if populated. |
mEncrypted |
Not applicable. |
mRate |
Transmit rate requirement of the file, in bytes per second. |
1 Unix epoch time is 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z |
Table 6-6 describes the fields in the Stream Report CSV files.
|
|
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mSessionId |
Session ID of the stream. |
mGoid |
Global object identifier. Used by the CDS database. |
mTsIdOut |
Not applicable. |
mTsIdIn |
Not applicable. |
mProgramNumber |
Not applicable. |
mBandwidthUsed |
This field is applicable only when Streaming Mode is set to ASI. The transport stream bandwidth, in bytes, required for this stream object. |
mQAMIp |
IP address of the QAM device that participated in transmitting the stream. The IP address is represented as an integer. For example, 3232235818 decimal converts to C0A8012A hexadecimal, which translates to 192.168.1.42 |
mQAMPort |
Port the QAM device is using to receive the stream object. |
mSetTopMac |
Not applicable. |
mServiceGroup |
Not applicable. |
mStartTime |
The timestamp of when the stream was created. The timestamp is represented in seconds since the start of Unix epoch time.1 |
mLastTime |
Not applicable. |
1 Unix epoch time is 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z |
Table 6-7 describes the fields in the Stream Failure Report CSV files.
|
|
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mSessionId |
Session ID of the failed stream. |
mKey |
CDS database key for this record. |
mServerId |
Server ID of the Streamer that participated in transmitting the stream. |
mGroupId |
Array ID the Streamer is associated with. |
mServiceGroup |
Service group that participated in transmitting the stream. |
mQAMIp |
IP address of the QAM device that participated in transmitting the stream. The IP address is represented as an integer. For example, 3232235818 decimal converts to C0A8012A hexadecimal, which translates to 192.168.1.42 |
mEventTime |
Timestamp when the event occurred. The timestamp is represented in seconds since the start of Unix epoch time.1 |
mOperation |
Operation that was taking place when the stream failed. For example: createStream, LSCP Command(), createServant, destroy. These are the measurement points or transactional states of the system at the time of the failure. See Table 5-8 on page 5-19 for more information. |
mErrorCode |
Error code provides a description of the event that caused the error. See Table 5-8 on page 5-19 for more information. |
mOperand |
Operand that was being operated on at the time of the failure, for example, the StreamID is the operand if a stream was being created or controlled at the time of failure. |
mTask |
Failed task is the event category indicating the type of execution sequence that the call stack was currently within at the time of the failure. See Table 5-8 on page 5-19 for more information. |
1 Unix epoch time is 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z |
The Stream Activity Reports archive contains all trick mode and play actions of all streams within the given 24-hour period. Table 6-8 describes the fields that are exported to the CSV file.
|
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mSessionId |
Session ID of the stream. |
mActionTime |
Timestamp when the stream activity occurred. The timestamp is represented in seconds since the start of Unix epoch time.1 |
mServerId |
Server ID of the Streamer that is providing the stream. |
mOpState |
Operational state is not used and is always zero (0). |
mStreamState |
Stream state is not used and is always zero (0). |
mSpeed |
Speed direction is as follows: • • • • |
mNptOffset |
Current point in time (milliseconds) where the stream is on the set-top box, based on from NPT and to NPT. |
mDestroyedReason |
This field is only populated if the stream is destroyed by the CDS orphan stream handler. The CDS orphan stream handler only destroys a stream for one of the following two reasons: • • |
1 Unix epoch time is 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z |