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Chapter 4 System Configuration
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Joining a Harmonic MediaGrid Cluster to a Windows Domain
 Make sure you have reviewed the Harmonic MediaGrid Installation Planning Guide and have
a completed copy of the configuration worksheet included in that document on hand.
 Make sure you have a USB drive on hand.
 Make sure you have the following Active Directory information:
 The Active Directory “realm” for this Harmonic MediaGrid system
 The Active Directory “workgroup” for this Harmonic MediaGrid
 The “hostname” for the Active Directory server
 The Active Directory Server's FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name)
 The IP address for the Active Directory server
 The user name and password for a valid user account with administrative privileges
CAUTION: Entering incorrect information in the Configuration Assistant could result in a loss of
connection to the High Bandwidth ContentBridge. For assistance, contact Technical Support.
To add a High Bandwidth ContentBridge to an Active Directory Domain:
1. Connect a monitor and keyboard to the High Bandwidth ContentBridge you wish to add to the
Active Directory domain.
2. Log on to the ContentBridge using the following user name and password:
User name: ovnuser
Password: OVN@SvCaUsa
3. Type the following command to set the FIRSTBOOT mode on the ContentBridge:
sudo initconfig --setflag
NOTE: In some cases, running this command can result in the following message:
[root@hbcb1-1 ~]# initconfig --setflag
Setting Firstboot flags (local)
sh: /tftpboot/config/FIRSTBOOT: No such file or directory
This message can be ignored. If you wish to verify that FIRSTBOOT mode was set,
you can check that the following files are now available on the ContentBridge:
/tmp/FIRSTBOOT
/omneon/sharedsys/FIRSTBOOT
4. Type the following commands to run the configuration assistant:
cd /home/ovnuser/scripts
sudo ./autoconfig -m
The configuration script asks a series of questions requiring information specific to the
customer site. Use the information from the Harmonic MediaGrid Installation Planning Guide
to complete the answers. Note that the assistant will display suggested responses in brackets.
During the assistant, you can use the up or down arrow keys to tab to previous responses.
5. When prompted by the configuration assistant, insert a USB drive. The configuration assistant
automatically copies the configuration information to the USB drive.
6. Type the following command to copy the configuration information to this High Bandwidth
ContentBridge:
sudo ./copyconfigs -m
7. When prompted to enter the ID of the ContentBridge in the specified range, select
0 as the
ID.
8. Once copying is complete, remove the USB drive from the ContentBridge.