Cisco Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) Version 15 Maintenance Manual
Adding systems
Cisco TMS Administrator Guide
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Swap a system in Cisco TMS
Systems get an id (Cisco TMS System Id) when they are first added to Cisco TMS. This id is used as
the reference for the systems in booking, reporting, event, permissions etc. It is therefore important to
retain the id, even if a system gets swapped (because of theft, upgrade, hardware failure etc). A
system can be deleted from a folder since the data for the system will still be in the database, but it
should not be purged unless you are 100% confident that a new system should take over this system’s
roles.
the reference for the systems in booking, reporting, event, permissions etc. It is therefore important to
retain the id, even if a system gets swapped (because of theft, upgrade, hardware failure etc). A
system can be deleted from a folder since the data for the system will still be in the database, but it
should not be purged unless you are 100% confident that a new system should take over this system’s
roles.
If a system in Cisco TMS is out of order, or awaiting a swap, it can be set to Not Allow Bookings. This
is done in the
is done in the
Connection
tab in
Systems > Navigator
. By doing this you can avoid anyone booking
the system while it is unavailable.
Replace system function
This feature makes it much easier to replace systems in Cisco TMS. Cisco recommends using this
feature when replacing systems in Cisco TMS.
feature when replacing systems in Cisco TMS.
To replace a system:
1. Go to
Systems > Navigator
> select the system you wish to replace
2. Click the
Connection
tab.
3. Click Replace Systems. Here you choose whether to change the system’s network address to an
IP or DNS address of a system on the network, or choosing an existing system in Cisco TMS by
clicking Select system….
clicking Select system….
4. Click Next… You will then be shown a summary page where you choose whether you would like
to keep the system name, keep call configuration, apply last configuration backup and keep all
logs of the system. You can also choose to purge the system that you are replacing from Cisco
TMS.
logs of the system. You can also choose to purge the system that you are replacing from Cisco
TMS.
5. Click OK and the switch will be completed.
System tracked by IP address
When a system is tracked by IP address and the system is swapped, the easiest way is to give the
new system the same IP address and connect it to the network. If a Configuration Backup was done of
the previous system, a Configuration Restore can now be done to restore all previous settings and
phonebooks.
new system the same IP address and connect it to the network. If a Configuration Backup was done of
the previous system, a Configuration Restore can now be done to restore all previous settings and
phonebooks.
If the new system is configured with a new IP address,
1. Insert the new IP address in the
Connection
tab for that system in
Systems > Navigator
in
Cisco TMS
2. Click Save/Try.
Note: The SNMP community name must be correct for this to work.
System tracked by Host Name
When a system is tracked by the Host Name and the system is swapped, the new system should be
configured with the same host name. If a Configuration Backup was done of the previous system, a
Configuration Restore can now be done to restore all previous settings and phonebooks.
configured with the same host name. If a Configuration Backup was done of the previous system, a
Configuration Restore can now be done to restore all previous settings and phonebooks.
If the new system is configured with a new Host Name,
1. Insert the new Host Name in the
Connection
tab for that system in
Systems > Navigator
in
Cisco TMS
2. Click Save/Try.
Note: The SNMP community name must be correct for this to work.