Cisco Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Installation Guide

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February 27, 2004
Cisco MeetingPlace Audio Server Installation Planning Guide
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About Cisco MeetingPlace
The MeetingPlace suite of voice and web conferencing products is an 
integrated communication and productivity tool that is deployed on the 
corporate network behind the company firewall for unprecedented security. 
Access to MeetingPlace conferences is easy via popular end-user desktop 
applications like web browsers, IM clients, and standard IP-based phones.
MeetingPlace can be purchased in a standard, voice-only configuration, which 
includes server hardware, server software, and desktop software components. 
Additional hardware and software options are available.
This chapter discusses the following topics:
MeetingPlace server hardware
The following sections describe the hardware for the MeetingPlace 8112 and 
8106 servers.
8112
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8106
Se
MeetingPlace 8112 server hardware
The 8112 server is a rack mountable box, 21 inches tall and 18.9 inches wide. 
Fully loaded, it weighs up to 110 pounds.
The 8112 has the capacity for a CPU card, a Hot Swap Controller (HSC), 12 
slots for Smart Blades or Multi Access Blades to provide physical 
connectivity to the telephone network, and four drives: two disk drives, a 
floppy drive, and a CD-ROM drive. The front of the chassis allows access to 
the CPU, Smart Blades, and redundant power supplies. Local Area Network 
(LAN) cables, and telephony and Voice over IP (VoIP) cables plug into the 
back. (For more information on key 8112 features and technical 
specifications, see 
An alarm panel, located on the top portion of the chassis front, indicates major 
alarms, minor alarms, and system status. (For more information on the alarm 
panel, see the Cisco MeetingPlace Audio Server 5.2 System Manager’s 
Guide
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