Cisco Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Maintenance Manual
Cisco MeetingServer 5.1 System Manager’s Guide
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Cisco Systems
March 2003
When a multiserver meeting is set to begin, the primary MeetingPlace server
places one call to each secondary server over standard phone lines. Once the
secondary servers receive the call, they add the primary server to their
meeting, enabling all users to speak to each other no matter which server
they are connected to.
places one call to each secondary server over standard phone lines. Once the
secondary servers receive the call, they add the primary server to their
meeting, enabling all users to speak to each other no matter which server
they are connected to.
Multiserver meetings are ideal for:
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Minimizing long distance calls between major corporate locations. Users
in a particular region can connect to their local conference servers, and
the conference servers automatically call each other over standard phone
lines to form a multiserver meeting. This reduces the number of long
distance calls required to connect the users.
in a particular region can connect to their local conference servers, and
the conference servers automatically call each other over standard phone
lines to form a multiserver meeting. This reduces the number of long
distance calls required to connect the users.
•
Large conference calls (over 550 participants) that require more than one
MeetingPlace M3 server.
MeetingPlace M3 server.
Multiserver Meeting Requirements
The system requirements for conducting a multiserver meeting are listed in
Table 8-1.
Table 8-1.
Table 8-1 System Requirements for Multiserver Meetings
System Requirements
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1.
Make sure all MeetingPlace servers are running MeetingPlace 2000
(system software version 4.1.3) or higher.
(system software version 4.1.3) or higher.
2.
If multiserver meetings are going to be scheduled using MeetingPlace
Web, make sure systems participating in the multiserver meeting have
MeetingPlace Web Conferencing (version 4.2.5) or higher installed.
Web, make sure systems participating in the multiserver meeting have
MeetingPlace Web Conferencing (version 4.2.5) or higher installed.
Note: To ensure MeetingPlace and MeetingPlace Web
compatibility, check that versions are in synch (For example,
MeetingPlace 2000 with MeetingPlace Web v2000).
compatibility, check that versions are in synch (For example,
MeetingPlace 2000 with MeetingPlace Web v2000).
The requirements for scheduling a multiserver meeting are listed in Table
8-2. These requirements are described in more detail in the Configuring
MeetingPlace Servers for Multiserver Meetings section.
8-2. These requirements are described in more detail in the Configuring
MeetingPlace Servers for Multiserver Meetings section.
Table 8-2 Scheduling Requirements for Multiserver Meetings
Scheduling Requirements
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Provide users who are going to schedule multiserver meetings with profiles on
each MeetingPlace server (refer to page 191).
Enable the user profiles of those who are going to schedule meetings with
multiserver scheduling privileges (refer to page 191).
Create Server Information records on all MeetingPlace systems for each