Cisco Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Maintenance Manual

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Cisco MeetingPlace Audio Server System Manager’s Guide
processing programs.) Doing so ensures that the data is available after it has 
been purged from the system. After you create this file, update it monthly so 
you can archive information about your MeetingPlace system. When you 
update the historical file, data for the current month(s) is appended to the 
existing data. You can analyze the information that is stored in the data file to 
determine system usage trends, even after the meeting data has been purged.
To create an historical file:
1.
Run a monthly trending tool.
2.
In the Capacity Management window, choose 
File
 menu > 
Save
, then 
specify a name and directory for this file.
The first time you update the historical data file, you must enter the file 
name specified above. From then on, MeetingTime remembers the file 
name entered into the MeetingTime attributes.
To update an historical data file:
1.
In the MeetingTime Capacity Management tab, select the monthly 
trending tool to use.
2.
For the 
Update history file
 parameter, choose 
Yes
, and then enter the 
directory for this file.
3.
Click 
Execute
.
The Capacity Management Tool window appears.
4.
Choose 
File
 menu > 
Save
.
Conferencing Minutes tool
The Conferencing Minutes tool displays the amount of monthly conferencing 
minutes that took place on your system on an aggregate and per-port basis. To 
help you manage your system’s conferencing growth, this tool shows usage 
threshold lines that indicate when the use of your system has reached 
congested levels. (The usage threshold lines also indicate when more capacity 
was added to your system.)