Cisco Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Maintenance Manual

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Setting up Cisco MeetingPlace  3-19
February 27, 2004
Cisco MeetingPlace Audio Server System Manager’s Guide
7.
For the 
Log file name
 attribute, enter a destination for error information. 
If you are importing a large number of records, enter a filename to log the 
error to.
8.
For the 
Error threshold
 attribute, enter a value.
This value determines the number of errors that MeetingTime allows 
before aborting the import process. Do not set this number too high 
because a large number of errors indicates a problem with the import file.
A status dialog box reports any error conditions that occur during 
importing.
9.
Click 
Execute
.
Automating the import process
When importing is automated, you can publish the MeetingPlace login 
schema through your intranet to greatly reduce your involvement in database 
management. 
If MeetingPlace Directory Services Gateway is not installed, you can simplify 
maintaining your MeetingPlace database by writing a script that uses the 
Windows Batch Mode (see 
). Automating the import process deactivates 
employees who have left your company and adds new employees. 
The following are general steps for writing a script to automate importing. 
Because this process can be complicated, please contact your MeetingPlace 
support representative for help. Writing the script is the customer’s 
responsibility, or it can be quoted as a professional services engagement.
1.
Export your source database (for example, NT or Human Resources) to a 
LAN drive.
2.
Compare the database to your last export.
3.
Create two files (one for additions and one for deactivations).
4.
Put the files into the proper import format.
For more information, see 
5.
Run the two imports into MeetingPlace (one to deactivate former users and 
one to add new users).
Importing and deleting profiles in Windows Batch Mode
Importing or deleting profiles in batch mode lets you perform the process 
overnight and avoid tying up your machine (importing takes about one second 
per profile). You can perform all the import operations in batch mode using 
command line options.