Cisco Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) Version 15 Installation Guide
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Large deployment: 8 GB RAM, 2 GHz quad-core processor
Cisco TelePresence Management Server
Cisco TMSPE may be installed on the now discontinued Cisco TelePresence Management Server, but note
that system resources are limited to 2 GB RAM, which will reduce performance. We recommend using the
server for small deployments only and ultimately migrating to hardware with more resources available.
that system resources are limited to 2 GB RAM, which will reduce performance. We recommend using the
server for small deployments only and ultimately migrating to hardware with more resources available.
No support for multiple network cards
Multiple network cards on the Cisco TMS server are not supported. Like Cisco TMS, Cisco TMSPE cannot
use multiple network cards on a server and will only bind to the first available network interface.
use multiple network cards on a server and will only bind to the first available network interface.
Cisco VCS requirements
Cisco VCS Control must be version X7.2 or later. Option keys must be added for:
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Cisco VCS Device Provisioning.
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FindMe, if applicable.
SMTP server requirements
A valid SMTP server that will accept SMTP relay from the Cisco TMS server is required to send account
information to users from Cisco TMSPE. If your SMTP server requires authentication, make sure this
information is available during configuration.
information to users from Cisco TMSPE. If your SMTP server requires authentication, make sure this
information is available during configuration.
Database Server Requirements
For installation and upgrading, SQL Server and Windows Authentication mode (mixed mode) must be
enabled on the database server. After installation is completed, mixed mode can be disabled and Windows
Authentication enabled until the subsequent upgrade.
enabled on the database server. After installation is completed, mixed mode can be disabled and Windows
Authentication enabled until the subsequent upgrade.
When installing or upgrading Cisco TMSPE and using an existing SQL Server, the installer prompts for an
SQL user and password. The default is to enter the server sa (system administrator) username and
password. If the sa account is not available, use one of the following:
SQL user and password. The default is to enter the server sa (system administrator) username and
password. If the sa account is not available, use one of the following:
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Automatic setup, but with security limited role. Ask your SQL server administrator to create an SQL user
and login that has the dbcreator and securityadmin server roles. This account will be the service account
for Cisco TMS. When prompted for SQL Server credentials during installation, enter the username and
password for that account. Cisco TMSPE will create the tmspe database automatically using the server
defaults, assign itself as the owner and continue to use the supplied account to access the database after
installation.
and login that has the dbcreator and securityadmin server roles. This account will be the service account
for Cisco TMS. When prompted for SQL Server credentials during installation, enter the username and
password for that account. Cisco TMSPE will create the tmspe database automatically using the server
defaults, assign itself as the owner and continue to use the supplied account to access the database after
installation.
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Manual database creation, max security limited role. Ask your SQL server administrator to create:
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A database named tmspe with the appropriate options. The database collation must be Latin1 General
CI (case insensitive) and AI (accent insensitive). (Latin1_General_CI_AI).
CI (case insensitive) and AI (accent insensitive). (Latin1_General_CI_AI).
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An SQL user and login to use for the Cisco TMSPE Service account and grant the user the dbowner role
for the database.
for the database.
Note: When using the manual database creation, ensure that database settings ALLOW_SNAPSHOT_
ISOLATION and READ_COMMITTED_SNAPSHOT are set to On.
ISOLATION and READ_COMMITTED_SNAPSHOT are set to On.
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