Cisco Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) Version 15
Prerequisites and recommendations
This section describes prerequisites and best practices for installing and deploying Cisco TMSPE with Cisco
TMS and Cisco VCS.
TMS and Cisco VCS.
Cisco TMS and server requirements
Cisco TMSPE must be installed on the same server as Cisco TMS.
Product
Version and description
Cisco TMS
n
Version 14.1. Users of earlier versions of Cisco TMS must refer to the deployment guide
for their version.
for their version.
n
See hardware recommendations below.
n
. Note that trial versions of Cisco TMS cannot activate this extension.
SQL Server
connection
connection
n
TCP/IP or Named Pipes protocol must be enabled. TCP/IP is the preferred protocol, see
below.
below.
n
SQL Server Browser must be running.
Windows Server
If using the Named Pipes protocol for SQL database connection, the following security
updates/hotfixes to Windows Server are required :
updates/hotfixes to Windows Server are required :
n
n
and
Note that the default connection protocol is TCP/IP. If this protocol is used, no hotfixes are
required.
required.
Cisco TMS
Provisioning
Extension option key
Provisioning
Extension option key
n
Must be added in Cisco TMS under
Administrative Tools > General Settings
, in the
Licenses and Option Keys pane.
n
Note that if upgrading from Cisco TMS Agent Legacy, the Cisco TelePresence Movi
option key will be renamed to Provisioning Extension option key.
option key will be renamed to Provisioning Extension option key.
n
License consumption is based on usage; the number of concurrent signed-in and
provisioned devices. A user signed in to several devices simultaneously will consume
one license per device.
provisioned devices. A user signed in to several devices simultaneously will consume
one license per device.
Java
n
Version 6 (32-bit), update 33 recommended. Updates 4-33 supported.
n
.
IIS
IIS redirecting from localhost to FQDN is currently not supported and will cause the
installation to fail.
installation to fail.
Hardware recommendations
For optimal performance, we recommend the following hardware specifications depending on the size of your
deployment and user base:
deployment and user base:
n
Small deployment: 4 GB RAM, 2 GHz dual-core processor
n
Medium deployment: 4 GB RAM, 2 GHz quad-core processor
n
Large deployment: 8 GB RAM, 2 GHz quad-core processor
Cisco TMSPE Provisioning Deployment Guide
Page 7 of 78
Prerequisites and recommendations
Cisco TMS and server requirements