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Configuring Cisco VCS for provisioning
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Configuring Cisco VCS for provisioning
When deploying provisioning for the first time, Cisco VCS must be configured for provisioning prior to
installing and activating Cisco TMSPE.
installing and activating Cisco TMSPE.
Users migrating from Cisco TMS Agent Legacy do not need to perform the procedures described in this
section.
section.
Provisioning within your network
There are two types of Cisco VCS:
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Cisco VCS Control: this is designed to be installed in the organization's private network to provide
registration and routing capabilities to H.323 and SIP based endpoints used within the business or
connected into the business over a VPN .
registration and routing capabilities to H.323 and SIP based endpoints used within the business or
connected into the business over a VPN .
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Cisco VCS Expressway: this is designed to be installed in the organization's DMZ to provide registration
and routing capabilities for public and home based H.323 and SIP based endpoints. The VCS Expressway
also provides firewall traversal capabilities to allow communication with the internal VCS Control and
endpoints that are registered to it.
and routing capabilities for public and home based H.323 and SIP based endpoints. The VCS Expressway
also provides firewall traversal capabilities to allow communication with the internal VCS Control and
endpoints that are registered to it.
In a network which only has Cisco VCS Expressways, you can configure your system with provisioning
enabled on the Cisco VCS Expressway, however, you should consider the security aspects of storing user
data on an appliance that is located in a DMZ.
enabled on the Cisco VCS Expressway, however, you should consider the security aspects of storing user
data on an appliance that is located in a DMZ.
User accounts can only reside on one Cisco VCS (or Cisco VCS cluster). Therefore if your network has a
combination of Cisco VCS Expressways and Cisco VCS Controls (where some endpoints - such as soft
clients - may register to either the Control or the Expressway), we recommend that you configure and enable
provisioning only on the Cisco VCS Control (or Control cluster). If a soft client or other endpoint registers to a
Cisco VCS Expressway, provisioning requests will be routed (using search rules) to the Cisco VCS Control
associated with the Expressway via the appropriate traversal zone.
combination of Cisco VCS Expressways and Cisco VCS Controls (where some endpoints - such as soft
clients - may register to either the Control or the Expressway), we recommend that you configure and enable
provisioning only on the Cisco VCS Control (or Control cluster). If a soft client or other endpoint registers to a
Cisco VCS Expressway, provisioning requests will be routed (using search rules) to the Cisco VCS Control
associated with the Expressway via the appropriate traversal zone.
In hierarchical Cisco VCS deployments you could use one or more dedicated Cisco VCS clusters for
provisioning—all other Cisco VCSs could be configured to route provisioning requests to those dedicated
provisioning servers. However, each provisioning Cisco VCS cluster is still subject to the 10,000 user
capacity limits that would apply to a any Cisco VCS cluster. If you need to provision more than 10,000 users,
your network will require additional Cisco VCS clusters with an appropriately designed and configured dial
plan.
provisioning—all other Cisco VCSs could be configured to route provisioning requests to those dedicated
provisioning servers. However, each provisioning Cisco VCS cluster is still subject to the 10,000 user
capacity limits that would apply to a any Cisco VCS cluster. If you need to provision more than 10,000 users,
your network will require additional Cisco VCS clusters with an appropriately designed and configured dial
plan.
If provisioning is enabled on any Cisco VCS (Control or Expressway) that does not need to have provisioning
enabled, be sure to disable it by using the process specified in
enabled, be sure to disable it by using the process specified in
Setting up DNS for the Cisco VCS
Cisco VCS must use DNS and be addressable via DNS. To configure the VCS's DNS server and DNS
settings:
settings:
1. Go to
System > DNS
.
2. Set Default DNS server Address 1 to the IP address of a DNS server for Cisco VCS to use.
3. Set Local host name to be the DNS hostname for this Cisco VCS (typically the same as the System
name in
System > System
, but excluding spaces).