Cisco Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) Version 15
Configure Cisco VCS for provisioning
Cisco TMS Provisioning Deployment Guide
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1. Cisco TMS
Systems > Navigator
2. In the left pane, select the folder where you want to add the Cisco VCS.
3. If SNMP mode is On in the Cisco VCS, simply input the Cisco VCS IP Address and click Next.
3. If SNMP mode is On in the Cisco VCS, simply input the Cisco VCS IP Address and click Next.
Cisco TMS will collect information from the Cisco VCS about how best to communicate with it.
Note: If you do not support SNMP on your network, the Cisco VCS can be discovered using
alternative means in Cisco TMS. See the section on discovering non-SNMP devices in the Cisco
TMS Administrator Guide.
alternative means in Cisco TMS. See the section on discovering non-SNMP devices in the Cisco
TMS Administrator Guide.
4. Click the button Add Systems in the right pane. Follow the instructions in Cisco TMS to add the
Cisco VCS.
5. Ensure that the Host Name of the VCS is set up in Cisco TMS:
a. Go to
Systems > Navigator
.
b. Select the Cisco VCS.
c. Select the
c. Select the
Connection
tab.
6. Set Host Name to be the FQDN of the Cisco VCS, for example vcs1.example.com.
7. Click Save/Try. You may get an error message saying "DNS config failure resolving <DNS name>:
7. Click Save/Try. You may get an error message saying "DNS config failure resolving <DNS name>:
Did not find system IP address () in DNS: <Server IP>". This message can safely be ignored.
8. Ensure that Cisco TMS updates its DNS:
a. Select the Settings tab.
b. Click Force Refresh.
b. Click Force Refresh.
Enable provisioning on the Cisco VCS Control
Only Cisco VCS Control requires this configuration. Cisco VCS Expressway must not have provisioning
enabled.
enabled.
WARNING:
Setting up a Cisco VCS cluster and enabling provisioning are separate processes and
should not be attempted simultaneously. If you want to set up a cluster and your Cisco VCS Control is
not currently part of one, complete the configurations described below, and afterwards set up the cluster
as described in Cisco VCS Deployment Guide—Cluster creation and maintenance.
not currently part of one, complete the configurations described below, and afterwards set up the cluster
as described in Cisco VCS Deployment Guide—Cluster creation and maintenance.
Setting up a cluster name
If FindMe™ is to be used, the Cisco VCS must be set up with a Cluster name regardless of whether it is
part of a cluster. The cluster name must be:
part of a cluster. The cluster name must be:
n
unique compared to any other Cisco VCS or pool of Cisco VCSs managed by this Cisco TMS.
n
identical to the SIP server address configured in Cisco TMS (
Systems > Provisioning > Directory >
Configurations
pane, the SIP Server Address field).
If a cluster name exists, but is different from the SIP server address, it must be changed so that they are
identical. To set up or change the cluster name:
identical. To set up or change the cluster name: