Cisco Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) Version 15
Staging the new environment
The tasks in this section will bring your new environment as close to completion as possible without
interrupting the operation of your current environment.
interrupting the operation of your current environment.
You can complete these tasks at any time prior to the planned cutover.
Task 6: Checking Endpoint Configurations
Before starting on the transition, ensure all of the following:
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All endpoints running Cisco TelePresence TC software must be set to the correct Provisioning Mode.
You must verify this directly on the systems, as the setting is not checked by Cisco TelePresence
Manager. Inaccuracies will lead to errors when adding the systems to Cisco TMS.
You must verify this directly on the systems, as the setting is not checked by Cisco TelePresence
Manager. Inaccuracies will lead to errors when adding the systems to Cisco TMS.
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Unified CM-registered endpoints must be set to CUCM.
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Cisco VCS-registered endpoints must be set to TMS.
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Unified CM-registered endpoints running TC software must have identical username and password
information configured in Unified CM and on the endpoint, as Unified CM does not enforce these settings.
information configured in Unified CM and on the endpoint, as Unified CM does not enforce these settings.
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All Unified CM-registered endpoints must be active and registered in order to be added to Cisco TMS.
To verify, go to
To verify, go to
Device > Phone
in Unified CM, list your telepresence endpoints and check their status.
Task 7: Installing and preparing Cisco TMS
1. Install Cisco TMS if it does not already exist in your environment, following the requirements, best
.
2. Add your Cisco TMS license information to Cisco TMS including the Cisco TMS release key, system
licenses, integration licenses, and options you have purchased. Make sure you have enough licenses for
the number of endpoints and bridges you are moving into Cisco TMS.
the number of endpoints and bridges you are moving into Cisco TMS.
3. Configure your basic Cisco TMS settings and preferences:
a. Create a suitable folder hierarchy for your endpoints and infrastructure systems.
b. Complete configuration such as defining zones and user groups/permissions at this time to reduce the
b. Complete configuration such as defining zones and user groups/permissions at this time to reduce the
workload during the actual cutover.
c. In
Administrative Tools > Configuration > Conference Settings
, set:
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Default Reservation Type for Scheduled Calls to One Button To Push.
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Booking Window (in days) to the exact same as the booking window for your resource mailboxes
in Exchange. Use the following command to list the setting for all mailboxes:
Get-Mailbox | Where {$_.RecipientTypeDetails -eq "RoomMailbox"} | Get-
in Exchange. Use the following command to list the setting for all mailboxes:
Get-Mailbox | Where {$_.RecipientTypeDetails -eq "RoomMailbox"} | Get-
CalendarProcessing | FL Identity,BookingWindowInDays
Also ensure that all resource mailboxes that will be used with Cisco TMS and Cisco TMSXE have
identical booking windows.
Also ensure that all resource mailboxes that will be used with Cisco TMS and Cisco TMSXE have
identical booking windows.
Optional: Customizing email templates
If you want to customize the email templates used by Cisco TMS for your organization, for branding reasons
or to tailor messages to users, we recommend doing so during the staging phase.
or to tailor messages to users, we recommend doing so during the staging phase.
Go to
Administrative Tools > Configuration > Edit E-mail Templates
, and use the contextual web help
for guidance (click the question mark symbol in the top right corner of the page).
Replacing Cisco TelePresence Manager with Cisco TMS and Cisco TMSXE Deployment Guide (14.5 and
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