Cisco Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) Version 15
Adding Cisco VCS to Cisco TMS
This procedure is compulsory for the Cisco VCS (or Cisco VCS cluster) on which provisioning is enabled (typically the
VCS Control), and optional for other Cisco VCSs (a VCS Expressway, for example).
VCS Control), and optional for other Cisco VCSs (a VCS Expressway, for example).
In each Cisco VCS:
1.
We recommend enabling SNMP as this is the best way for Cisco TMS to be able to detect and add the Cisco
VCS:
VCS:
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Go to System > SNMP and ensure that SNMP mode is set to
v3 plus TMS support and that a Community name
is set.
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If SNMP is not permitted inside your network, you can add VCS Control to Cisco TMS without SNMP. However,
this will negatively impact Cisco TMS's ability to auto-discover and monitor the Cisco VCS.
this will negatively impact Cisco TMS's ability to auto-discover and monitor the Cisco VCS.
2.
Ensure that the Address (IP address or FQDN) of Cisco TMS is set up in System > External manager.
In Cisco TMS, add the Cisco VCS:
1.
In Cisco TMS, go to Systems > Navigator.
2.
In the left pane, select the folder where you want to add the Cisco VCS.
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Cisco TelePresence Management Suite Provisioning Extension with Cisco VCS Deployment Guide