Cisco Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) Version 15
Level
Description
Account
Locations and devices are regenerated only for the selected account, based on the
templates available to that account.
templates available to that account.
This option is useful, for example, to test the impact of changes you have made to
FindMe location and device templates before regenerating at group level.
FindMe location and device templates before regenerating at group level.
Group
Locations and devices are regenerated recursively for all accounts in the selected group
and subgroups.
and subgroups.
This option is useful if, for example, the changes you make to location and device
templates have an impact only on a few particular groups.
templates have an impact only on a few particular groups.
Location template
Locations and devices are regenerated recursively for all groups to which the location
template is assigned. All device templates associated with the location template are also
applied during regeneration.
template is assigned. All device templates associated with the location template are also
applied during regeneration.
This option is useful if, for example, you make changes to a location template that is
associated to a number of groups.
associated to a number of groups.
Device template
Devices are regenerated recursively for all impacted groups. Changes are only taken
into account on existing device templates. New device templates are
into account on existing device templates. New device templates are
not taken into
account.
This option is useful if, for example, you make changes to a particular device template
that is linked to a number of location templates and impacts a number of groups.
that is linked to a number of location templates and impacts a number of groups.
Note:
Regenerating FindMe locations and devices is a background process that can take up to 30 minutes to run with
very large user bases. For this reason, best results are obtained by clicking the Regenerate button once and then
allowing the process to complete. Clicking the Regenerate button repeatedly will cause multiple background processes
requests to be issued needlessly, and might have a detrimental impact on performance.
allowing the process to complete. Clicking the Regenerate button repeatedly will cause multiple background processes
requests to be issued needlessly, and might have a detrimental impact on performance.
Accounts and Groups
To regenerate FindMe locations and devices for a specific account or recursively for all accounts in a group and
subgroups:
subgroups:
1.
In Cisco TMS, go to
Systems > Provisioning > FindMe
.
2.
In the Accounts and Groups container, in the explorer view, navigate to the required account or group.
3.
In the details area above the Locations pane, click Regenerate Locations and Devices....
4.
Select whether regenerating overwrites any changes made to locations and devices by the users by clicking one
of the following:
of the following:
—
Yes to overwrite all existing locations and devices when applying the templates.
—
No to apply the templates without deleting or modifying user edits.
Location Templates
To regenerate FindMe locations recursively for all accounts associated with the template:
1.
In Cisco TMS, go to
Systems > Provisioning > FindMe
.
2.
Click the Location Templates pane, and then in the explorer view, click the required location template.
3.
In the details area above the Device Templates pane, click Regenerate Locations and Devices....
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