Cisco Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) Version 15 Installation Guide
Installing and Configuring
Installing Cisco TMS on tms01
1.
Prior to installing Cisco TMS, set up an SQL Server instance on an external server.
2.
3.
Point Cisco TMS to the external database server.
4.
Make a note of the encryption key generated during the installation.
5.
When enabling HTTPS during installation, use a certificate issued to tms.example.com.
6.
Log in to the Cisco TMS web application to verify that it works correctly.
7.
Go to Administrative Tools > General Settings >Enable TMS Redundancy and select
Yes.
Note that once this setting is set to
Yes, the setting Administrative Tools > Configuration > Network Settings >Update
System Connectivity for Systems will be automatically disabled.
Installing Cisco TMS on tms02
1.
Check that the operating system including service pack level on tms02 is exactly the same as on tms01.
2.
Check that both servers are configured with the same time zone and verify that the clocks are synchronized.
3.
Install Cisco TMS using the same external database server and installation directory as when setting up tms01.
Install the same version of Cisco TMS.
Install the same version of Cisco TMS.
4.
Enter the encryption key generated during the installation on tms01. (If you did not make a note of it in step 4
above, this is found in TMS Tools on tms01 under Security Settings.)
above, this is found in TMS Tools on tms01 under Security Settings.)
5.
Log into Cisco TMS - you should get an error stating that Cisco TMS is unavailable.
Testing Manual Failover
1.
Go to the IP/hostname of tms01.
2.
Go to: Administrative tools > TMS Server Maintenance > TMS Redundancy.
3.
Make a note of which is the active node and click Retire Active Node.
4.
Refresh the Cisco TMS web page.
5.
You should get the '
Cisco TMS is unavailable' error.
6.
Go to the IP/hostname of tms02.
You should see that the other node is now the active node and you can access Cisco TMS.
You should see that the other node is now the active node and you can access Cisco TMS.
Setting up the Network Load Balancer
Once the second node is operational, set up the network load balancer:
1.
Configure the NLB to forward HTTP and HTTPS connections as well as SNMP traps to the active node.
2.
For Polycom phonebooks to work, configure the NLB to forward tcp port 3601 to the active node.
3.
Configure the NLB to probe the Probe URL:
a.
Set the NLB to probe the URL displayed here in Cisco TMS: Administrative Tools > TMS Server
Maintenance > TMS Redundancy > Probe URL on both nodes. This must be probed aggressively, preferably
every 5 seconds.
Maintenance > TMS Redundancy > Probe URL on both nodes. This must be probed aggressively, preferably
every 5 seconds.
b.
Push all traffic to the active node (the one replying with HTTP 200).
Note:
Ensure that the Probe URL is not monitored by any other monitoring application.
for a reference F5 BIG-IP configuration.
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