Cisco Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) Version 15 Installation Guide
Configuring Cisco TMS
On the active node:
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In the Cisco TMS application go to Administrative Tools > Configuration > Network Settings.
2.
Change the following IP address(es) and hostnames to the NLB's virtual IP address(es) and hostname:
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Event Notification > SNMP Traphost IP Address
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Advanced Network Settings for Systems on Internal LAN: all fields
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Advanced Network Settings for Systems on Public Internet/Behind Firewall
On both nodes:
Verify that the Cisco TMS servers can reach the managed systems and vice versa by going to the web interface of some
of the managed systems using a browser on the Cisco TMS servers.
of the managed systems using a browser on the Cisco TMS servers.
Synchronizing Local Files
Some customizable files used by Cisco TMS are stored in the Windows server's local file system rather than in the tmsng
database. The folders these files are stored in must be kept synchronized between the two servers. See
database. The folders these files are stored in must be kept synchronized between the two servers. See
for a full list of the folders that must be synchronized.
Use DFS replication to synchronize the folders between the two nodes.
Optional: Enabling use of TLS Client Certificates
If you choose to use TLS client certificates in your deployment you must ensure that:
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The same options are selected in Cisco TMS Tools on both servers.
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The TLS certificates imported to both servers are identical.
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Both servers use the same mechanism for certificate revokation.
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Testing that Failover Works
1.
Log in to Cisco TMS using the VIP of the NLB.
2.
Force a manual failover.
3.
Wait 1 minute, then refresh your browser.
4.
Go to Administrative Tools > TMS Server Maintenance > TMS Redundancy, and verify that a failover actually
happened by looking at the Failover Activity Log.
happened by looking at the Failover Activity Log.
Upgrading Cisco TMS
Upgrading Cisco TMS to a later software version must be done during a maintenance window, as upgrading will make
Cisco TMS unavailable to users for a short period of time.
Cisco TMS unavailable to users for a short period of time.
As the two Cisco TMS nodes share a common database, they must run the same software version at all times. It is
therefore not possible to upgrade one node at a time and keep the other node operational to serve systems and users.
therefore not possible to upgrade one node at a time and keep the other node operational to serve systems and users.
1.
Log in to both Cisco TMS Windows servers.
2.
Disable file replication to temporarily stop synchronizing local files.
3.
Stop all the TMS services, as well as the IIS service on both nodes.
4.
Upgrade one of the nodes to the new software version. This will upgrade the tmsng database.
5.
Log in to the Cisco TMS web application on this server to verify that it works correctly.
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Cisco TelePresence Management Suite Installation and Upgrade Guide
Setting up a Redundant Deployment