Cisco Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) Version 15 Installation Guide
Access requirements during installation
The administrator performing the installation must have administrator access to the Windows server.
Date and time configuration
NTP server recommended
The time setting on the Windows server must be correct for Cisco TMS to function correctly, and the date
and time on the Cisco TMS and SQL Server must be identical, if the servers are separate.
and time on the Cisco TMS and SQL Server must be identical, if the servers are separate.
We therefore strongly recommend keeping both servers in the same Active Directory domain and setting
them up to use the same NTP (Network Time Protocol) server. For instructions, see the Microsoft support
article
them up to use the same NTP (Network Time Protocol) server. For instructions, see the Microsoft support
article
Time zone
Do not change the time zone of the Windows server running Cisco TMS after installing the application. If the
server time zone is changed at a later date, all dates and times not related to scheduling will remain in the old
time zone.
server time zone is changed at a later date, all dates and times not related to scheduling will remain in the old
time zone.
SQL server software and permission requirements
Cisco TMS stores all its customer data in its SQL database named tmsng. This self-contained storage
allows for convenient backup and recovery of customer information.
allows for convenient backup and recovery of customer information.
For new installations, the installer creates tmsng using the SQL server defaults. Upgrades will reuse an
existing Cisco TMS database.
existing Cisco TMS database.
See also:
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for size-appropriate hardware
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Software
One of the following is required:
Product
Version
Additional notes
Microsoft
SQL Server
2012
SQL Server
2012
All versions, 64
or 32 bit
or 32 bit
If there is not an SQL database present on the server when installing Cisco
TMS, you will be prompted to install Microsoft SQL Server. Express editions of
SQL Server can be installed free of charge.
TMS, you will be prompted to install Microsoft SQL Server. Express editions of
SQL Server can be installed free of charge.
Note that all Express editions of SQL Server have a database size limit:
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Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express and and 2008 R2 Express have a 10
GB limit.
GB limit.
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express has a 4 GB limit.
Deployments with databases that can be expected to grow larger than 10 GB
or 4 GB respectively must therefore use the full edition.
or 4 GB respectively must therefore use the full edition.
We recommend using Microsoft SQL Server 2012 for new installations.
Microsoft
SQL Server
2008 R2
SQL Server
2008 R2
All versions, 64
or 32 bit
or 32 bit
Microsoft
SQL Server
2008
SQL Server
2008
All versions, 64
or 32 bit
or 32 bit
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Prerequisites