Cisco Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) Version 15 Installation Guide
Upgrade and configuration for the primary server
1. Upgrade the primary Cisco TMS server to version 14.4.1 in the normal way.
2. Once the upgrade has completed, log in to the Cisco TMS web interface. Go to
Administrative Tools >
Configuration > General Settings
, and set Enable TMS Redundancy to Yes.
3. Go to
Administrative Tools > TMS Server Maintenance
, and verify that the server is listed as Active in
the
TMS Redundancy
section. If it is listed as Passive, click Refresh for up to a minute until the data is
updated correctly.
4. Make a note of the Probe URL.
Updating the NLB configuration and verification on the primary server
. Use the probe URL from step 4 above.
Note that the probing of the secondary server will fail at this stage as it has not been upgraded yet.
2. On the primary server, go to
Administrative Tools > TMS Server Maintenance
, and verify that
TMSWeb now appears in the list in the
TMS Services Status
section.Go to
Administrative Tools >
TMS Server Maintenance
, and verify that TMSWeb now appears in the list in the
TMS Services Status
section.
3. In a browser, enter the NLB’s Virtual IP address (VIP), and verify that you are forwarded to the 14.4 server.
Upgrade and configuration for the secondary server
1. Upgrade the secondary Cisco TMS server to version 14.4.1 in the normal way.
2. Through the VIP of the NLB, go to
Administrative Tools > TMS Server Maintenance
, and verify that the
second server appears as Passive in the
TMS Redundancy
section.
3. Verify that all TMS services (including TMSWeb) on the passive node appear as Service On Standby in
the
TMS Services Status
section.
5. Re-enable replication of local files between the two Cisco TMS nodes.
Migrate ACE configuration
Assuming that your Cisco ACE 4710 Appliance Control Engine load balancer is configured according to the
: Example ACE configuration and you
have only used the load balancer with Cisco TMS, applying this configuration will ensure that it works
correctly with the new redundancy model introduced in Cisco TMS 14.4.
correctly with the new redundancy model introduced in Cisco TMS 14.4.
!CHANGING AN EXISTING PROBE
probe http PROBE-HTTP-80
no expect status 200 499
description Probing TMS Redundancy URL
port 80
interval 2
faildetect 1
passdetect interval 2
!THIS IS THE PROBE URL PROVIDED BY CISCO TMS. CHANGE TO THE GUID OF YOUR CISCO TMS. NOTE:
IF THE ? IS STRIPPED OUT, ENTER: CTRL+V BEFORE THE ?
request method head url /tms/public/IsAlive.aspx?guid=1cd4cd49-1ef5-4319-9bb5-
e3ab87345997
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Setting up a redundant deployment
Migrate ACE configuration