Cisco Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) Version 15 Maintenance Manual
Connection Settings
The
Connection
tab shows the parameters Cisco TMS uses to communicate with the system. If Cisco TMS fails to
reach the system when you go to Edit Settings, the Connection tab will open in its place.
To attempt reconnection with the system:
1.
Update any connection setting as required.
2.
Click Save/Try.
Swapping a System
All systems get an ID (TMS System ID) when first added to Cisco TMS. This ID is used as the system reference for
booking, permissions, and so on.
booking, permissions, and so on.
Should you need to replace a system due to theft, hardware failure, or similar, retaining the ID allows Cisco TMS to
keep the links to existing bookings and permissions.
keep the links to existing bookings and permissions.
It is not possible to swap:
■
remote endpoints.
■
an endpoint with a bridge or vice versa.
■
call control devices.
■
gateways.
■
recording servers.
While replacing bridges is possible, this is on a best effort basis and should be used with caution.
Conference Diagnostics must be run after any system has been replaced to check for any issues the replacement has
introduced with future conferences.
introduced with future conferences.
Disallowing Booking
When a system in Cisco TMS is out of order, or awaiting a swap, we recommend preventing it from accepting new
bookings:
bookings:
1.
Go
Systems > Navigator
and click on the system you wish to replace.
2.
Open the
Connection
tab.
3.
Set Allow Bookings to No.
4.
Click Save/Try.
Replacing the System
Follow this procedure to replace a system:
1.
Go to
Systems > Navigator
and click on the system you wish to replace.
2.
Click the Connection tab.
3.
Click Replace System.
4.
Search for the system in the folder tree or by typing part of the name in the search field and clicking Filter.
5.
Click Next.
A summary page is displayed.
6.
Choose whether to keep the system name, call configuration, and all system logs.
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Adding and Managing Systems