Cisco Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) Version 15 Maintenance Manual
Viewing a Configuration Template
Click the action drop-down View for a configuration template to display the settings that will be set on the selected
systems.
systems.
Editing a Template
This procedure uses the auto-created Discovered Systems Template as an example:
1.
Open Systems > Configuration Templates.
2.
Click on Discovered Systems Template.
The Type for the settings in this template is Other type because they are Cisco TMS configuration settings, not
configuration options from the device's commands itself.
configuration options from the device's commands itself.
3.
Use the drop-down action button and click Edit to see the Edit Settings page.
All templates have some common Cisco TMS settings added to them to start with, such as Zones and Phone
books.
All templates have some common Cisco TMS settings added to them to start with, such as Zones and Phone
books.
4.
To add more settings to the template, click on the Select Advanced Settings tab.
To see a list of all available settings, simply leave the Filter box blank and the drop down set to All Systems and
click Search. From this view, you can chose from all the template settings available in Cisco TMS and add
them to the list to be shown on the Template Settings tab.
To see a list of all available settings, simply leave the Filter box blank and the drop down set to All Systems and
click Search. From this view, you can chose from all the template settings available in Cisco TMS and add
them to the list to be shown on the Template Settings tab.
5.
Add or remove settings to the template by marking a setting's check box and using the arrow buttons to add or
remove it from the list on the right.
remove it from the list on the right.
6.
Once the desired changes have been made, click on the Template Settings tab to return to the previous view.
7.
On the Template Settings tab, enable or disable individual settings with their check boxes and set the values
to use for each setting.
to use for each setting.
8.
When finished, click Save.
Applying Templates to Systems
A template can be applied to one or many systems at once, but any one system can only have a single template
applied to it at a time.
applied to it at a time.
To apply a template to one or more systems:
1.
Go to Systems > Configuration Templates.
2.
Click the action drop-down button and select Set on Systems.
3.
Select a system by clicking on it. Multiple systems can be selected by holding the Shift or Control keys
when clicking on a system. Use the < > buttons to add and remove systems to the list.
when clicking on a system. Use the < > buttons to add and remove systems to the list.
a.
Add systems to the Once tab, to apply the template one single time.
b.
Add systems to the Persistent tab to make Cisco TMS re-apply the template according to the Recurrence
Interval set for the template.
Note that the first application of the template will be performed immediately after saving. Subsequent
applications will follow the configured schedule.
Interval set for the template.
Note that the first application of the template will be performed immediately after saving. Subsequent
applications will follow the configured schedule.
4.
Click Set on Systems to start the task.
Applying the template to systems will be performed as a background task on the Cisco TMS server.
Applying the template to systems will be performed as a background task on the Cisco TMS server.
5.
You can view the status of the job on the page Systems > Configuration Templates > Configuration
Template Activity Status, see
Template Activity Status, see
Creating a New Configuration Template from an Existing Template
1.
Hover over the template you want to copy from, open the drop-down menu and select Copy.
Cisco TMS will open the Template Settings page.
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