Cisco Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) Version 15 Maintenance Manual
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.
A summary page is displayed.
6.
Choose whether to keep the system name, call configuration, and all system logs.
7.
Click OK.
8.
The swap will now be completed and the old system purged from Cisco TMS.
Endpoints on the Same Cisco VCS
Note that if you wish to replace the connection settings of the current system with the connection settings of another
system registered to the same Cisco VCS, a time delay for H.323 devices will influence the process.
system registered to the same Cisco VCS, a time delay for H.323 devices will influence the process.
This registration timeout setting in Cisco VCS is by default set to 1800 seconds (30 minutes). This means that when
selecting Keep call configuration (H.323 ID, E.164 alias and SIP URI) to system, two settings will not be copied from
the old system to the new and have to be set manually:
selecting Keep call configuration (H.323 ID, E.164 alias and SIP URI) to system, two settings will not be copied from
the old system to the new and have to be set manually:
1.
Go to System > Navigator and click on the system.
2.
Open the Settings tab and click on the Edit Settings sub-menu.
3.
Modify these settings:
—
Requested Gatekeeper IP Address
—
Requested SIP Server Address.
If you enter an IP address or DNS name that does not exist, for example because the system you are replacing is
down, you may still update the network address of the current system. This will however result in a ticket indicating a
connection error.
down, you may still update the network address of the current system. This will however result in a ticket indicating a
connection error.
Upgrading Cisco TMS-Managed Endpoints
Note that when you schedule upgrades for more than nine endpoints, Cisco TMS will divide the endpoints into
batches. The first batch always consists of 9 endpoints, subsequent batches include 10, until all endpoints have
been upgraded.
batches. The first batch always consists of 9 endpoints, subsequent batches include 10, until all endpoints have
been upgraded.
The scheduled upgrade of a large number of endpoints can be resource intensive so we recommend doing this
outside normal business hours.
outside normal business hours.
Before you Start
Place the software package in the software directory in Cisco TMS. This location is defined in TMS Tools >
Configuration >
Configuration >
, and the location is viewable in Administrative Tools > General
Settings.
Uploading the Software to Cisco TMS
1.
Go to Systems > System Upgrade > Software Manager.
2.
Click Upload New Software.
3.
Click Browse and locate the software package.
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