Cisco Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) Version 15 Maintenance Manual
Configuration Templates
For remote systems, configuration templates may be applied on adding the system to Cisco TMS. If modified later, the
update will be applied within 15 minutes.
update will be applied within 15 minutes.
Configuration Backup and Restore
Configuration backup and restore events are also scheduled and performed as responses to Keep Alive signals from the
endpoint.
endpoint.
Note the following limitations to configuration backup support for remote systems:
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The Compare Settings tab in Navigator is not available.
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The Backup/Restore Activity Status list does not accurately report the status.
System Replacement
The
Replace System
feature is not available for remote systems. For more information about replacing systems, see
How Systems are Added to Cisco TMS
When Cisco TMS successfully adds a system, the management settings needed for the system to communicate with
Cisco TMS are automatically configured.
Cisco TMS are automatically configured.
This applies to all system types except unmanaged bridges and unmanaged endpoints, and Cisco TMSPE-provisioned
systems (which are not added to Cisco TMS, see below).
systems (which are not added to Cisco TMS, see below).
Automatic Discovery
New systems on the network are discovered in two ways:
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Boot and registration events over HTTP are detected by Cisco TMS.
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TMSSnmpService scans the network for SNMP-capable systems.
The Automatic System Discovery Mode setting controls what is done to the detected systems:
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If the setting is enabled, systems found during the scan will be added to the folder of your choice (by default, they
will be added to Discovered Systems). Default configurations may also be applied.
will be added to Discovered Systems). Default configurations may also be applied.
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If disabled, discovered systems appear on a list of systems available to Cisco TMS, but are not added. These
systems can be added manually by going to
systems can be added manually by going to
Add Systems > From List
.
Note that Cisco TMS interprets a system that is not in any folder as being deleted (but not purged). If you have automatic
system discovery enabled, but no default folder set up for discovered systems, the systems will be treated the same as if
discovery was disabled.
system discovery enabled, but no default folder set up for discovered systems, the systems will be treated the same as if
discovery was disabled.
By default, Automatic System Discovery Mode and Automatic System Discovery for Endpoints Behind a Firewall/NAT,
are both disabled.
are both disabled.
Manual Addition
If automatic system discovery is disabled, or does not work for the type of system you are adding, you can add systems
for Cisco TMS control by manually entering IP addresses or an IP range, or DNS names. A persistent configuration tem-
plate may be applied during this process.
for Cisco TMS control by manually entering IP addresses or an IP range, or DNS names. A persistent configuration tem-
plate may be applied during this process.
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Cisco TelePresence Management Suite Administrator Guide
System Management Overview