Cisco Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) Version 15 Maintenance Manual
6. Click the
Advanced Settings
section heading to expand it if you need to add authentication details,
configuration template, or SNMP discovery options.
Do not fill in the Admin Password field.
For an overview of the settings on this page, see
Do not fill in the Admin Password field.
For an overview of the settings on this page, see
7. Click the Next button at the bottom of the page to start adding the system.
A progress window will be shown as Cisco TMS connects to the address and determines the type of
system being added, and the system's configuration.
system being added, and the system's configuration.
8. You will now be prompted if a password is needed to access the system. Enter the password and click
Next.
A
A
Results
page is shown with a status for each system Cisco TMS tried to add. If Cisco TMS detected
problems with any system's configuration, a message in the Description column states that the system
has not yet been added.
has not yet been added.
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To address errors immediately, click Edit System. Use the displayed information to make the
necessary adjustments, then click Save.
If the problem is resolved, the settings page will close and you will be returned to the
necessary adjustments, then click Save.
If the problem is resolved, the settings page will close and you will be returned to the
Results
page,
which has been updated to state that the system was successfully added.
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To address the error(s) later or ignore them altogether, click Add System Despite Warnings on the
Settings
or
Results
page.
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When adding a TelePresence Conductor you will see a number of errors. This is expected, just click on
Add System Despite Warnings.
Add System Despite Warnings.
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When adding a TelePresence Server you will get an error mentioning that it is in remotely managed
mode—ignore this.
mode—ignore this.
9. Click Finish Adding Systems to return to the main
Navigator
view.
Your new system will now be in the designated folder.
System discovery order by protocol
When adding systems, Cisco TMS attempts to connect to them using SNMP first, trying all the community
names defined in
names defined in
Administrative Tools > Configuration > Network Settings >
SNMP Community
Name. Cisco TMS tries connecting over SNMP for the period of time defined in
Network Settings >
SNMP
Timeout.
Note that additional community names can be specified in
Advanced Settings
when adding systems.
If the system(s) cannot be contacted using SNMP, Cisco TMS then tries to connect to the systems using
HTTP/HTTPS.
HTTP/HTTPS.
If there is no reply after the value defined in
Network Settings >
Telnet/HTTP Connection Timeout a
'System not found' error will be displayed.
Once successfully connected to the system using HTTP/HTTPS, Cisco TMS tries to get the system's
systemunit.xml file, which includes the software version that identifies it as a particular system type.
systemunit.xml file, which includes the software version that identifies it as a particular system type.
If unable to get the systemunit.xml file, Cisco TMS goes through all system types it is aware of trying to
match until it finds the right one. If it cannot find the right one, a 'System not found' error will be displayed.
match until it finds the right one. If it cannot find the right one, a 'System not found' error will be displayed.
Pre-registering endpoints
Pre-registering endpoints ensures that they are added to Cisco TMS with a pre-defined configuration as soon
as they are available on the network.
as they are available on the network.
You can pre-register up to 10 endpoints at the same time:
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Adding systems