Cisco Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) Version 15 Maintenance Manual
Using configuration templates
A common administrative need is to apply a common group of settings to more than one system.
Configuration templates in Cisco TMS allow you to define a set of configuration parameters to be applied to
several systems in one operation.
Configuration templates in Cisco TMS allow you to define a set of configuration parameters to be applied to
several systems in one operation.
The template can include configuration choices for different system types, and Cisco TMS will only apply the
settings that are valid for the individual system being updated.
settings that are valid for the individual system being updated.
As part of the default installation, Cisco TMS creates a template named Discovered Systems Template,
containing a group of settings that will be automatically applied to all systems added to Cisco TMS by
automatic system discovery, if enabled. For more information on system discovery, see
containing a group of settings that will be automatically applied to all systems added to Cisco TMS by
automatic system discovery, if enabled. For more information on system discovery, see
Administrators can define multiple templates, and may choose to apply them:
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manually per system
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automatically as systems are added to Cisco TMS
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every time the system is booted
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persistently at scheduled intervals
Creating a new configuration template
To create a new configuration template:
1. Go to
Systems > Configuration Templates
.
2. Click New Configuration Template.
3. Enter a descriptive Name for the new template.
4. Select the settings you want to include in the template using the check boxes and drop-down menus.
.
5. Go to the
Select Advanced Settings
tab to add specific settings for certain systems by adding a filter, or
leave the filter field empty to get a complete list of setting per system/system type.
a. Choose the type of system and/or type a part of the setting you are looking for.
b. Click Search.
c. From the resulting list, select settings you want to add for the system type using the check boxes.
d. Click > to move them to the list of selected settings.
e. Click Save.
b. Click Search.
c. From the resulting list, select settings you want to add for the system type using the check boxes.
d. Click > to move them to the list of selected settings.
e. Click Save.
Any setting selected in the
Select Advanced Settings
tab will now also be available in the
Template
Settings
tab, to be used in the configuration template.
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.
selected systems.
Editing a template
This procedure uses the auto-created Discovered Systems Template as an example:
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