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Add an X6.0 VCS to a VCS X6.0 cluster
Cisco VCS Deployment Guide: Cluster creation and maintenance (Cisco VCS X6)
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On each Cisco VCS peer:
1. Log in to the web browser of the new Cisco VCS peer.
2. Check the Warnings page (Status > Warnings):
a. If required, restart the Cisco VCS.
b. If “Security Alert: the TMS agent database has the default LDAP password set” or “Security
Alert: the TMS agent database has the default replication password set” appear, see the
relevant section in ‘Appendix 7 – Troubleshooting’.
relevant section in ‘Appendix 7 – Troubleshooting’.
3. Check that the expected FindMe entries (from the Master Cisco VCS) exist on this Cisco VCS
(Maintenance > Login accounts > User accounts)
Check replication status:
Note: It can take 5 or so minutes before Cisco VCS reports the successful status. If problems are
seen, refresh the screen after waiting 5 minutes.
seen, refresh the screen after waiting 5 minutes.
On Cisco VCS:
1. Go to the Clustering page (VCS configuration > Clustering)
- Clustering status should show Status Enabled
- VCS system configuration replication status should show Last synchronization result
SUCCEEDED
- VCS system configuration replication status should show Last synchronization result
SUCCEEDED
2. If replication with Cisco TMS is enabled
Select the link “View TMS Agent replication status”
- check that the top line of the TMS Agent replication status report reports Replication Enabled
- check that the top line of the TMS Agent replication status report reports Replication Enabled
Ensure that Cisco TMS has all the correct settings for this upgraded Cisco VCS by forcing a refresh of
Cisco TMS.
Cisco TMS.
1. For every Cisco VCS in the cluster (including the Master Cisco VCS):
a. Select Systems > Navigator (and any required sub folders) and click on the name of the
Cisco VCS.
b. Select the Settings tab.
c.
Click Force Refresh.
2. Repeat for all Cisco VCS peers in the cluster.
After adding the Cisco VCS peer to the cluster
If Cisco TMS is being used, verify the correct operation of TMS Agent by running TMS agent
diagnostics:
diagnostics:
1. Log into Cisco TMS.
2. Go to Administrative Tools > TMS Agent Diagnostics.
3. In the TMS Agent Browser panel on the left side of the page, select Local TMS Agent.
4. Click Run All Diagnoses to run the diagnostic tests on the Local TMS Agent.
5. For each Cisco VCS peer:
a. In the TMS Agent Browser panel on the left side of the page, select the Cisco VCS peer.
b. Click Run All Diagnoses to run the diagnostic tests on the Local TMS Agent.
Note: If authentication is intentionally enabled on the Cisco VCS, ignore the warning ‘verify that
authentication is disabled on the VCS’
authentication is disabled on the VCS’
If all tests are successful (all green check marks), proceed with the “Additional cluster
configuration” instructions below.
configuration” instructions below.