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Replicating the FindMe database with TMS
Cisco VCS Deployment Guide: FindMe™ (Cisco VCS X6)
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Replicating the FindMe database with TMS
Replicating FindMe data with TMS is mandatory for clustered VCSs and VCSs that support
provisioning. Replicating FindMe data with TMS is recommended for non-clustered VCSs so that
when they are extended into clusters the FindMe data can be kept and duplicated to new cluster
peers.
provisioning. Replicating FindMe data with TMS is recommended for non-clustered VCSs so that
when they are extended into clusters the FindMe data can be kept and duplicated to new cluster
peers.
Warning: Any FindMe data configured on your VCS before you enable replication with TMS will be
lost and will have to be re-entered.
lost and will have to be re-entered.
After replication with TMS is enabled, changes to FindMe data (made on any VCS) are replicated to
TMS and any other VCSs in the cluster.
TMS and any other VCSs in the cluster.
For more information on cluster configuration, and upgrading from FindMe databases held in previous
versions of VCS software (X4 and earlier) to X5 see the “Cisco VCS Deployment Guide – Cluster
creation and maintenance”.
versions of VCS software (X4 and earlier) to X5 see the “Cisco VCS Deployment Guide – Cluster
creation and maintenance”.
Clustered VCSs or a single VCS using TMS provisioning
When a Cisco VCS is part of a cluster, or is a single Cisco VCS using Cisco TMS provisioning, the
FindMe database will be replicating with Cisco TMS (in Cisco TMS, Enable Replication will have
been enabled for this Cisco VCS).
Details of Cisco TMS provisioning can be found in the “Cisco TMS Provisioning Deployment Guide”.
FindMe database will be replicating with Cisco TMS (in Cisco TMS, Enable Replication will have
been enabled for this Cisco VCS).
Details of Cisco TMS provisioning can be found in the “Cisco TMS Provisioning Deployment Guide”.
Non-clustered VCS which does not use TMS provisioning
A VCS that has FindMe enabled can have replication enabled with TMS (even if provisioning is not
enabled and it is not part of a cluster).
enabled and it is not part of a cluster).
Warning: Any existing FindMe data configured on your VCS before you enable replication with TMS
will be lost and will have to be re-entered.
will be lost and will have to be re-entered.
Configure Cisco TMS to manage the Cisco VCS:
1. Ensure that the VCS Cluster name (on the VCS configuration > Clustering page) is configured
to be the routable Fully Qualified Domain Name that addresses this Cisco VCS, for example
"vcs1.example.com". If changed, click Save.
"vcs1.example.com". If changed, click Save.
2. Ensure that the Local host name (on the System > DNS page) is set to be the DNS hostname
for this Cisco VCS (typically the same as the System name in System > System, but excluding
spaces, and unique for each Cisco VCS). If changed, click Save.
spaces, and unique for each Cisco VCS). If changed, click Save.
Note: <Local host name>.<DNS domain name> is the FQDN of this Cisco VCS.
3. Ensure that the Host Name of the VCS is set up in TMS:
a. Go to Systems > Navigator (and any required sub folders).
b. Select this Cisco VCS.
c.
Select the Connection tab.
d. Set Host Name to be the FQDN of the VCS, for example vcs1.uk.company.com.
e. Click Save/Try.
You can safely ignore any error messages like “DNS config failure resolving <DNS
name>: Did not find system IP address () in DNS: <Server IP>
name>: Did not find system IP address () in DNS: <Server IP>
”
Ensure that Cisco TMS updates its DNS.
f.
Select the Settings tab.