Cisco Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Expressway
System configuration
Step 12: External manager configuration (optional but
recommended)
recommended)
External manager configuration is required to enable the Cisco VCS to communicate with an external
manager (Cisco TMS).
manager (Cisco TMS).
To configure the necessary External manager parameters:
1. Go to the External manager page (System configuration > External manager).
1. Go to the External manager page (System configuration > External manager).
2. Enter the FQDN or IP Address of the external manager (Cisco TMS) in the Address field.
Alternatively an unqualified domain name can be entered as long as the DNS Domain name has
been entered as described in Step 9 of this document.
been entered as described in Step 9 of this document.
3. Configure the external manager Path. The default path (which also must be used when using
Cisco TMS) is tms/public/external/management/SystemManagementService.asmx.
Configure the External manager protocol by selecting HTTP or HTTPS from the drop-down
menu (this is the protocol the Cisco VCS will use to provide feedback to Cisco TMS).
menu (this is the protocol the Cisco VCS will use to provide feedback to Cisco TMS).
Note: Cisco TMS may automatically configure the Cisco VCS’s External manager protocol to
HTTPS. See below for more details.
HTTPS. See below for more details.
4. Configure
the
External manager Certificate verification mode by selecting On or Off from the
drop-down menu. The certificate is only verified if the value is On and the protocol is set to https.
Note: If the External manager protocol is set to HTTPS and Certificate verification mode is
set to On, then relevant certificates need loading before the External Manager connection can
become active (see document D50520 “Implementing Secure Management” for details).
set to On, then relevant certificates need loading before the External Manager connection can
become active (see document D50520 “Implementing Secure Management” for details).
If either External manager protocol is set to HTTP or Certificate verification mode is set to
Off, then no certificates need to be loaded.
Off, then no certificates need to be loaded.
5. Click
Save.
Automatic configuration of external manager protocol in Cisco TMS
Cisco TMS automatically sets the Cisco VCS’s External manager protocol to HTTPS if Cisco TMS is
configured as follows:
configured as follows:
Administrative Tools > Configuration > Network Settings, TMS Services > Enforce
Management Settings on Systems = On and
Management Settings on Systems = On and
Administrative Tools > Configuration > Network Settings, Secure-Only Device
Communication > Secure-Only Device Communication = On
Communication > Secure-Only Device Communication = On
If you do not want Cisco TMS to force the management settings on the Cisco VCS, turn Enforce
Management Settings on Systems to Off.
Management Settings on Systems to Off.
If it is sufficient for the Cisco VCS to use HTTP (rather than HTTPS) when proving feedback to Cisco
TMS, turn Secure-Only Device Communication to Off.
TMS, turn Secure-Only Device Communication to Off.
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